[Gllug] Internet dial-up scam

[David Damerell]

On Tuesday, 6 Apr 2004, Chris Bell wrote:
>I have just been listening to BBC Watchdog who are reporting that a new
>dial-up scam is putting a virus on PCs causing them to repeatedly connect
>and disconnect to premium rate phone numbers, knocking up huge phone bills
>which are difficult to disprove.

How do you mean, disprove? They connected a device to the phone line
of their own free will which really did dial those numbers.

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