Re: Phone Call from Microsoft?
anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 04/09/04
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Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 20:37:12 -0700
Thanks mate
>-----Original Message-----
>"BusyBody" said in news:1777501c41dd3$2f7861e0
$a601280a@phx.gbl:
>> I don't know if this is the right place for this but at
>> my previous address, in which a friend now resides at,
I
>> received a telephone message saying it was from
microsoft
>> and was instructed to call 1-800-809-0932, since it
>> wasn't an 1-809 number i Gave it a call, It said
nothing
>> about it being a Microsoft number and it requested me
to
>> call 101027500, which sounded very strange too me. Can
>> you tell me more information about this? Is it a legit
>> Microsoft number? or Is it just another Telephone scam?
>> *sigh*
>>
>> Cheers
>
>>From info at:
>
> http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/CarrierID.html
>
>Then lookup the 10 10 xxx number at:
>
> http://www.thedigest.com/faq/picodes.html
>
>which shows:
>
> 1010275 WorldXChange Corp. Draper,UT
>
>So the remaining portion of the number you got in the
message is just
>"00". Sounds like they have you dialing the operator
for this telco.
>So what you end up doing is paying international rates
to ask the
>operator as this telco to get you to Microsoft. Also,
WorldXChange is
>not listed as a Responsible Organization in the SMS/800
list of
>providers (see next paragraph). When I did a Google
lookup on
>"WorldXChange", it came up with Accerris Communications
which is listed
>in SMS/800's providers list, so maybe contacting them to
report the
>suspect 800-809-0932 subscriber would "fix" (i.e.,
neuter) the problem.
>Let them do the investigation since they are the target
for this scam
>e-mail (presuming they didn't send it to drum up phony
charges).
>
>I'm not sure how to find out who the 1-800 provider is
for the 809
>subcode. SMS/800 manages the database for toll-free
numbers
>(http://www.sms800.com) but I didn't see any handy links
for finding out
>with Responsible Organization was assigned the 809
subcode. I was
>thinking if you could find out then you could report the
abuse and get
>immediate action. Otherwise, call your telephone
company and ask them
>who to report the infraction. I don't if calling toll-
free directory
>assistance at 1-800-555-1212 would let you get past
automated prompts
>and get someone to answer who owns that toll-free number
(i.e., the
>RespOrg that assigned it to whom you could report the
violation and the
>subscriber of that particular toll-free number). If you
are in a
>different state then you could hunt around www.fcc.gov
on where to
>report the fraud. I don't know if http://www.fraud.org/
is a legit
>organization so be damn careful what personal
information you provide.
>
>
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