RollingJ Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, pattricia said: Getting a lot of calls this week saying that they are from BT and they are going to cut off my Internet. I have BT Call Blocker but when I dial this to block the call, BT say the scam caller did not leave their number. Strange, @pattricia - have you got caller display on your phone? In any case, as you know, BT would not call you - the message would come from your ISP - in the very unlikely event that this was to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, RollingJ said: Strange, @pattricia - have you got caller display on your phone? In any case, as you know, BT would not call you - the message would come from your ISP - in the very unlikely event that this was to happen. I do not have caller display on my phone and BT is my ISP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, pattricia said: I do not have caller display on my phone and BT is my ISP. OK. If I were you, I would get a caller display phone, but that is your decision. Regardless, these calls, which seem to be one of the scammers favourites at the moment are total fakes - as you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiat500 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I had a pleasant chat with a scammer yesterday on the landline. He said my washing machine had come to end of warranty. I said I haven't got one I go to stream and beat my washing on a rock. Don't think he understood my sarcasm as he then asked had I got any other electricity items. I said no cos I live in a tent, I haven't even got a phone. He then laughed and said ok I think I understand, have a nice day, I said you too. Now if they were all like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, RollingJ said: OK. If I were you, I would get a caller display phone, but that is your decision. Regardless, these calls, which seem to be one of the scammers favourites at the moment are total fakes - as you know. Yes, I could do with a caller display phone but if the scammer withholds their number, then no number will be displayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Had the already-known "PayPal" text to my mobile a few minutes ago. Recent payment not recognised, something wrong with account number, log in to sort... usual rubbish they dream up. Whilst most folk will rumble what's going on, I guess they only need 1 in a 1000 to fall for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1295galaxy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Radio Sheffield had the subject about a Sheffield man losing £4500 with Amazon Prime,he got a call about Amazon Prime,which Amazon never do,but the person caught out didn"t realise this,and they got hold of is bank details so lost is money,just had two calls this morning and i knew it was fake as Amazon do not call you at All,so warn everyone not to answer these calls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 hours ago, pattricia said: Yes, I could do with a caller display phone but if the scammer withholds their number, then no number will be displayed. I had the BT call blocker service but still got tired of numerous,ever changing numbers that I had to block.Ultimately there was no capacity to add more numbers. Much better for me is the 100% Call blocker phones which only ring out for numbers in your contacts,or have to announce their name before ringing out. If I check the call registers I am still getting dozens of calls a month from spurious numbers that never ring out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busdriver1 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Been getting them for months. Good to see Radio Sheffield finally catching up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 If you show the phone number ringing there is a different number every time .I get a couple each week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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