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Spoofed telephone numbers.

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Dec 2022 17:10

Scammers from abroad can apparently direct their calls through a U.K. number so it looks like the caller is from the U.K.

If enough people report the number it gets taken down here

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 15 Dec 2022 16:14

You are right about the messages. But as this was local number I may well have phoned them back as callers to the Volunteer Centre sometimes misdial our number. I alway do that when they leave a message for the centre - some of the callers are very elderly and somewhat confused.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 15 Dec 2022 15:10

I always leave my phone on answerphone, very few scammers leave a message.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 15 Dec 2022 13:09

That was the first one that I’ve had with my telephone code. They usually have an obscure ( to me) code.

I didn’t pick up yesterdays overseas call - when I looked up that one it was Tulsa, USA :-S

Florence61

Florence61 Report 15 Dec 2022 13:04

If my landlines rings, I pick up and don't say a word until the caller speaks. if I don't recognize who there are, I just hang up without speaking.
You are right though names, sometimes they do use a local number as that has happened here.

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 15 Dec 2022 12:10

Had another call today from Bank Security BUT the spoofed number was a local one so not so obvious.

Be careful.