wmartin@ALMSA-1.ARPA.UUCP (02/04/87)
Just as a brief followup to the recent discussions of British PhoneCard toll fraud, I heard a news item on a BBC World Service "News about Britain" program a couple days ago that a number of the staff at British Telecom have been charged with complicity in a toll-fraud scheme. This was only a sentence or two, giving no detail, but the fraud seemed to be plain human criminality, with no computerized aspects. Included amongst those charged were some operators; it appeared that the fraud was simple actions like not reporting for billing calls the operators handled. Perhaps someone on the list(s) with access to British media can post more details. Regards, Will Martin