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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Frank… I wasn’t far off… =)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Frank Lin<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 27 October 2017 12:24 PM<br><b>Cc:</b> ausnog mailing list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] High number of inbound automated Chinese language calls on AAPT CTS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>translates to <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is the Chinese Embassy, you have an important message to be collected. If you have any questions press 0. Our Chinese language department will be able to assist you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 at 15:12 Alan Woodman <<a href="mailto:alan@awoodman.net">alan@awoodman.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Matt sent me the voice recording to listen to as I can speak some Chinese, but my listening skills a little weak these days as its been quite a few years since I’ve needed to listen to Chinese… This is what I came up with:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-3766190709232425833msoplaintext><span style='color:#1F497D'>“This is a call from the Chinese Embassy, please take a minute to answer this question, to agree to answer the question press 0. Something something (I can't catch it properly) for your happiness/fortune.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:#1F497D'>这里是中国使馆</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic";color:#1F497D'>你用一分</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:#1F497D'>钟快填领取，深有可有一问，请打零，</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>something</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:#1F497D'>为你福。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m sure there is a native Chinese speaker on this list that can translate it better than me… </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AusNOG [mailto:<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Haylock<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 27 October 2017 11:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> Andrew Yager<br><b>Cc:</b> ausnog mailing list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] High number of inbound automated Chinese language calls on AAPT CTS</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Just got one myself to my personal MyNetFone VoIP! at least now I know what it is without asking for someone to translate... so sad for those who fall for the trap though :(<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Rob<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On 27 October 2017 at 13:54, Andrew Yager <<a href="mailto:andrew@rwts.com.au" target="_blank">andrew@rwts.com.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi Matt,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We have seen multiple instances of this over the last couple of months to different number blocks.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>It's usually a Mandarin message claiming to be from the ATO.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Have logged a few complaints on a few of them; have not got anywhere useful because each number is called "once" and doesn't meet the threshold for a nuisance claim.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If any of my upstreams want to care though… I'm happy to provide more details… :) (nudge… nudge…)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On 27 October 2017 at 13:34, Matt Perkins <<a href="mailto:matt@spectrum.com.au" target="_blank">matt@spectrum.com.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Here's some Friday fun.<br><br>Are there any people with AAPT CTS that are receiving very high volumes (500 an hour) of a Chinese language automated message. Numbers dialed in appear to be random within a routed ranges they also appear to be using random calling id's some start with 028009XX. Im told that the message says it's from the Chinese consulate and ask you to push zero. I suspect they are trying to determine which numbers have Chinese language speakers answer for some later scam. But only appears to be on AAPT CTS. We have CTS with a few other carriers and seeing nothing on those inbound.<br><br>Interested to see if others are receiving same.<span style='color:#888888'><br><br><span class=m-3766190709232425833m5175357909513223514hoenzb>Matt.</span><br><br><br><br><span class=m-3766190709232425833m5175357909513223514hoenzb>-- </span><br><span class=m-3766190709232425833m5175357909513223514hoenzb>/* Matt Perkins</span><br><span class=m-3766190709232425833m5175357909513223514hoenzb> Direct <a href="tel:1300%20137%20379" target="_blank">1300 137 379</a> Spectrum Networks Ptd. 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