Telephone Scammers.

[andys]

I always ask them what colour underwear they have on, in a loud, clear and confident voice. Doesn't matter if the caller is male or female.

Never respond to anything they say, just keep on repeating the same question, even if they tell you the answer, until they eventually hang up.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Must remember that one...

[andys]

Do it in a General Melchett-type voice for full effect.

[Techno]

If only I didn't go into total, raving, melt down anger.....I might just try that.

Cheers - Phil.

(Though they haven't phoned again since I told them to "Go away".)

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Last time I used a 2 word response - but normally ask em technical questions - What operating system, is it a desktop or lap top, which browser. They soon give up then. Also giving them a dose of 4Extra or Radio 4 is good.

IanS

[Steve J]

I point out that our number is ex-directory and therefore by 'phoning it, they're breaking the law. We also have that caller preference thing to supposedly prevent such calls, although they are auto-generated. Another thing to be careful of is that you may be being charged for the price of the call, which is one clever scam, so hang up damend quick. I know one chap who set up his number premium rate) in such a way as he made money from the calls, so kept them chatting for as long as possible, knowing he was raking it in .

[Dr Dave]

I ask them how they look in the mirror knowing that their mummy and dad raised them to be liars and thieves. Then I get rude and nasty!

It's a nice vent if I've had a tough day 

[Techno]

I point out that our number is ex-directory and therefore by 'phoning it, they're breaking the law. We also have that caller preference thing to supposedly prevent such calls, although they are auto-generated.

I'm ex-D......and on the (now) laughable telephone pref. service......

As you mention, Steve auto diallers from overseas don't give a poo. 

Seeing as they haven't called for 24 hours, I guess another area code is now getting calls from these awfully nice people.

Cheers - Phil

[mollinary]

Seeing as they haven't called for 24 hours, I guess another area code is now getting calls from these awfully nice people.

Cheers - Phil

Yes, mine! Eight times in the last forty eight hours!

[Ben Waterhouse]

Yes, mine! Eight times in the last forty eight hours!

Ditto - six

[Techno]

 

They ARE (please insert your own word or phrase here) !!!

I assume it was the same "This is your Internet Service Provider.....There has been fraudulent activity on your line....We will be terminating your connection in the next 24 hours....Please press one to speak to an advisor."

That's what I was getting apart from the one 'real person' that I was rude to.

Cheers - Phil

[mollinary]

Yes that was the one, plus another claiming there was currently an on line transaction going on from my account of £600, please press one to talk to an adviser. Only one of the 8 was a real person, and that call lasted four seconds!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

My last set were from the United Utilities office in Warrington, 5 silent ones. OFCOM informed 

[Orcs]

Mrs Orcs colleague has had his telephone number cloned by a scam company, so that when they call someone the number shown is his. THis means he gets loads of call from people who call to ask him why he called.  Bt reckon their is nothing they can do .....HMMMMM!

[Techno]

Mrs Orcs colleague has had his telephone number cloned by a scam company, so that when they call someone the number shown is his. THis means he gets loads of call from people who call to ask him why he called.  Bt reckon their is nothing they can do .....HMMMMM!

That's a b*gger !!......I'd always assumed that the scammers used non existent numbers to pretend they were calling from the UK.
There used to be a service called CNI (Called Number Intercept) when I worked for BT...a lifetime ago.

That meant anyone calling a CNI'd number would first go through to an operator, who would ask why they were calling.....and then pass the call on, if it was a genuine one.
(This was to intercept malicious/stalker type calls.)
Maybe BT don't provide that anymore.....They'd probably get far too many requests for that service, because of the multitude of scam calls nowadays.

Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Stroll on....

Have these ******* called the rest of the UK already !!!
Appears to only have taken then 3 weeks to get back around to me....Bet it's the same shots (sic) as before.

Starting from scratch again, perhaps ? 

(Oh for a real person on the end of the line, rather than the automated message.)

Cheers - Phil 

[Heedless Horseman]

7 , SEVEN calls in 2 1/2 hours last Tuesday...strange(?)...day after U.K  Bank Hol? 2 BT recorded messages, 2 Service Provider recorded messages and 3 auto's that rang off as I paused before saying anything. At the time, I was trying to bathe my 86 yr old mother!. If 'they' could get Bin Laden they could get some of these b*****ds.  Not lol.   

[Techno]

AAARGH !!

After the single call a few days ago, I was expecting a load more.....But haven't had one since.
Probably trying to lull me into a false sense of security.

Sympathies, HH.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Last I had- UK voice over saying my visa card had been used in a foreign country, press 1 to find out more. Did si and was told by an Asian voice I had rung them. Let you imagine my reply !. Then checked with bank and Cc coy, it were a scam. Lady at Lloyds was amused by my response to spammers.

[Techno]

There was a very good prog on Channel 5 last night featuring an 'ethical hacker' who showed the 'tricks of the trade', and how the naughty people use them.

(Some of this has been mentioned already, in previous posts....but it cleared up a few things in what passes for my mind.)

There was a tiny little 'computer', about the size of a 20 packet of 20 ciggys that was shown....Yours for £30...that could be programmed to spit out 200 calls a second.
They 'use the net' to make these calls, so it's not like they're paying proper money for them.

No wonder there are so many of these wretched calls floating around.

He also showed how he could make a call, (or send a text) and make it appear that it came from ANY telephone number he wanted.....Your bank, the taxman, 10 Downing street, a family member.....you name it !

Makes me even more wary now ! 

Cheers - Phil