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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: videoholic on November 13, 2003, 06:25:09 PM
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http://www.fantasyasylum.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=35853&forum=2#301637
THey posted his # on this website.
Too freaking funny.
A buddy of mine called this morning and hear his message. It apparently did sound like him..
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The man is a millionaire. He\'s going to get another phone.
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Yeah, I\'d have to assume the number is no longer working.
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Haha... I called it... Kinda sounded like him, especially when he said, "hit me".
But his mailbox is full, so :(.
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Who is terrel owen?
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I\'d like to know too... :snore:
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NFL player... a complete showboat, too.
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CNN Headline News-
TERRELL OWENS CELL #
1-408-569-@#$%
The scheme preys upon U.S. and Canadian residents unfamiliar with the complexities of the phone system (which is most of us). We expect when we place to a call a standard area code + exchange + phone number combination (e.g., 213-555-1212), we\'re calling a person or entity located in the U.S. or Canada — connections outside those countries requiring the caller to first enter a country code, then a number generally different in format from the standard we\'re used to. However, some foreign territories and countries (such as the Dominican Republic or the British Virgin Islands) have also been assigned area codes, and therefore their phone numbers look like the "standard" phone numbers we\'re used to. Scammers use a variety of schemes to dupe North Americans into calling these numbers by sending messages to pagers, fax machines, e-mail addresses, or answering machines, and most recently posting fake sports stars and movie stars cell numbers on news groups and bullentin boards.
Once the victim places a call, he or she is connected to a fax machine, lengthy recorded message, or a pay-per-call service with a hefty up-front fee, all intended to keep him on the line as long as possible while the clock ticks and the charges mount. The scammer\'s foreign phone company then bills the victim via his local phone company, splitting the monies collected with the scammers and leaving the victim little or no recourse since the foreign phone company operates outside U.S. jurisidiction and is therefore not subject to U.S. laws (especially regulations requiring the operators of pay-per-call services notify callers in advance how much they will be charged for each call and offer them an opportunity to hang up without incurring any charges).
Some charges have been noted to exceed $2,000 us dollars for the first minute.
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Originally posted by SwifDi
Haha... I called it... Kinda sounded like him, especially when he said, "hit me".
But his mailbox is full, so :(.
Someone\'s mommy is gonna be VERY upset when they get the phone bill!
:D
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Originally posted by SwifDi
Haha... I called it... Kinda sounded like him, especially when he said, "hit me".
But his mailbox is full, so :(.
Now you better call a lawyer.
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:laughing:
OWND!
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408 is a Cali area code.
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And I called from my cell phone, long distance is covered.
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That\'s not the point. It charges you like a 900 #. Call a 900 # on a cell, you still get reamed. That is if this is a scam.
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Checked my current activity and the call went to San Jose, CA.
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One word....OWNED.
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lol. ouch.
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Originally posted by SwifDi
And I called from my cell phone, long distance is covered.
Swifdi stop it, it took me forever to make up that story!
at least give me a little enjoyment of hearing you get nervouse or something.
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Awww... too bad it isn\'t real. If people got taken like that, then they would "have" to do something about those charging numbers. U r lucky swifdi.
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Hmmph, fooled me Cyrus.
Props on that one :D
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That would be a good idea though, in some African countries you can set up numbers where each minute people get charged 1000\'s of dollars. hmmm...
*thinks of new scam to make millions and flee country
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Why would anyone get taken on dialing a long distance number? It\'s not a toll number. It\'s just a regular old number. Yawn.
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That\'s another thing... I have heard or read nothing on that... Never got back to stating that... But yeah all you people sayin\' owned and such, you can put your foot in your mouth, now.
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Vid, if you call a number with a 419 or other area code you can be charged thousands of dollars per minute.
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The scam has been done before. I think I remember reading that the numbers used were from the Virgin Islands or something.
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Yes, Like I said it was on Dateline.
Some lady lost thousands.
I guess its a pretty clever trick.
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Originally posted by theomen
Vid, if you call a number with a 419 or other area code you can be charged thousands of dollars per minute.
I realize that, but what does that have to do with calling Terrel Owens\' phone number?
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If someone were to posts Terrel\'s number as a 419 number, they\'d get a few thousand idiots calling.