URBAN legends are particularly satisfying when you can catch them in the larval stage, so to speak. Gossip is beginning appear on the internet about a new telephone scam in the UK. Someone phones to say “Congratulations! You could be the lucky winner of a fantastic holiday! Press number nine on your keypad!” and then you get a huge phone bill. In fact, an article in Saga magazine details the story of someone who pressed nine, hung on for 10 minutes and was billed for £260. According to Saga, even if you ring off you will still be charged for…
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