The Central Scrutiniser Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Received a call this morning, computer generated womans voice, telling me my internet will be cut off in 24 to 48 hours. I need press one to speak to my internet provider. I simply hung up. The worry is it was my landline number which has been ex directory for more than 30 years. Only immediate family & my bank have it. A lucky shot by some kind of number generator of some thing more sinister? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, The Central Scrutiniser said: Received a call this morning, computer generated womans voice, telling me my internet will be cut off in 24 to 48 hours. I need press one to speak to my internet provider. I simply hung up. The worry is it was my landline number which has been ex directory for more than 30 years. Only immediate family & my bank have it. A lucky shot by some kind of number generator of some thing more sinister? The computer rings all possible numbers. Being ex-directory doesn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheDruid-3X3 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I Hate Phone Scams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Yay. The Smurfs have reached Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Here's a strange one, London accented man phoned my mobile yesterday and said "Alright mate, its John hows it going" - so I thought it was someone I knew and got a bit panicky because I had no idea who John was. Anyway after a couple of exchanges he asked me if I still wanted the shorts & called me Claire, by now I realised he had the wrong number which I told him then he asked if I wanted the shorts and started flirting with me, saying I have a nice voice (utter lies, I sound dreadful). I didn't want the shorts nor his flirtation so I said "Have a nice day, goodbye now." and went off the phone. I was telling my friend about the call later, my friend said it was a scam to get my address to steal my identity! Pfft! Shocking, I could have easily been sucked in, for example had he said "Would you like some chocolate?" I'd have been well in, shorts? behave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Me too, who on earth would want to do such a crappy thing? Strange at best, disturbing when considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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