The Wise Monkeys

lucky i google missed calls thanks 4wise!

No worries guys

Glad we could help

Hi!

Glad the list came to good use for someone.
Let me know if you find any more numbers to add to the list.

Forgot to link to the Whirlpool thread in my post, must change that.

Cheers,
Skit

…I just got a new number a week ago… As random dialing is hard to prove, could this be a connection????

[...] A lot has happened since the initial post we made regarding DC Marketing a couple of weeks ago. [...]

Well this doesn’t make sense because a collegue of mine from work has had his number for over a year and never been late on his bill… but he has had a call from this…. Weird.

Just received a call from that number and I googled it. Seems they are still hard at it. Mine was at 11.25am.

Hi
I just Recived a call from (03)95405189 and decided to google it and see what happens and this page came up.
I am using a 0409 number on optus prepaid. Had my number from years and i switched form telstra to optus about a year ago.
What happens if i ring this number?

Hey,

Cheers guys, I also ran a random missed number through google, the
(03) 81029565. Looked a bit suss seeing as I live in Sydney and don’t know anyone from Victoria.

I got a phone call from 0395405189 I stupidly called it back but hanged up as soon as I heard a woman talking like she was selling something.

my number is: 0432 564 XXX

Hi Jon Novak,

Thanks for your post - I had a missed call and was googling it to see if I could get an idea of who it was from (didn’t think it would be something like this though!). The 1st hit was your message. Same number 03 8102 9565, 8:13am Saturday.

Thanks for the heads up.

Ring ACCC, they are taking action against them. The more complains the quicker they will get action done. They know all about it so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel explaining it to them.

I’ve got the same kind phone which the number is 03 81029565.

hey,

i got a call a few hours ago from 03) 8102 9565. Googled it and saw all this, and http://www.4wisemonkeys.com/archives/2006/04/15/dc-marketing-back-with-a-new-number/

pretty mean.. and illegal..

i’m on 3 (Hutchison 3G).. normally r/tones andstuff don’t target 3..?

Ta
D
dwen92 {at} gmail *dot* com

snap guys, i got the same vic number as you guys and i too am on 3… those bastards…

LOL…how random…they i got the (03) 8102 9565 and decided to google it just for fun =P. It came just before my friend called… major coincidence… was about to call back til i found out lol.

I’m on three, got done too… have only had phone for 2 months… good work 4wm!!

I just had the very same thing, a missed call from a number in Victoria even though I’m in NSW and only know my cousins in Vic, I didn’t know their home number so decided to check the number (03 81029565) in the white pages against my cousins name and it wasn’t them so I thought I’d try to find an areacode and Googled it to find the actual number on thsi website! Thankfully we are mostly all smart enough to do this before ringing, how great is the Net!

I got a missed call on my mobile last week as well as just now. The numbers are (03)9540 5187 and (03)8102 9565, which are among those numbers listed here. Lucky I googled and find this page before I call back.
I have owned this mobile number for 4 years, even before the ring tone came out. So I guess this bloody company is just calling randomly. Too naughty! Hope it gets cracked down soon!

yep, thanks for the info, I got 2 calls driving the kids too school. did a goodle search on the number and up came this site.
Thanks for the info, ‘dangerous, foolish prank, especially if the phone is used for emergency purposes!
number called was 0284042215.

Also!

02 8972 5000

02 8404 2236

I also watch with interest and hope someone finds a way of ripping the mat out from under these devious money grubbing wankers.

The problem is alot of mobile phone owners arent internet savvy and wouldnt think of “googling” an alien phone number.

Dont just sit at your desk and whine, tell your friends and the storekeepers and anyone else who owns a mobile phone that will listen. The only education in this instance is word of mouth so make yours HUGE.

Recieved a call @11pm 1st june 06
from 02 84042215

Telstra.

Missed similar calls in the past. Also thought it was strange since I live in Sydney.

