Two telephone scam calls in one morning!

[mh007]

Originally Posted by Borg Warner

https://www.tpsonline.org.uk

Been registered with these for years, still get loads of scam calls per week.


As already said, most come from abroad & apparently can't be stopped

[RPWC]

Best warn my mother about the covid svam.

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by mh007

Been registered with these for years, still get loads of scam calls per week.


As already said, most come from abroad & apparently can't be stopped

We were and are registered too, it seems to it made little difference to the sheer number of calls. Many are from abroad, but there are numerous companies who set up in the UK making these calls who ignore the TPS list. You hear of them regularly being raided, but they just phoenix.



I'm sure the telcos could easily block these callers, they just need a good enough reason to reject the business. The telcos provide them with lines to make the calls.

[Rogue]

Not wishing to make light of the subject but someone just msged me this



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB_Hi7R0Ybk

[Gate Keeper]

By coincidence, I received a phone call this morning from someone who said his name was Dave and could I check the messages on my phone as he had sent £6,800 to me by mistake and could I send it back to him. It became more suspicious when he asked what country I was in, he said he was in a state because his dad had died of the virus. He kept on ringing me with several calls in succession.

I blocked his number and turned my phone off.
Later on, I checked and no money had been received. It was a scam.

Most of the population here, have no bank accounts and no credit cards because of poverty. Banking is carried out through Microfinance cashless using Mpesa on the mobile phone. In fact, cash is no longer accepted in many shops etc. Everything is paid in and out using the Mobile phone, a system pioneered in Africa by Vodafone.

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

I have caller identification. If I don’t recognise the number then I don’t pick up. If it is a genuine call then the caller can leave a message. So far the record scam calls is 12, all from the same number in one day.

I Have caller identification too. Plus a message system if I'm not at home.

My identification system is my brain.--

I was born with a brain that remembers numbers. I carry the phone numbers, land and mobile, in my head of, all my family and friends.

Also medical references, credit card numbers, dates of birth etc.--Any numbers. There is an annoying part to this though, I can still remembers things like phone numbers from 50 years ago.
I would like to forget them but I can't.---

I simply don't answer any phone number I don't recognise.

[planenut]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

I Have caller identification too. Plus a message system if I'm not at home.

My identification system is my brain.--

I was born with a brain that remembers numbers. I carry the phone numbers, land and mobile, in my head of, all my family and friends.

Also medical references, credit card numbers, dates of birth etc.--Any numbers. There is an annoying part to this though, I can still remembers things like phone numbers from 50 years ago.
I would like to forget them but I can't.---

I simply don't answer any phone number I don't recognise.

Lucky in many ways.

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by Borg Warner

https://www.tpsonline.org.uk

Why oh why do these folk want to take over a part of your computer before they let you read anything.

Well as far as I'm concerned they can stick their cookies--------------shine.--

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by Borg Warner

Handy:

https://who-called.co.uk

And

https://scam-numbers.co.uk/Number//

Had, what appeared to be, several UK numbers call us a number of times over a couple of days. These rang off before we could answer (as we didn't recognise the number we wouldn't have taken the call anyway). We are led to believe that they hope the recipient does a call back and the number is a high charge one, they answer but say nothing.

There are some really despicable people out the so take care.

I find these calls very strange Gary. Even if you pick up the phone as fast as possible they still hang up.-

How do they make money out of doing this as they most certainly haven't sold anything.

[RPWC]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

I Have caller identification too. Plus a message system if I'm not at home.

My identification system is my brain.--

I was born with a brain that remembers numbers. I carry the phone numbers, land and mobile, in my head of, all my family and friends.

Also medical references, credit card numbers, dates of birth etc.--Any numbers. There is an annoying part to this though, I can still remembers things like phone numbers from 50 years ago.
I would like to forget them but I can't.---

I simply don't answer any phone number I don't recognise.

I had to get a call blocker on my mother's line. BT said any scam call will be picked up by the system and the words SCAM CALL will appear on the display. We have written notes next to the phones saying if this comes up dont answer