Strange phone call

[drmcw]

I just had a call on my BT line where when I answered the call I got the standard BT message along the lines of 'The number you have called cannot be found'

I hung up. What was that about then?

Mike

[talksthetorque]

what did 1471 say?

[vixen1700]

drmcw said:

What was that about then?

Dunno!

[mr_spock]

Sounds like an autodialer trying to connect you to "Alan" in Delhi but they got the config wrong.

[drmcw]

That was my thought as well, an autodialler scam that was messed up.

I forgot to 1471 and we've had a call since then.

If it happens again then I'll 1471.

I couldn't see how it could be a proper scam.

[glenrobbo]

I just got a strange phone call from an Indian-sounding lady asking for me by name.

I told her that I was DS Johnson of Stockport CID Fraud Division and how could I be of assistance? She abruptly hung up.

1471 gave me the caller's number which I looked up and found was from Portadown.
I do not know anybody in that town.

Shame really, she sounded so nice...

[red_slr]

glenrobbo said:

I just got a strange phone call from an Indian-sounding lady asking for me by name.

I told her that I was DS Johnson of Stockport CID Fraud Division and how could I be of assistance? She abruptly hung up.

1471 gave me the caller's number which I looked up and found was from Portadown.
I do not know anybody in that town.

Shame really, she sounded so nice...

She probably thought you were this guy...

[Scabutz]

red_slr said:

glenrobbo said:

I just got a strange phone call from an Indian-sounding lady asking for me by name.

I told her that I was DS Johnson of Stockport CID Fraud Division and how could I be of assistance? She abruptly hung up.

1471 gave me the caller's number which I looked up and found was from Portadown.
I do not know anybody in that town.

Shame really, she sounded so nice...

She probably thought you were this guy...

No, the other one

[red_slr]

[Riley Blue]

glenrobbo said:

I just got a strange phone call from an Indian-sounding lady asking for me by name.

I told her that I was DS Johnson of Stockport CID Fraud Division and how could I be of assistance? She abruptly hung up.

1471 gave me the caller's number which I looked up and found was from Portadown.
I do not know anybody in that town.

Shame really, she sounded so nice...

Everyone who receives such a call should tell them that, it would really freak them out

[Robbo 27]

Similar experience a few years ago, I answered a call which was a pre recorded message. I put the phone down. a few minutes later I went to make a call, picked up the phone and the pre recorded message was still going. I tried to disconnect several times but gave up. The next Vigin bill showed a call cost on this one call of just under £20. They insisted that I had made the call, wouldnt accept my word that I had not made the call.

Oftel, at least at that time, dont take action of the dispute is less than £20.

[glenrobbo]

red_slr said:

She probably thought you were this guy...

Nah, I said CID: he's with Stockport FBI.

[drmcw]

Robbo 27 said:

Similar experience a few years ago, I answered a call which was a pre recorded message. I put the phone down. a few minutes later I went to make a call, picked up the phone and the pre recorded message was still going. I tried to disconnect several times but gave up. The next Vigin bill showed a call cost on this one call of just under £20. They insisted that I had made the call, wouldnt accept my word that I had not made the call.

Oftel, at least at that time, dont take action of the dispute is less than £20.

But how can in an incoming call run up a bill on a BT landline?

[Robbo 27]

drmcw said:

But how can in an incoming call run up a bill on a BT landline?

That was the mystery. It was Virgin rather than BT and they insisted that we had made the call. Only two of us in the house, I answered the call which was to a premium rate number.

[Puggit]

You've had 2 calls on your land line in one day? Do you live in the phone exchange?!

[Pericoloso]

Puggit said:

You've had 2 calls on your land line in one day? Do you live in the phone exchange?!

Or the 1970s.....

[talksthetorque]

[glenrobbo]

Two phone calls in one day????


I don't believe it!!!

[drmcw]

I didn't actually ask for the calls or want them. Both nuisance calls.

Anyway reception out here in the sticks can be patchy, don't even think about Three.