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		vpzom on May 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'One Ring' Phone Scam What does someone gain by doing this? Wouldn't the charges just go toward the caller's phone company?

probably_wrong on May 6, 2019 [–]

If they make you call a premium-rate phone number[1], they get to charge you more for the call and keep a percentage of it.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium-rate_telephone_number

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