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| Thread ID: 57053 | 2005-04-22 10:29:00 | Telephone spam... or scam? | Mercury (1316) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 347611 | 2005-04-22 10:29:00 | This evening I had a weird phone call. Caller: "Hi, is this telephone number located in Auckland, New Zealand." Me: "Yes...... um .. why?" Caller: "We're a market research company located in Australia entering country codes into our system, I'm just checking we have got it right." Me: "In New Zealand we have things called Telephone Books for that purpose. Don't you have these in Australia?" Caller (in a slightly frosty voice): "Yes we do but we are just checking our loading system. Goodbye." Now my first thought on this is "Ho hum, I'm about to get phone spammed big time so its time to think up a new set of lies for my entertainment" (I particularly liked the one just before Y2K Question:"Is there anyone in your house who uses a computer?" Answer: "No" or the Question: "I'm seeking people's opinions", Answer: "I'm sorry, I don't have any opinions") My second thought was more sinister. Just as spammers hijack legitimate email addresses as return to sender, can they somehow do something similar with phone numbers? Fake caller ID's? Re-routing billing? |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 347612 | 2005-04-22 10:32:00 | They were probally ringing to see if anyone was home before they broke in, next step is they will turn off your water when the suspect you are on holiday,come back the next day and water is still off then they know your not sleeping at home..... | Metla (12) | ||
| 347613 | 2005-04-22 10:35:00 | We will man guard on the water tank immediately! | Mercury (1316) | ||
| 347614 | 2005-04-22 10:37:00 | C: Are you interested in $type insurance? M: It's covered by my union C: Ok thanks for your time Works every single time. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 347615 | 2005-04-22 10:43:00 | Well I've thought of a new one: "Oh how WONDERFUL to get a phone call from such a LOVELY person and I haven't spoken to anyone for absolute WEEKS and I'm really DESPERATE to tell someone how DELIGHTFUL the pansies in the garden are looking at the moment ever since those REALLY NASTY snails ..... etc etc etc ... oh I really must dash because the jug is boiling over but you WILL call again won't you? Goodbye" |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 347616 | 2005-04-22 10:47:00 | I just put the phone back on the cradle without a word, though if they asked a question as to my location they would have got a **** you before i did so. | Metla (12) | ||
| 347617 | 2005-04-22 10:55:00 | I just put the phone back on the cradle without a word, though if they asked a question as to my location they would have got a **** you before i did so . Without a word HA I bet PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 347618 | 2005-04-22 10:57:00 | Actually it was the tone of voice - a female slightly hesitating and doubtfully questioning in an innocent sort of way - that caught me briefly off guard and brought the "Yes" response . I wasn't thinking quite quickly enough otherwise I would have pointed out that it is pointless researching anything here as we either refuse to answer or lie (the last person I said that one to didn't sound at all friendly as she hung up) |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 347619 | 2005-04-22 10:58:00 | Caller: "Hi, is this telephone number located in Auckland, New Zealand." Me: "Where?" Caller: "We're a market research company located in Australia entering country codes into our system, I'm just checking we have got it right." Me: "I'm in Outer Mongolia" |
pctek (84) | ||
| 347620 | 2005-04-22 11:05:00 | pctek - Does this mean you got a phone call too? Or is this just a better answer? Anyhow, first question still not resolved - spam or scam? |
Mercury (1316) | ||
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