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| Thread ID: 112593 | 2010-09-13 09:38:00 | Phone scam | pine-o-cleen (2955) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1136808 | 2010-09-13 09:38:00 | I have been receiving calls from a number starting with 0091 and that is 14 digits in length. The phone would ring for less than 2 rings and then hang up, and then the same a few minutes later. Now I read about a scam where this would happen, and naturally, the person being rung would want to ring back, out of curiosity, and would get a large bill on their phone account. Is this what these calls are? If so, what can I do about it? |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1136809 | 2010-09-13 09:50:00 | 0091 is India. More than likely it's scammers. | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 1136810 | 2010-09-13 20:38:00 | Talk to your service provider about prank or nuisance calls, they most likely would block the number or contact the abuse department in india | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1136811 | 2010-09-14 09:36:00 | Ok, so my wife just got one of these calls, from an 0044 number now. Weird. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1136812 | 2010-09-14 10:05:00 | That's the UK | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1136813 | 2010-09-15 11:55:00 | With all the outsourcing that's going on to third world countries, it was probably your ISP calling to ask if you're satisfied with their service. | Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 1136814 | 2010-09-15 12:03:00 | Is this what these calls are? If so, what can I do about it? Simple, don't answer them, it sounds like a 'bait and catch' scheme to me! If you don't know anybody calling from those prefixes, why would you want to call back??? Curiosity simply killed the cat, no harm done, but it can empty the bank account of a doofus. Cheers Billy 8-{) :pf1mobmini: |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1136815 | 2010-09-15 14:03:00 | Someone I know, fooling around one time, dialed a random number and had a conversation with a random dude for 30s or so. Quite funny to listen to Which brings me to the question, is this behaviour illegal in any way (dialing numbers unsolicited)? If so, what might you do about these overseas numbers? |
forrest44 (754) | ||
| 1136816 | 2010-09-15 19:51:00 | I doubt dialling someone is illegal however it could be spam if they then try and sell you something | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1136817 | 2010-09-15 22:22:00 | With all the outsourcing that's going on to third world countries, it was probably your ISP calling to ask if you're satisfied with their service. :lol: Unfortunately there may be a grain of truth in that!! |
Marnie (4574) | ||
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