Should I have pressed "1"?

Why not call your Master Card bank and ask this of a MC bank support rep? IMHO, it smells fishy to me. I'd verify all this with the 800 toll-free number.

I did - I checked in with my credit card and debit card as both as mastercards. In both cases, my account is fine and neither one was involved with the call.

You did good. Pressing 1 would likely have autodialed a 900 prefix and charged your phone account with god knows how many bucks. Kind of like clicking some kind of link on a2k. You get whatever you get.

Damn I knew I shouldn't pressed that a2k link - must be why "Peggy" keeps sending me emails.

I did a quick google search with what was said in the message - apparantely when you press 1, they ask you to punch in your credit card number.

I thought too that it could be one of those auto dials too - but would an auto dial work if it is saved on your phonemail?

I believe it would work, but can't swear to it.

Five responses here ... all send via a Telstra mobile to a Satellite phone in Uzbekistan...then diverted to a premium Uzbekistan 1900 number ...

Thanks a $$$$$!

All I sent was the account number and routing number from the checking account. It's the East Bank of the Mississipi, by the way. Lots of liquid assets, but they're mostly underwater.