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Title: Premium-rate phone fraud costs O2 millions
Post by: BritBrat on August 25, 2010, 08:21:34 PM

Mobile network O2 has been hit by a scam which cost it £1.2m last month, as a criminal gang allegedly hijacked Sim cards to profit from calls to international premium rate numbers.

which.co.uk (http://www.which.co.uk/news/2010/08/premium-rate-phone-fraud-costs-o2-millions-225429?src=rss156452)

Title: Re: Premium-rate phone fraud costs O2 millions
Post by: UncleUB on August 26, 2010, 07:17:37 AM

That's interesting because I got a text from O2  a few weeks backs (I have a Simplicity sim)saying I had sent over 7000 texts and used over 6000 minutes(can't remember the exact figures)  :o
Then it said don't worry as you are on our unlimited plan.I phoned O2 immediately who looked at my account and said nothing was showing up so just ignore it.
Not had any problems with my account or usage since,but after reading that link it makes you wonder if it was related.

I bet they wasn't British who got arrested  >:(