[Gllug] New mobile phone scam alert

[Chris Bell]

On Fri 17 Jul, Alan Pope wrote:
> 
> 2009/7/17 Chris Bell <chrisbell at 3966.ukfsn.org>:
> >   I have just seen an alert from local police about a new scam call
> > requesting that a number be keyed in, current reason given is "testing
> > connection", but it opens the SIM for cloning.
> >
> 
> Did it look like this?
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mobile.asp
> 
> It's probably best not to pass on these kinds of tidbits of
> (incorrect) information.
> 
> Cheers,
> Al.

   No, it did not look like that, you can view the message by following

www.ealingtoday.co.uk
Community Forum
True or Hoax?

and it is a reference to Lancashire police complete with contact details.

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