Tbh i get so many now that im now at the point I assume every email,text etc I receive is a scam.
Is there a need for one ?
If this post sinks into oblivion we'll have our answer. But I note that there are quite a few posts asking "is this a scam". If there is a need for such a thread, should it be in the G&D or the BP ?
I've just received a text claiming to be from Vodafone informing me that I have 3 workingdays (sic) to redeem my points.
The obvious spelling error, and the fact that I'm not with Vodafone were a bit of a giveaway. Also the number it came from (07507 345093) is an EE number.
Tbh i get so many now that im now at the point I assume every email,text etc I receive is a scam.
Hannah’s shared some intimate photos with me by mistake if anyone’s interested.
I find Apple remarkably good at putting them in my junk folder. Whenever I decide to purge it I am amazed at the number of toothbrushes I won from Boots, and the number of packages I never received because they needed more instructions.
As an aside, how can you tell the mobile network from the number?
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I have mixed views on the way Apple handles junk. Yes Marc it does put what it believes to be junk in the junk folder correctly in the majority of cases, it's how it handles them after that that causes me issues. On my MAC anything in junk that I mark as blocked still goes into my junk folder the next time the sender sends same or similar, yet the same message does not, quite correctly, appear anywhere on either my iPad or iPhone. So blocking works on iPad and iPhone but not on MAC.
Seems to be just apple mail app on the MAC that's at fault and I've raised it with Apple, as have many, but they don't seem to be able to fix it - well, either that or they don't seem to understand the issue.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
A google search turns up https://who-called.co.uk/Mobile/07507
However - although it may have originally been allocated to EE, numbers are often retained when you switch providers.
Thank you. The retention possibility is what prompted my question. Of course in your case it didn’t matter.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I have noticed of late that when I get a scam voice call the person tries to insist they are from O2, which they never are. I can see that an insistent caller may convince some people but the Indian sounding lady was most certainly not 'Susan from O2 network'
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Does this count?
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
I think withholding your number and ringing them for a chat about the best liquid plant food for tomatoes and cucumbers, or their advice on the best brand of beans and sausages in a can would probably annoy them no end. I wonder if there's any law against asking strangers their advice on these things, if they phoned you first?
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Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Have millions waiting for me to collect
If I get a junk call I always ask them if they want to buy a speedboat
That's what I do, keep them talking at their expense, usually about me having a bone in my leg and can they help - which the India ladies simply don't understand. It's great fun and I've plenty of time on my hands so whilst I'm holding their attention they're not scamming someone else.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Got caught out last week when I got a text from a general 07xx number about fraud suspicious activity on Tesco cc… then a call from withheld number a few mins later.. I didn’t answer but called the tel number on the back of my card and apparently it was Tesco calling me… about a 34p suspicious transaction… so ended up with all new card numbers. Wish they had used either their app to support this or an official text number …
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Had one this morning asking me to confirm my visa purchase of a train ticket in Scotland. Absolute bullshit and automated call so I did not have the pleasure of telling scammer what he could do to him/herself.
To double-check there was no monkey business afoot I checked my bank and all ok. Bottom-feeding tossers!
Received a call from Revolut asking to confirmed i’d bought something from Groupon this morning, i hadn’t and leave next to nothing in the account as it’s used for holidays only. I don’t have and never have had a physical card so a bit worrying as to where they’ve got my details!
I phoned one back for a chat about the weather and life in general later in the day, withholding my number of course. Chap seemed very short tempered and called me some interesting names involving lady parts and illegitimate conception. I think he perhaps suffered from high blood pressure. Hey ho.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
I keep receiving a very annoying call from an 0161 (Manchester) number with an automated message saying: "Hi, I'm Chris one the local energy advisers in the area...". I typically hang up when it reaches this and I've never tried listening to the entire message. There's always a relatively long pause from answering the call to the automated voice starting, which supposedly gives the recipient the incorrect impression it's real. I've intentioanlly stopped speaking first on these types of calls as most genuine callers will not sound like this.
It's so so annoying as what company honestly thinks a consumer will listen to this rubbish in the hope to buy something!!
Just received this one, Greetings Respected Customer - FFS what a giveaway!
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Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Today I've received an email from a "Pro" hacker.
Apparently he has hacked my account and has been monitoring me for many months. He has my password (he has quoted it, so on the face of it he does actually have it !). Apparently he has film of me jerking off to porn, and he is going to send it to all of my contacts unless I pay him 1290 usd dollars in bitcoin ( a rather strange figure !).
There are at least 3 red flags here
1. Every one that knows me considers me as a jerker ........... Oi, wind your necks in - I'm going for the comedy aspect here.
2. I haven't used the password he has quoted for at least a decade. During which I have received numerous notifications of data breaches (amongst which I owned a Vauxhall :-) , so my passwords have been changed numerous times).
3. My laptop camera is disabled and I slide the shutter over - but if he does have film of me knocking one out over Elle Mcphersons tits, I really don't feel the need to apologise :-)
So he can literally knock himself out.
I've reported it, but nothing will come of it