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Scam phone calls
09-05-2018 2:32 PM
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Hi All,
Today I received a phone call from an asian guy professing to be from openreach and offered a discount for low phone call usage. I let him talk and he appeared to be in possession of too much information regarding my broadband and phone provider (plusnet) for comfort. He hung up when I refused to give him an answer to personal question. the call was from 02476680965, a number that is "unobtainable" when called back.
Does anyone know if this a scam?
Thanks.
Re: Scam phone calls
09-05-2018 4:06 PM
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If a number is reported as unobtainable, no such number - then certainly it is a scam. It is a spoofed number. Even if a number rings, it could still be a spoofed number, in as much as they have spoofed someone else's perfectly genuine number. It happens often.
Re: Scam phone calls
09-05-2018 4:15 PM - edited 09-05-2018 4:19 PM
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Re: Scam phone calls
09-05-2018 8:51 PM
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Thanks for that, the conversation style was not that of a professional organisation.
It is a bit worrying that the guy had a lot of detail about my Plusnet package though.
Re: Scam phone calls
09-05-2018 10:21 PM
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024 is the code for Coventry. The number has not been commented on at https://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02476680965, perhaps you'd like to be the first one.
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