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Old Aug 7th 2007, 6:25 am
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Has anyone seen this ???
yeah I did see this a while back, not sure if it is genuine though
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yeah I did see this a while back, not sure if it is genuine though
Dunno ???

I did get strange calls last week from a Senegal number, normally between midnight to 2 pm three nights running but i never answed them, not sure if that is a scam
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Dunno ???

I did get strange calls last week from a Senegal number, normally between midnight to 2 pm three nights running but i never answed them, not sure if that is a scam
maybe you ought to take down those cards you put up in the phone boxes
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looks like this isn't a scam, but is unlikely to work now with most mobile phones, check this out... http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/jailcall.asp

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maybe you ought to take down those cards you put up in the phone boxes

Ahhh yes forgot about them but why didn't the London ones work
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Ahhh yes forgot about them but why didn't the London ones work
were they in arabic
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Ahhh yes forgot about them but why didn't the London ones work
they did but everyone here thought 2p a minute was a bit steep

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they did but everyone here thought 2p a minute was a bit steep

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they did but everyone here thought 2p a minute was a bit steep

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Default Re: Mobile Phone Fraud
Originally Posted by Paidtoplease
Has anyone seen this ???
Not genuine. sort of urban legend.
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Not genuine. sort of urban legend.
how much does she charge a minute then?
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