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13th April 2021, 08:55 | #11 |
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We have had a number of automated scam calls and the odd one where there is a real person on the end of the line.
The automated ones get listed on my phone as 2 22 - not the full number. They all have the same code but the number varies. We block them but of course they can get through again by simply changing a digit. The Automated calls are badly done - American accents referring to HMRC, arrest warrants, Court House and on a couple of occasions “the Sheriff” was apparently on his way. The last real person was an Indian lady telling me my internet was about to be cut off. I said:- “Great! - do it. I’m fed up with my supplier and want to take them to court so if you illegally remove a paid for service that is not being properly provided I can claim more compensation!” She hung up. |
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13th April 2021, 09:11 | #13 |
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I had a very common one yesterday, an automated call stating that £79.99 had been taken from my account to renew Amazon Prime membership and to press 1 if I wished to cancel. If I hadn't been busy I would have pressed 1 and done a bit of scam baiting to waste their time for however long I could keep them talking.
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13th April 2021, 10:17 | #14 |
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Yes the Amazon one is very common, I had it a few weeks ago early on a Saturday morning, they were going to charge me $59, yes Dollars so I told her I dont live in the US and she then said no Canadian!!! I said I live in the UK and she hung up. It was a mobile number.
Its not so common now but I used to waist the time of the ones trying to sell home insulation, I live in a Cottage with solid stone walls and when they would come round after many phone calls to quote for cavity wall insulation the sales person would get cross realising I was wasting there time. One had driven over 3 hours to get to me. They never rung again. |
13th April 2021, 10:35 | #15 |
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I friend down the the road offers "Let me tell you about Jesus" which hasnt so far had any takers. He also tells them to wait for a bit as he hasnt got any clothes on which leads to the call ending quickly. Keep well.
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13th April 2021, 14:18 | #16 |
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Had several of these over the past few weeks and have my bag packed awaiting my imminent arrest as I didn’t press option 1. Lol
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15th April 2021, 08:52 | #17 |
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Had one just now from an Indian Call Centre where I could hear people talking in the background and the “caller” doing stuff at a desk - but the caller seemed unaware I had picked up.
Shame - I am twiddling my thumbs a bit this morning as I have a dentist Appt later and it would have been good fun to string one of these bar stewards along to waste as much of their time as possible. |
15th December 2021, 18:28 | #18 |
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Kept a chap from 'microsoft' on the land line for half an hour today and let him think he had almost got control of my computer. I was enjoying a tea break when he phoned, so I strung him along.
Towards the end I got Mrs Noc to ring my mobile and then I had a pretend conversation with my son who I told him was the computer brains of the family. We then had a sort of 3 way conversation with me relaying everything between him and my son, and then the comments back the other way warning me this chap was a scammer. This went on for ages and it was all I could do not to laugh as the scammer really thought he had won me over, only to fall at the last fence. |
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If you happen to have a Google Pixel phone then when call comes in as well as the usual 'Accept' and 'Decline' you also have a 'Screen' option. If you hit this then the Google Assistant answers the call and talks to the other person. Most scam calls immediately drop but if the person does talk back what they're saying is transcribed on your screen in real time and you then have the option to take it or not.
It's really effective and dealing with scam and sales calls
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15th December 2021, 20:13 | #20 |
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Just about all the calls we receive on the land line are scams, so unless it is a number we recognise we usually let them go to answerphone. Unless I'm bored and in need of a bit of entertainment.
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