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Overseas Crooks Abuse TTY Phone Service

Rick Zeman writes "The Arizona Daily Star is reporting on how 419 scammers and credit card thieves are abusing the US' TTY service which enables hearing-impaired citizens to make phone calls with the help of an intermediary operator. 'The callers try to use stolen credit-card numbers to make big purchases of merchandise from American companies. The operators often suspect fraud, but they can't just hang up. Federal rules require them to make the calls and keep the contents strictly confidential.' Yes, Virginia, they have no shame...."

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  1. Re:DEAF AND DUMB by strictnein · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Name me one smart death person.

    Death person? Is that another term for Zombie?

    Ok... here goes... a smart death person:

    John Kerry