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Yes, that's what happens here in Australia (and I assume the UK). If the receiver doesn't hang up the call disconnects. The exchange disconnects the call after
by zelliot 13y ago
Yes, that's what happens here in Australia (and I assume the UK). If the receiver doesn't hang up the call disconnects. The exchange disconnects the call after 1 or 2 minutes.
What I don't understand is how the scammers got his landline number?
- greenyoda 13y agoIf it's a listed number, you can just look it up in the phone directory if you know the name and address.
- pigscantfly 13y agoHave we forgotten phone books so quickly?
- Dylan16807 13y agoPhone directory = phone book, I'm not sure what your question is.
- lostlogin 13y agoIs this a UK versus US thing?
- mattzito 13y agoFollowed him home, then used a phone number search? That would also explain why they didnt need to ask him his address. This is a really elaborate scam, btw. The few times my cc# has been stolen, some dude just makes a card and uses at someplace like a hardware store and buys $1500 worth of tools before the bank frauds it out. In, out, no contact with me, just a sprint.
- kalleboo 13y agoIn the european chip and pin system, there's no way to extract the private key on the chip - the chip has to be present, and has to be unlocked with the PIN. Which is why they had to steal the card, and get him to enter the PIN. (of course it's possible to trick most merchants to fail back to the legacy mag stripe which is still present, but perhaps that triggers fraud alerts quicker)