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Message   Jas Hud    Digimaus   Re: The weird scam call   July 26, 2024
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  To: Digimaus
  Re: Re: The weird scam call
  By: Digimaus to Jas Hud on Fri Jul 26 2024 04:50 pm

 > From Newsgroup: micronet.chat.general
 >
 > -=> Jas Hud wrote to Arelor <=-
 >
 >  JH> is that even possible for a 3rd party to charge on a cellphone bill?
 >
 > Yes as the billing is still handles in the same way it was back in the day.
 > 900 numbers and area code scams are
 > less common but they're still around, especially overseas where landlines
 > are still very much alive and well.
 >

is it really handled the same way though?  i'm pretty sure if i called one of
those numbers my carrier would just reject it.
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