Florida twisters dial up a fortune from Brits

Florida twisters dial up a fortune from Brits:
Internet 'rogue dialler' swindles have caught out as many as 80,000 home computer users. Rupert Jones reports

What's the link between trade union official Alan Scrimgour, his telephone bill, a mysterious "cyber-porn" company called Edvan Solutions, and the US president's brother, Jeb Bush?

The answer is that they have all found themselves involved in the strange saga of a "rogue dialler" internet swindle of the type highlighted by Jobs & Money earlier this year. This scam is continuing to rip off home computer users - it emerged this week that as many as 80,000 people have complained of being fleeced by rogue diallers since the start of this year.

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