Re: how to become a millionaire

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From: Andy Rae
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:53

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"SomeBlokeCalledRapunzelSyndrome" <daveDOTbudd@man.ac.uk> wrote in message
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> Craig Cockburn wrote:
> >
> > Ann an sgriobhainn <Oir88.3300$H9.875144@news1.cableinet.net>, sgriobh
> > Ken Johnson <kenneth.johnson@cableinet.co.uk.=NO=SPAM=>
> > >pounds etc. etc., and at that point, knowing an intended fraud when I
hear
> > >one, I hung up.  I dialled 1471 and found, surprise surprise, that the
> > >origin of the call had been anonymized - why is this legal, for God's
sake?
> > >
> >
> > 14258 will block calls from them in future, even if the number is
> > withheld.
>
> Assuming this is correct, and I have no reason to believe otherwise,
> except that I hadn't heard of it before, it may well be the most
> useful piece of information I've received this week.

Had a wee search at Google (14258 BT phone) and it seems to be entirely
true:
http://www1.btwebworld.com/sinet/354v1.pdf is the first link that comes up.

andy

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From: "Andy Rae" <andy.rae@cedalion.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: how to become a millionaire
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