[asterisk-biz] voice broadcast to premium numbers

[C. Savinovich]

   A premium number is the equivalent of a 900 number.  It can have a charge
of up to $3.00 per minute for the originator.  They are asking you to dial
it because they want to pay you 6 cents per minute, and you pay the charge
of $3 per minute to the carrier.

CS


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[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Nir Simionovich
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:43 PM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] voice broadcast to premium numbers

Hi There,

   Careful! What you are describing sounds to me like a telecom scam. 
Premium numbers in Europe can yield up to 0.06$ of kick back, for any
inbound call to them.

   A dialer can easily exploit these access numbers, leaving your 
customer with cash in hand. This type of scam was very common late 2003
early 2004. Be careful, sounds to me like you're dealing with some shady 
people on this.

deva free wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I have a request from a call center that wants to do broadcast auto 
> dialing to European premium numbers.
> 
> The asterisk solution is simply supposed to dial the number and 
> disconnect after a specified time once answered to auto navigate an IVR 
> and then hang up.
> 
> I got this asterisk portion working fine.
> 
> Can any one throw light on what this business is all about. If it is a 
> genuine business need, are there any providers that offer rates for 
> these premium numbers?
> 
> Regards
> Mahadevan
> 
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   Nir Simionovich
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