Phone Scam - DC Marketing

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

Being mentioned on 3AW at the moment.

Hanskies · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:17 pm

I've had it 3 times now
Surely the teleco's can get together and block the numbers!!

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

Proud Pies · Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish

Interesting, on the Telstra internal website today, it had a story about this as well.

They mentioned that they have approached the ACCC

and it's not the company that pranks you that charges the excessive amount, it's when you dial the premium 1900 number. To call back the number that pranked you, is charged at a local call if you are in the same state, if you ring interstate, then it's at std rates.

Always beware of premium numbers.

sam. · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:07 pm

they were just talking about this on a current affair just before.

HAL · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:09 pm

When were they?

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

It's gathering momentum and the Government etc are powerless under current legistlation.

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

02 8404 2207

Is another number I just got a call from. Beware.

Eunos · Joined: 07 Feb 2004

Some of you people must have been unloved as children.
Why would you even reply to an unknown number? Do you need to know that someone out there wants to converse with you? Is it really that important?
Here's the phone/mobile set-up in the Eunos household.
2 mobiles, both numbers only known by a select few people. Both have voicemail so anyone who wants to leave a message can do so.
Landline, answering machine answers ALL calls. Every person we need/want to talk to knows we do not lift the receiver unless they talk after the tone.
We do not get interrupted at meal times. We do not get interrupted during........I won't go there.We do not get unwanted phone charges.
It is the perfect system.

Eunos - official NBB sniper by appointment. Proudly sniping since 2001.
PM for a quote.

HAL · Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:03 pm

Why wouldnt I?

daicos from the boundry · Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Location: 6ft under

Received a call from (02)8404 2215 two todays ago.Rang once.As a tradie my phone is very important to me and that is why I have message bank.If it is important leave a message.Never ring back unless a message has been left.

The Prototype · Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:52 am

I got an unknown call once with Telstra Pre-Paid, since I switched to Virgin I have not gotten one. Only a few people I know have my number so I need not worry. And if a friend called, or a family member called, I'd assume they would leave a message.

If not then it wasn't important, and I don't bother worrying about it.

eddiesmith · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:19 am

I have had quite a few missed calls on my phone in the last month or 2 that I have no idea who they are and therefore have not called them back, only 1 is on that list however

Perhaps someone can help out, where would this call be from? (03) 6267****?

The one I got on the list is 0381029573

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

This continues to gather momentum and if you look at the four wise monkeys website the emails they get from DC Marketing and thier replys are a great read.