Post #2027478
2025-09-17 21:00 UTC
@leymoo @401matthall I remember hearing that the US version of the lines where the recipient gets paid by the minute let the line owner set the rate, so somebody set it to the maximum the form allowed ($9999.99 a minute or similar), went to random offices with a package for Mr Madeupname, then when they said there wasn't anyone by that name here, asked if they could ring their office - and rang their premium rate number. Apparently it was hard to prosecute aa they'd asked permission...
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@dec23k@mastodon.ie 2025-09-18 14:17
@kitten_tech @leymoo @401matthall A guy in England set up a premium rate number for himself, and used a payphone phreaking trick to call it for a few hours every night. The premium rate number was never advertised, and the only calls it ever got were from the same payphone. The payphone was very close to the guy's house. So of course he got caught.