James Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

People are phoned, the call cuts off before they can answer and, when they ring the dialler back, they are put straight through at an exorbitant rate to an answering machine speaking in an Arabic tongue somewhere else. People everywhere are being caught. The operator, 3, has blocked the number, so I wonder what the other operators will do to protect customers from this scam. The best protection is knowledge. If anyone who rings from an unrecognised number is interested in talking, he or she will leave a voicemail. Otherwise, do not return the call.