I had this call from 0381029565 …it was like a pranky with just one ring….i read abt this before ..thanks to your website..i never waste time n money on callin back
cheers
vach

Yeah, I’m on 3 too. Got the call as I was typing a message and it didn’t even ring long enough for the next button i pressed to answer it. I’ve had a couple of these, never ring back anyway … just decided to search for it for shits n giggles n this site came up.

Cheers.
James Vita.

My God

I googled the number just becuase i thought it was strange, i got mine at 11pm last night. im on 3 as well and my first 4 numbers are 0433. how annoying.

I told my friend i had a missed call from a phone number i didn’t know, she asked me for the number ((03)81029565) she sent me this link!!

I’m on Three too, my call was at 10.40am

I’m with 3 and got two calls tonight 02 8404 2242 and 02 8404 2215

Dang, same thing, two numbers in one night - 02 8404 2242 & 02 8404 2215 .

Can’t beat the reliable google!!!

Called today from 02 8404 2215 at about 1:30pm, Adelaide time. Glad I googled. On a Virgin prepaid number I’ve had for years.

02 84042215 - sent to prepaid virgin (sounds good no!!)

cheers for the heads up Goog, wisemonkeys and these people for posting!!

thx a lot guys, got a call from 0284042215 this morning at 6.47, i’m also from WA just about to ring it back before i typed it into google. anyway thanks a lot!

I got one from 02 8404 2215 at 09:05 12 june. I rang it back unfortunately. However when they call me again I will add their sales and management department emails to a pornographic news group or 50. Then they will know about SPAM. Aanyone else want to do it, the gen is:

Get a news reader like agent, and use the odffending parties email address as your own reply to.
send a single submission listing the offending emails to newsgroups of your choice. Don’t cross post too many as some can you for doing it. Usually about 10 is enough. Then do another and keep going until your hands are tired. In the body of the email, just put in all the email addresses in question. Don’t need to write anything.

The best email to begin with is johnsalazar@dcmarketing.com, but its a fair bet postmaster@dcmarketing.com, sales@ admin@ and info@ are also good bets.

If everyone does this we automate the spamming against them which seems to be what they want.

http://www.dcmarketing.com/contact.htm has all you need for contact details, but note info@dcmarketing is a hide for johnsalazar@dcmarketing.com.

@Daemon DC Marketing .com is not related to this scam. They are an american company completly different to this situation.

http://dc-marketing.net/ is what you are looking for

I got a call from 0284042296 on Saturday morning and called them back. Bummer I figured I’d just missed it because my phone was on silent. My provider is Virgin. I’ll be in touch with them about it in the next couple hours.

Just called the department of Fair trading in NSW and if anyone has received one of these calls outside the hours of 9am and 8pm then you should go to the website fill in the details and log a complaint. What they are doing, if it is not random dialling is completely legal and we can’t do a bloody thing unless we can catch them calling people outside of the designated hours.

i got one from (02) 8404 2216 called on 13/06/06 @ 17:05

How do you Google a number, and what information will it gove you ??

I just recieved an email from my friend describing this phone scam, and when I read the numbers listed i realised I have had 2 prank calls, the numbers were 0381029565 and 0284042296, and I got both of these calls within a week of eachother. i didnt call them back, as I dont pick up or call back numbers I dont know. My boyfriend called the number off his phone, but said he got a recording saying ‘this service wont permit the call to be made’ or something, so does this mean our bills wont be affected?

We are both on three, and I’ve only had my phone for around 2 months, and my boyfriends phone and number is new also. Im so glad I found this site! I also thought maybe it was a friend calling from interstate or whilst on holiday!

Thanks for the heads up guys, great work!

