[ian@huth]

The £20 a minute is definately a myth but a £1.50 a minute scam may be possible. Say that when you answer the call agenuine inaudible data stream is triggered saying that 01xx xxxxxx initiated a call to 01yy yyyyyy at 09:45:03 . If you do press 9 the scammer could have a computer connected to the call which on hearing the tone injects a fake data stream onto the line saying call from 01xx xxxxxx to 01yy yyyyyy terminated at 09:45:48, followed by a further stream saying 01yy yyyyyy initiated a call to 09zz zzzzzz at 09:45:50 followed several minutes later by another fake data stream saying 01yy yyyyyy terminated the call to 09zz zzzzzz at 09:59:50. Is this possible to do because if it is you could be charged for those minutes at £1.50 per minute, most of which ends up in the scammers pocket. I know that it is possible to clone any number into the telephone system using VOIP to make it appear that the call has come from someone other than you but much more may be possible if you have the know how.