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Beware of using dialers downloaded from the web

From: D Chandrasekhar.
Date: 28 Jan 2001
Time: 14:11:52
Remote Name: 192.33.183.97

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My roomie downloaded a dialer into our computer which promised free access to adult entertainment sites if connected using it. I was not aware of this. When I clicked on it, it said it would dial a number in "Vantuatu" (wherever it is). It did say that the call would be an international one. I did not have international dialing facility on my phone, so just out of curiosity, I clicked on OK. When nothing happened for some time, I clicked on disconnect. But when I received the phone bill, I found that we had been billed 20 dollars and some cents for that call. When I spoke with my phone company, they informed me that apparently it was possible to make international calls even when international dialing has been disabled. I guess it doesn't work like India here.


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