I got one at 6:45pm today - 14/06/06. It was from 02 8972 5000. Since this looked like a switchboard number I decided not to call it back… something drew me to check who it was using at first an exchange locator - to find it wasnt on Telstra Exchange (according to Whirlpool) and then I deicded to Google it. Now it would appear my paranoia was justified!
Might see what I can find out about it tomorrow and blast it with our 16 x E1s

The phone carriers are able to stop this within minutes.
They haven’t because this practice makes them plenty of money in calls.
Apply pressure to the ACCC to apply pressure to your carrier.

got hit 2 days ago before i got the email. wise after the fact, mongrels

I saw an article about this on theage and recalled a missed call I received a while back and had contemplated returning.

So I checked my call history and there it was 03 8102 9565 1st June 6:09pm.

I hope you guys manage to stop them.

i got hit last night at 5:16 pm, unfortunatlky i was expecting a call from optus, ad knew they’d been having trouble gettig through to me (dodgy reception area) so called them back from my parrents home phone, received an email today from an old scholl friend, warning me of this scam, thought to call her before checking the email, for fear of viruses, wish i’d been so careful with calling the number back. hung up as soon as i realised it was a scam, but it may have been too late. called my father at work and gave mhima heads up, turns out he’s had two missed calls of the same nature. the numberi was called from was 0284042236, i’ve had the same optus prepaid number for 5 yrs, however have just changed over to a cap plan, could be related, could be random.

Got a call from the 0284042296 number 6 days ago. Didn’t call back luckily.

I received a call from 02 8404 2236 on 10/6/06 at 9:18pm - looked a bit dodgy so I googled it - lucky you guys have something like this going - you sure saved me, thanks! PS I’m in Queensland!

These cranks kept phoning me too so I reported them as nucience calls to the phone company.

TELEPHONE INFORMATION SERVICES STANDARDS COUNCIL
complaint & Response
I made a complaint to TISSC about DC Marketing and 1900 968 946. Here is the response
****************************************************************
” 15th June 2006

I am writing in response to your complaint lodged with TISSC about the marketing of the above service.
TISSC is a self regulatory body established by the premium rate services industry to deal with complaints about the message content and advertising of 190 telephone services. We are not part of Telstra.
As Arbitrator, I am responsible for making sure that 190 services comply with our Code of Practice. When I find a service to be in breach of the Code, I am able to request that the service be corrected by the Service Provider, and recommend a refund where appropriate.

The method of marketing the service by prank call to mobile numbers is not an issue that is covered by the TISSC Code of Practice. I have been in discussion with the Australian Communications and Media Authority(ACMA) to ascertain whether it considers this practice could be an issue under the Commonwealth Spam Act, and ACMA has advised me that it does not believe this marketing practice is prohibited by the Act.

TISSC has investigated the advertisement for this service on the local numbers left in missed call register on mobile telephones. There are some issues with the content of the voice recording advertising the service on the local numbers that I have taken up with the 190 service provider responsible for the 1900 968 946 number. I have also taken up an issue with the same service provider about information omitted from the recorded voice service accessed via 1900 968 946.

Unfortunately, as the use of the missed call devise for marketing this service is not covered by the TISSC Code of Practice, I am unable to assist you further with complaint. Thank you for drawing this matter to TISSC’s attention, as feedback such as you have provided alerts us to potential issues under the Code of Practice, and helps assist this office in ensuring that the 190 industry provides a fair product to consumers. Please be assured that we will be conducting ongoing monitoring of the advertising of the service on the local number, and message content on 1900 968 946 to ensure that it does not breach the standards of the TISSC Code.
If you experience any further difficulties with 190 services in the future, please do no hesitate to call this office on 1300 139 955.

Yours Sincerely
signed
Una Lawrence
ARBITRATOR”
****************************************************************
At least we are starting to get somewhere. Implied in this was that the recorded message previously breached the Code of Practice. This could potentially enable a refund for those that have called the 1900 968 946.

Hope this helps

I just got a call from 0284042236, is this thing gonna get stopped?

Hi
I havent been gotten as I use voda prepay CAPPED.. ie 49,79 or 149. If any other amount I can call 1900 numbers.

