got this from another site--------
There is a new kind of mobile phone scam. A missed call will show on your mobile phone. The number is 0709 020 3840! The last four numbers may vary, but the first four numbers will remain the same! If you call this number back, you will be charged £50.00 per minute. People have complained about their phone bills, once they have realised the cost of the call, but apparently, this is completely legal. So beware, do not call back numbers beginning with 0709. We have spoken to the relevant departments during the course of the day, and found that this scam is actually true.

Please advise your users not to return any missed calls beginning with an 0709 prefix, as they will be liable for the cost of the call.

This is true lads, a couple of nurses here got had, one of my mates got hit for £500........watch out

 

thanks for the warning

 

 

what did your m8 chat about for 10 mins to a scammer?

fooking makes me sick these scamming b@stards.

 

load of crap.

 

cheers for the warning mate

but to be honest i never call anyone back unless i know who it is,, im a bit tight like that, the way i look at is...if its important they will call back

 

fooking hell

ill be watching out for that 1 then

 

I'd have to agree. I'm pretty sure there's a maximum that can be charged by phone operators and it's nowhere near £50/pm.

 

i think this is pretty old but they never used to be able to charge that much! they rent the business line (landline not mobile 07xx) from BT or whatever and therefore charge what incoming at what they like (to a limit).

but like i say that was old, i think its regulated now

 

What a lot of shite, the things some folk will believe

It's an urban legend http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/mobile.asp

 

robbing bastards

 

07.. is a mobile number anyway! Not premium rate line!!!

 

I recieved a call from the 0709 020 3840 number, missed it though. Was tempted to call back, lucky i didnt.

 

 

Thanks for telling us

 

Fook knows whether its true or not but better safe than sorry me thinks

 

Yeah the whole fing is true.. (work for vodafone)

All mobile numbers start 077 078 079, Fink I.O.M no.s start 076

anythng different is a premium rate line.. and can charge whatever the fook they want.. get so many ppl ringing up about it.