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Don’t Be Duped into Dialing *72
Scam Alert! This scam has been around for awhile, but it is making a come back. Be carefull when you answer your phone late at night, it's probably NOT a booty call.
The scam involves someone calling you usually late at night saying has been injured and they need you to foward them to the officer on the scene. So they ask you to dial *72 and a phone number.
*72 ONLY activates the call forwarding function allowing the scammers to make collect phone calls on YOUR hard earned dime! You probably won't know that you've been scammed utill you get your massive phone bill.