Probably, sounds like a drive-by modem hijacking from some website's
spyware.

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"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> phil wrote:
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>> I presume that a lot of people must have come across this scam, since
>> it happened to me and I am extremely careful on the internet.
>> I got my phonebill and see a ONE minute call for 25 $, 1 minute
>> duration .Service Romance.
>> I complain to the phone Cie. They say ,they can`t do anything.
>> They say...I must have been on a website and gotten in touch with
>> this Cie. I can honestly say,...I have not done that... I am the only
>> user of this computer.
>> My question is.
>> l.- How current is this scam ?
>> 2.- Is it possible to successfully fight the Phone cie.?
>> 3.-How does this scam work exactly ?
>> 4-How can it be prevented.
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> Is this a Wiondows XP question?
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