Call Bin Laden

Clinical Waste · 14-03-2002 12:09pm #1

Now everybody has this unique opportunity. In Germany the number of Osama bin Laden’s satellite telephone has been published. According to German mass media, this number is [edit]Number removed[edit]. The satellite telephone was bought for bin Laden by his brother-in-arms for $10,000 in New York, in 1996. Since that time, bin Laden has been using it only. It is being reported that the FBI has spread this number.
It is said that if somebody reached bin Laden, they would get a bearing on him and it would bring a rocket
strike on the location of the terrorists. In 1998, the US already bombed the satellite telephone of bin Laden. Though at that time, the terrorist seems not to have been on the telephone. The telephone was not found as well. After all, it still functions.

Irish_Ranger_IR · 14-03-2002 12:20pm

not sure weather to believe that or not, if I set up a number and had it €1.50 or €2 a min, and put a message on it, and sent an email to everyone, I be very rich.....

Clinical Waste · 14-03-2002 12:22pm

Ah, you could be right. This is the link where I liberated the info:

http://english.pravda.ru/main/2001/10/05/17204.html

Irish_Ranger_IR · 14-03-2002 12:34pm

I just called the number and theres a message,

"The mobile number you are calling can't be reached"

Well at least the number is real...

cournioni · 14-03-2002 1:18pm

Originally posted by Irish_Ranger_IR
I just called the number and theres a message,

"The mobile number you are calling can't be reached"

Well at least the number is real...

He must have it turned off then so...

Clinical Waste · 14-03-2002 1:18pm

Hmmm.....It was busy when I rang. A recorded message told me to try again later.

Irish_Ranger_IR · 14-03-2002 1:19pm

He proberly got the mail about his number being on the web...and turned it off, or new you were going to call !!!!

Saruman · 14-03-2002 1:20pm

Eh if this is a premium number and you call and get a message about not reachable.. it can in fact be a recorded message line where you are connected and hearing a fake unreachable message.. sometimes even a fake engaged tone and so you are still charged for the call!!

Clinical Waste · 14-03-2002 1:27pm

Yes, I'd like it to be true, but no way do I want to line that feckers pocket either.

This needs more investigation before we call again I think.

Saruman the wise

Irish_Ranger_IR · 14-03-2002 1:50pm

Originally posted by Saruman
Eh if this is a premium number and you call and get a message about not reachable.. it can in fact be a recorded message line where you are connected and hearing a fake unreachable message.. sometimes even a fake engaged tone and so you are still charged for the call!!

****e............................................

Ah Well......

ThreadKiller · 14-03-2002 2:06pm

Originally posted by Clinical Waste

It is said that if somebody reached bin Laden, they would get a bearing on him and it would bring a rocket
strike on the location of the terrorists.

So why don't they call then ?

It's a hoax/scam*

* Delete whichever is applicable

billy the squid · 15-03-2002 2:55am

Well it looks like bin laden is taking a dip in the indian ocean then

00873 is the code for INMARSAT indian ocean.

just thought i would share that

I dont know if it is possible to set up a premium rate number on INMARSAT

you would think after paying ten grand for a fone he would have at least got voice mailbox for free . and I thought meteor were ****e

Hobbes · 15-03-2002 7:21am

This just screams "Scam" or "urban legend".

After checking it is supposedly his number, however it was given out well over a year ago and hasn't been used since.

It is being reported that the FBI has spread this number.

Not true.

It is said that if somebody reached bin Laden, they would get a bearing on him and it would bring a rocket
strike on the location of the terrorists.

Also not true, although if it was it wouldn't surprise me that bin laden wouldn't use it for his own intentions.

In 1998, the US already bombed the satellite telephone

I couldn't find anything about this. The USA did tap his phone around that time and show off about it though.

The ability for this to become a scam is incredible. Set up a premium number and put some recorded message on the end (pretend it's an answering machine).

Frank Grimes · 15-03-2002 7:53am

The ability for this to become a scam is incredible. Set up a premium number and put some recorded message on the end (pretend it's an answering machine).

I remember reading something similar in one of last weekends' papers. It was something on the lines of, people set up a premium number (€1.50/min or similar) started bombarding people with text messages to call it and win a prize, but when people call the number it gets through to a recorded 'engaged' tone, so people keep ringing it and so on.

dccarm · 15-03-2002 8:35am

00873 is the code for INMARSAT indian ocean.

My flatmate got stung after he connected to a pornsite. The number he connected to was Diego Garcia which is also in the Indian Ocean. Coincidence?

Saruman · 15-03-2002 9:30am

Originally posted by Frank_Grimes

I remember reading something similar in one of last weekends' papers. It was something on the lines of, people set up a premium number (€1.50/min or similar) started bombarding people with text messages to call it and win a prize, but when people call the number it gets through to a recorded 'engaged' tone, so people keep ringing it and so on.

Exactly my point! I read the same thing in the Dublin people of all places! Good scam though i must admit! Almost as good as the stolen credit card one where you have a stolen card etc advertise on ebay or something for brand new stuff, some muppet buys it.. you order it and have it shipped to him with the stolen card/number he gets his stuff.. great.. you get your money and dissapear... even better.. then he gets burned when the purchase is tracked to him!!

Frank Grimes · 15-03-2002 9:37am

They are a clever bunch alright

Irish_Ranger_IR · 15-03-2002 10:32am

Maybe it is a scam,

but the good scams never get cought.. the bad ones do....

Kolodny · 15-03-2002 2:36pm

Originally posted by fcddunne
I dont know if it is possible to set up a premium rate number on INMARSAT

I think it costs about €10 or more a minute to call an INMARSAT phone anyway. Someone is getting very rich from this.

Irish_Ranger_IR · 15-03-2002 2:44pm

Double ****e.........

Boss is going to kill me for calling the number on my mobile phone, i am not going to check out this post again, as its making me wish I never called it in the first place....Woe is me.....:(

Victor · 15-03-2002 3:06pm

Originally posted by Irish_Ranger_IR
Boss is going to kill me for calling the number on my mobile phone, i am not going to check out this post again, as its making me wish I never called it in the first place....Woe is me.....:(

I hope you turned off caller Id, otherwise you never know who might find your number ...

Irish_Ranger_IR · 15-03-2002 3:11pm

Originally posted by Victor

I hope you turned off caller Id, otherwise you never know who might find your number ...

I said I wouldn't come back in here....but.. temptation gave in....

The Bin has my number.......

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH..

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up Glue Sniffing..."

Lloyd Bridges..Airplane.........

Clinical Waste · 16-03-2002 5:13pm

Don't worry he has mine too!
(and my boss is paying the bill also.....)

rymus · 17-03-2002 6:44am

Originally posted by Irish_Ranger_IR
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up Glue Sniffing..."

Lloyd Bridges..Airplane.........

To divert from 1-800-BIN-LADEN for a minute....

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.

Ohh heaven, the complete script

http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~rkogan/humor/airplane.html

Call Bin Laden

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