Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tina's Website
From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:39:48 -0800
References: <20020322172317.98936.qmail@web21308.mail.yahoo.com> <007801c1d23f$b2556cc0$02000003@dnai.com> <2419702.1016870917@cambric.reid.org>

Thanks Brian:

That's the scam I was referring to.   I don't believe the news story
indicated that the browsers were put on notice that they would be switched
to a foreign phone connection.

Roland Smith
Oakland, California
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From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Tina's Website


> This is an urban legend. Here is the BBB report on the actual scam that
this legend is referring to:
>
> http://www.bbb.org/alerts/telescam.asp
>
> > I read where the opening of a scam site may create a reconnection to a
> > charge by the minute phone line in a foreign country with a resulting
> > astronomical phone bill.  These sites were disclosed as porn sites.
> >
> > The article I read indicated that AT&T has reluctantly abated the
charges
> > that have resulted from this scam.
> >
> > If you stumble onto such a site, quickly close it before the connection
can
> > be converted to the high pay line.
>
>
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In reply to: Message from Photo Phreak <leicam4pro@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] Tina's Website)
Message from "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com> (Re: [Leica] Tina's Website)
Message from Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> (Re: [Leica] Tina's Website)