Spam Call +8613713499501

[isaac chan]

I got this call on the 12 Sept. I almost called back but luckily I did not. Apparently its a spam that would incur high IDD cost when you return the call. So please be warned! Wander who gave these idiots our numbers!

 

Please reply and confirm this if you had this call. Some say they had this called starting with +861 .

[boywancheng]

dude i have the same prob wit u. But i juz don;t bother replying the call.

[MiCmAsTa]

I did get this numbers last month.

[Fata]

+86? call from china?

[gohjohan]

I got that too. That was months ago. I didn't pick up and I definitely didn't give them your number.

[Alexander2004]

i got it too ~! i think they anyhow dial number , if next time anyone saw them call , quickly pick it up and waste their money lol or are we still the one paying?

[shootaz]

Me and my friend got it in a span of 2 days.

 

I think they seem to be calling all the mobile numbers available.

 

Both my friend and my hp no. start 9880XXXX, and we both got it.

[roger]

I did get it too... at 4am somemore!!

 

it just rang once and stopped... weird. Are all of u all M1 users btw?

[princessfiz]

i got it too!!!

6 days ago, at 7.58am.. number was +8613450021475

rang twice then the caller hang up.

thank goodness i didnt call back or pick up the call

silly people with nothing better to do.

 

i'm a starhub customer

[effina]

yea, got it too.. quite some time back. Either earlier this mth or the mth b4..

 

The call was quite brisk, 1 or 2 rings and it dropped. And seeing the no. newbies wld have the temptation to call back.

 

Luckily, I didn't too. Cause with the +86 definitely looks a damn long distance sh*t thgy...

[Kevs]

I got this after I "ON" my hp in the morning, & its dialled somewhat anytime of the day(Had missed it once @ noon).

 

I actually called back thinking might be a fren @ overseas needing help, but turns out to be an automated pickup.

 

Its frm HK. Some dubious company saying that U've won this or that, & need you to verify for claming the prizes.

(Spam call u may say.)

 

F**King telco company must have copied & used similar styles that a China company was doing sometime ago.

(Shld my bill comes with this unknown statement this month, Im gona give my telco a mouthful to cut out this nonsence.)

 

Hopefully there will be enough evidence to shut this rubbish ASAP.

 

[2_wheeler]

list of numbers calling from China, possibly scam in nature

http://www.articlealley.com/article_14045_45.html

 

The following numbers or others may appear on your handphone,usually in the wee hours of the morning.

 

 

+8613713458862

+8613713469305

+8613713459134

+8613421933484

+8613713467409

+8613713461450

+8613713465940

+8613713460085

+8613450020040

+8613450612573

+8613713468351

+8613713499516

 

 

 

 

Millions of mobile phone users are being subjected to a new wave of money making scams currently being carried out by a number of rouge agents set on taking advantage on the curiosity of the individuals they target.

 

The “Missed Call” scam is very basic and extremely effective, dependant on no more than a return call from those mobile phone users trusting enough to believe that someone is trying to contact them for genuine reasons.

 

So how does it work? – A computer is set up to pick numbers from a list and calls them automatically. After one ring the computer hangs up and the targeted handset indicates that a call has been missed. At this point completion of the scam relies on the owner of the mobile phone returning the call shown as missed on his/her handset.

 

Curiosity is the key factor on which the success of this scam has been based, and the scammers know that a large percentage of phone users will almost always return a missed call simply to find out the origin and purpose of it.

 

On returning the call, the owner of the targeted mobile phone is redirected to a premium rate telephone service and increasingly without his/her knowledge. The scammers then take this opportunity and ensure that the maximum amount of money is made from the call by entering into a lengthy conversation, generally relating to some bogus prize or competition.

 

Often, it is not until the monthly statement arrives that the targeted individual realises that his/her phone has been subjected to a “Missed Call” scam and charged excessive rates for the privilege.

 

At present there appears to be no immediate action which those exposed to this scam can take to ensure that others do not suffer the same fate.

 

The best way to prevent this scam is to apply caution, and only return missed calls to those numbers you recognise. And remember, if someone is genuinely trying to get hold of you, they’ll call again.

 

More details on the numbers you need to watch out for and where you might get help if this scam happens to you are available on:

 

www.digital-phone.co.uk/mobile-phone-scams/missed-calls.asp

[2_wheeler]

This scam has generally been carried out by numbers beginning with the digits shown below, though there might be others.

 

0709 *** ****

[skybono]

Yup. Just got my spam call just now.