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From: tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook)
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Subject: Re: A New Type of 976 Fraud
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Date: 11 Nov 90 03:04:36 GMT
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In article <14494@accuvax.nwu.edu>, dbw@crash.cts.com (David B.
Whiteman) writes:

> Well today a group of pagers, all of them with phone numbers in
> sequential order were each beeped with the message to call a 976
> number.  Obviously, a 976 company just autodialled the pager exchange.

Sounds like the antics of some jokester, rather than fraud by a 976
"information provider."  I'll bet if you look into this, you'll find
that the number is for "Call me ... I'm Michelle."


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