What Happens if You press Nine?

[Wilma]

I just had a telephone call about lowering my credit card rate to 6.9 percent and it ended with saying "Please press 9 now".  I hung up.  It seems to me that I have heard something about pressing 9, but I don't remember what.  Does anyone know what I am trying to remember?

[S-S]

Was it the scam about telemarket calls that you get charged an outrageous amount for if you press 9?

[Wilma]

I am thinking that it is, but I can't remember for sure.  Anyway, I hung up without doing anything.  I'm nobody's sucka.

[W. Gray]

http://honeypot.net/scam-calls-card-services


The above has to do with lowering your credit card rate to 6.9% and pressing "9".

Another web site says that pressing 9 will allow the person on the other end to use your phone for long distance with the charges accruing to you.