scam?

[upgarage]

got a few missed calls from a landline on my phone
the number was 02 8404 XXXX
so i call it back and it reckons i won some 40buck prize right, then tells me to call a 1900 number to claim
then it says
calls charged at 3bucks p min higher from mobiles...etc

so now im thinking what a scam and how the **** did they get my number?

anything similar happen to anyone?

[pgc]

Yup it's a scam. Had the same missed call, different number. If you had entered into any SMS competition it's likely that that's where they got your ph number from. Was the $40.00 prize mobile phone related? Coz that's what my "prize" was.

They warned about it on TodayTonight (not that it's a terribly reliable source of tested and true info or anything!)

[upgarage]

interesting
funny thing is i didnt enter any competition

[Milhouse]

prolly customs trying to lure you back to custody chai :D

[wadragracing]

Nope don't ring back. You don't have to enter any competition, they just leave you the message. And it turns out the $40 prize is like $40 of mobile phone ringtones and **** or something.

Report to Consumer Affairs if you have the time.

[upgarage]

prolly customs trying to lure you back to custody chai :D
haha, theyre getting more cunning by the hour
i have done a good job evading them thus far

[RICEY]

Dodgy indian call centres selling details to other companies....

[Nickevox]

fkn i get many of these, and mum works for phone company and has abused them before, ****s still call me

[gtrken]

Dodgy indian call centres selling details to other companies....

Yep , we get some Indian woman from Sirus asking for the business owner all the time.
I now say *Yep , no problem, I will just put you on hold*

Longest I think she has stayed on hold so far is about 7minutes....

Glad I'm not paying her phone bill. :) :)