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From: "Ivor Jones" <i...@despammed.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What are these 0800 calls?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:21:26 +0100
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"Stan" <m...@home.com> wrote in message
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> My wife has been getting calls from 0800 numbers.  They
> appear to be Data or Fax calls because the ringtone on
> her Motorola is different for data and fax calls.  The
> numbers are similar but never the same.  Today for
> example she had 4 calls from 0800 915 7111, 0800 915
> 7112, 0800 915 7118 and 0800 915 7119.
> Anyone have any idea what or who these calls are from and
> how to stop them cos they are getting a little annoying?

Phone them back and leave the phone off the hook for an hour or two. 
They'll get the message when they get the bill for the 0800 numbers..!

Ivor