International Regulatory Scandal: 88213 miss-call scam

[El Gringo]

Who are responsible? Who are profiting from this revenue sharing billing scandal?

http://www.gsmworld.com/
The GSMA is the global trade association representing the interests of over 850 GSM mobile phone operators

http://ingthor.com/index.php?/archiv...a-numer-!.html
Telespazio actually asked and obtained from the Internationl Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 1998 the “88213” virtual country code to serve the European Mobile Satellite network (EMSAT), with professional mobile satellite applications.

The mobile Network Operators (GSMA) and Telespazio and other companies in the value chain all share the revenue generated from this global multimillion dollar missed-call billing fraud. That may explain the apparent lack of action and reluctance in shutting down the fraud.


If you are receiving missed-calls from 88213 or any other International or Premium Rate number there are no shortage of National/International Regulators to complain to. If they claim it is not their responsibility to address the problem then they are lying.
The Regulators have the ability and the legal authority (responsibility) to identify and shut down the companies that misuse networks to cause consumer harm.

http://www.itu.int/net/home/index.aspx
International Telecommunication Union

http://www.iarn.org/
Formed in 1995, IARN is the International Audiotex Regulators Network. Its main objectives are to encourage exchanges of information and to provide general knowledge of the regulation of the audiotex industry and the way regulation is approached in the member countries. It has a rotating Chair and meets twice a year.

IARN plays an important role in working to ensure that the development of audiotex (or premium rate) services within the European Union (and beyond) goes hand-in-hand with effective consumer protection.

http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/pdfs/...20FEB%2003.PDF
ICSTIS ( PhonepayPlus ) was instrumental in establishing the International Audiotex Regulators Network (IARN).


Here are the UK’s ‘chocolate fire-guards’.
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/
http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/
Each country will have their own sad examples that pass themselves off as consumer protection bodies.

Here are a sample of the 88213 numbers that are/have been used in this ongoing scandal.

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Calls.aspx/882

Recent Phone Call Reports
· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229001
· 8 Nov 2008 to 25 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220028
· 5 Nov 2008 to 25 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229003
· 24 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229016
· 24 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229044
· 8 Nov 2008 to 21 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213100199
· 16 Aug 2008 to 21 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213213340
· 9 Aug 2008 to 21 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229033
· 10 Nov 2008 to 21 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220026
· 10 Nov 2008 to 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220009
· 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220018
· 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220031
· 5 Nov 2008 to 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229017
· 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220045
· 7 Nov 2008 to 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220023
· 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229014
· 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229004
· 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229007
· 10 Nov 2008 to 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220013
· 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220004
· 20 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220015
· 12 Nov 2008 to 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229043
· 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220029
· 6 Nov 2008 to 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220012
· 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220925
· 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220041
· 10 Nov 2008 to 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220032
· 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213220022
· 12 Nov 2008 to 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213213608
· 20 Aug 2008 to 19 Nov 2008
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· http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/88213229018
· 19 Nov 2008
Other Reported Calls
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Calls.aspx/882
88213229049 88213220020 88213229002 88213220005 88213220001 88213229018 88213220033 88213220046 88213220042 88213220040 88213229013 88213220037 88213229035 88213229009 88213220038 88213220010 88213220021 882-132-2012 88213220044 88213229048 8821310 88213220047 88213220049 88213213849 882132213608 882132136082 882-132-1334 88213213508 88213300300 88213213342 882133003300 8821646650226 88213213505 88213213324 88213213325 88213213061 88213213039
Suspicious Phone Numbers
88213220030 88213229047 88213229045 88213229042 88249972 882453788 88213295603 88213229037 88213229025 88213220008 88213220016 8821 88213220035 88213220014 88230 88213229031 8821655587796 88213229021 88213229022 88213 88213229026 88213229028 88213220007 88216900590 88233000 88213220036 88213220039 88213220002 88213220024 88213229010 88213220043 88213229015 88213229005 8820366 88231229001 882131001993 8829325 8821579 8821322 88213220000 88216 882213220033 88213220034 882132290 882-132-3608 882132273608 88213213229035 88233300 8824313 882-132-1360 88213213606 882-133-0033 882133220041 882132200 882-131-0019 882132 88212100199 88291 88213213609 88213687952 8821627 882548110 88213213696 882-132-1608 88213100198 88288 882-130-0199 882-131-0099 8821646602481 882367619 88213213157 88222 882132136081 882161900000 88291346389 882133003 88213215784 88213213654 88213213556 88213213607 88213300301 882-131-3608 882-133-0300 8823300 88216900890 882-321-3608 88223000 882133003301 88213213 8824515 88213980778 88213100200 88211 882320999999 882-310-0199 8823223691906450000 882749871 88213213503 88213213326 88213213300 88213213344 88211763 88213300340 88213300341 88213300342 88213300344 88213300349 882131213503 88253173 882131100199 88213213213 88213213341 882-132-3340 88211323340 882132133340 882-223-4560 882321 882-375-4567 882133 8829571 8821322133840 8825204 882-132-1340 88213213065 8828822 882132123340 88213213349 882123340 882-131-3340 88213213356 8821321 882585328 8829237 88242 882-163-0003 882-882-3811 8823811 8824780 882133000 8820600 88249758 88213213501 882132113061 88228882 88214214024 88231246890 8824157384341 882725543 88215580 8829450

http://www.thepaypers.com/news/article.aspx?cid=736284
Friday 28 November 2008

Also, research points out that people from various countries are making increasing use of fixed and mobile telecommunications services to pay for goods and services.
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http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/32015...-gains-support
Nov 24 2008

The IARM initiative, which has been advised on by ex-UK watchdog (PhonepayPlus) chief George Kidd, has the support of the Mobile Entertainment Forum and the Mobile Marketing Association.

Speaking in Australia, Kidd said: “The mobile payments market has the potential to soon besoon to four or five times the size it is today. Consumer trust is the critical factor.