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cliffj
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Joined: Aug 03, 2008
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Dec 05, 2008 - 07:14 PM |
 
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sorry i was just sent a phone number in latin letters (e.g. P, X, R, W, V, etc.) but don't know what it means. i'm assuming it's a chinese thing. if anybody knows could you please explain |
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underh20
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Joined: Sep 27, 2006
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Dec 05, 2008 - 07:20 PM |
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Never had a Chinese person do that before. Strange. |
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styleSH
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Joined: June 19, 2005
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Dec 05, 2008 - 07:50 PM |
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well check your keypad of your mobile and figure out the numbers... |
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kuldaen
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Location: Somewhere in Shanghai
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Dec 07, 2008 - 11:50 AM |
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Are you sure it wasn't some scam asking you to text the letters to some service.
China Mobile are famous for their weird codes for "promotional" deals. Even their
standard account check SMS is "YECX" |
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