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[Steven Clark]

On 15/04/11 16:47, Ivan Trundle wrote:
> Actually, the ACCC is very interested to hear of these scams. I've a mate who works there who says that their call centre takes many calls a day from people around Australia.
Very few people know who to call when they suspect a scam. It's often
only *after* someone has been stung that they finally track down someone
to tell (other than A Current Affair, of course o.O)

ACCC is one place to go, as are the various State business and consumer
affairs bodies.

For a while, my mobile number was not in the DoNotCall register list -
and I have started receiving odd calls at odd times of the day from
'blocked' numbers. I don't usually pick up, and they never leave
messages. On the very few occasions when I have picked up, the caller
either hangs up, or I get a few seconds of blank airtime (not silent so
much as no obvious sound).

> I'm intrigued as to why I've not had any such calls, yet all of my friends tell me that they have
Are your phone details readily available through social media or through
opt-in marketing schemes?

-- 
Steven