I tried a few of the numbers and a LOT I couldnt get so they are charging.. they are NORMAL numbers ie the 02 and 03 numbers. others I could get and they asked to ring 1900 number so some are at least ethical if not fair.

So my advice it to get your phones barred from calling 1900 services somehow

Hope this helps

Another number: 02 84042289 (not verified because I did not return the call, but it is vey similar to one already in the list 84042298, only the sequence of the last two digits are different.)

I received a call from this number on my mobile phone at 14:15 on 21 June 2006. It rang for just a split second, just enough time to leave the number on your missed call list but not enough time for you to press the answer button.

My wife and her sister also received calls from numbers in the list. I bought the Vodafone numbers for them several months ago but they hardly ever use them except to answer my calls. No idea how the DC Marketing scums could have got our three mobile phone numbers. We did not give our phone numbers to porn sites or nightclubs etc., we have never set our foot in those kind of establishments.

I got one from 02-84042215 last night whilst I was sitting here at my computer…fortunately our IT guys had given us the list of nos…checked and it was on it…then I checked all our other phines…wifes had 2 different nos on it (fortunately she has enough trouble answering it, let alone anything else…) both were on diferent days. My daughters had 2 on theirs, but they dont reply unless they know the number(opinion is ‘if they want me thay will call me back).

Definately have to be using a random dialer in my opinion…Also cant wait for the ‘do not call list’ although how effective it will be remains to be seen.

I just saw ur thing on a tv show when i realised that the same thing happened to me three weeks ago. Twice both (03) numbers. I too rang the number back as i thought it was family. It was only when i got my bill when i realised how much the call cost. I hung up instanty when i heard the pre recorded voice on the other end. Thanks for providing this site

Great word 4wm. Saw ur add and intriguingly (if that’s how u spell it) decided to visit your site, ahhh well.. that’s one extra hit of your, what was it? 117,000 lol?

Great site by the way, keep up the good work

Cheers,
Nathan H

i was pranked by 02 8404 2207 tonight at 12.41am. I run my own business so i always google missed calls i dont know, to see if they belong to any organisations.

I just signed up with a new Telstra 3G service 2 weeks ago.

Thanks for the information guys.

Hi guys….If I hadnt saw u guys on the telly (aca) I would have rang back the 03 8102 9563 number that rang my mobile last night 24th June 2006 at 8pm, I am with Optus and my mob starts 0411 and I have had this number for almost 10years. I 2 have passed on your website to all friends and family. Keep up the good work Cheers Rosemary

i have just got a call from them for a second time its a good thing i dont call missed numbers back if they are unknown to me 0381029563

hey there,
i am so glad i came accross this blog, thanx so much ^^
i was just wondering though….
if i call the number and i am on prepaid, how would they send me a $100 bill?i dont have a plan on my phone and how would they happen to know my home address? i don’t understand that bit…..

I work in a large Federal Government agency. Our work mobiles are not published and I have had two calls from the number 03 8102 9563 - last one being at 5:21 05/07

I received a miss call today too from 03 81029563, when i called back it went to the voice mail advising me i have won $40 price. Sound wired! why would anyone give me $40 price for nothing! They asked me to call 1900 968 946 and claim my price. I google and came across this page. Thanks for the info

Oops! I meant that I had pointed people to http://skit.id.au/blog/2006/01/24/mobile-call-back-spam/ and here.

Are any of you enetering SMS competitions that are not related to any of this??

If so which ones?

Thanks for the info guys! keep up the good work

[...] 4 Wise Monkeys Phone Scam: DC MarketingHome of the Original 4 Wise Monkeys Munnday wrote this 12:34 pm: It’s not often we go serious here at 4wm, but when we do there is a [...]

[...] 4 Wise Monkeys DCM Post timeline: The original post about the phone scam: Phone Scam: DC Marketing (23rd January 2006) Our follow up post about the scam: DC Marketing Scam - Continued (7th February [...]