"one ring" then hang up phone call scam

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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 23 Jan 2015 Posts: 2

I'm sure many of you are familiar with the "one ring" then hang up phone scam. The person receiving the one ring then hang up tends to return the call & SLAM, you get a $25 charge to your phone bill for calling Granada.
My question is: How do these illegal off shore operations manage to get "legitimate" charges on your phone bill?

The USA has effectively "outlawed" new 900 numbers by making "charge back" to the caller's number illegal.

By the way, I think that the service you folks provide (scam baiting) is terrific~! Keep up the great work~! What a great sport~!

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 18313

Hi Ramjet, and welcome to Eater.

This type of scam isn't something we deal with here, but I did some quick research and found this info for you.

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/one-ring-wireless-phone-scam

From that info:

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Your wireless phone rings once or twice and then disconnects the call. When the number appears in your wireless phone log as a missed call, it appears to be a typical domestic telephone number; or you get an email or voicemail telling you to call a phone number with an "809", "284", "876" or some other three-digit international area code.

When you return the call, you assume you are making a domestic long distance call – as "649," "809," "284," "876" and other area codes involved in this scam, appear to be typical three-digit U.S. area codes. When you dial the three-digit area code plus the number, however, you are connected to a phone number outside the United States, often in Canada or the Caribbean, and are charged expensive international call rates, and may be charged for pay-per-call services as well. (For example, "649" goes to the Turks and Caicos, "809" goes to the Dominican Republic, "284" goes to the British Virgin Islands, and "876" goes to Jamaica.)

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 23 Jan 2015 Posts: 2

Thanks bunches~!
Happy Baiting~!

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