Subj : The weird scam call
To   : Arelor
From : Jas Hud
Date : Sun Jul 21 2024 17:25:37

  To: Arelor
  Re: The weird scam call
  By: Arelor to Mike Powell on Sun Jul 21 2024 04:28 pm

 > I asked some people around here and it seems there are subscription services
 > that are activated via phone. Stuff like "Phone +99 999 99 99 99 and you
 > will get an SMS with the most important headlines every week." They charge
 > you via phone bill. I think it is a plausible theory.
 >
 > Still, I think it was a bit too targetted of a call to be about such a petty
 > scam.
 >

is that even possible for a 3rd party to charge on a cellphone bill?

i dont think that's possible nowadays.
they used to do that on land line phones.  I would just say take that stuff off my bill.
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