Its a total scam.
Here at work we received an email from our personnel dept telling us:
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Dear All
We have been warned of a possible scam either at work or home. You receive a phone call with a recorded message saying you have won a free exotic holiday and asking you to press 9.
DO NOT press 9 or any other number. You should hang up immediately, failure to do so will result in a extortionate bill. The calls are originating from outside the UK.
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Its an absolute scam, although it may have worked years ago on older PABX systems etc apparently it no longer does.
You used to be able to dial in & while the automated massage was being played, dial an extension number and if it was permitted dialling 9 & getting another line.
This was stopped years ago.
This could never work from at home.
However, the urban myth still circulates & its the naivety of some that circulate it even more. I expressed my disbelief that she would further the scam without at least checking it out, only to be told that she knew some womenin her office that had recieved similar calls.
Oh how gullable these people can be...
