Reverse charge scam

A poster on the Whirlpool forums has pointed out a nasty new scam using reverse charge calls.

The scam involves a caller asking if you will accept a reverse charge call. If you do, the caller says "hello" and hangs up.

This costs you over $8.00.

Like the dialler, SMS and 1900 scams, these involve the scammer doing a deal with a telco. You'd think the telcos would be learning how to avoid these things.