Re: CommBank cops sustained online fraud attack

[Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>]

quispiam lepidus wrote:

> I guessed wrong. A quick google search for the number
> (http://www.google.com/search?q=61-730188670) returns one result,
> http://www.tollfreeforwarding.com/brisbane-phone-numbers.html

And right there on their home page:

   International Phone Lines In 75+ Countries And 800+ Cities
   
    * Get Toll-Free & Local Phone Lines
      For Your Existing Office, Instantly!
    * Calls Auto-Routed To Your Office
    * Activate Your 10-Day FREE DEMO
    * 100% Guaranteed! Cancel Anytime.

If you're a scammer, you've just gotta love that "Activate Your 10-Day 
FREE DEMO" option!

But even at (presumably $US) $24.77/month for up to 294 minutes then 
$0.084/minute (yes, 8.4c/minute) and at around one minute per call (I 
tried it) it's not exactly prohibitive if the scammers were actually 
paying for it with their own dosh...


At least articles 6.1 and 6.3 of their ToS would seem to allow for 
rather speedy takedown by suitable complainers (Panda Global 
Communications, LLC -- PGC -- is the parent company to TFF):

https://www.tollfreeforwarding.com/content/terms-and-conditions-
checkout.html


   6.1  You agree to use the Service(s) provided you by PGC for legal
        and legitimate purposes. Unlawful, improper and/or illegitimate
        use may be defined by PGC or by any official government police
        agency which notifies PGC of your unlawful use of the Service
        it provides to you.

   6.3  You shall not use the Service provide you by PGC for
        transmitting obscene, fraudulent, harassing, infringing,
        libelous or otherwise unethical content. Further, you shall not
        use the Service for distributing junk mail, chain letters,
        "spamming," telephonic solicitations of any kind or nature or
        other such communications or content, regardless of whether or
        not such content is solicited or unsolicited.

and article 6.7 provides for prompt action by PGC:

   6.7  Should your use of the Service(s) provided you by PGC be deemed
        of a fraudulent, unethical or otherwise prohibited nature, by
        PGC, PGC reserves the right to immediately close your account,
        terminate all Service to it and repossess and re-assign any and
        all phone number(s) associated with said account, and deem
        forfeit any remaining balance on your PGC account. PGC shall
        not be held liable for any harm or loss you experience as a
        result of such actions.



Regards,

Nick FitzGerald


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