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Every day I get around 4 phone calls from numbers that often start 0123. When I google them nothing comes up- no prior searches or businesses, just random pages containing numbers. I tried phoning them back and get a “you have reached an incorrect number”. What is sending out these calls and what can I do to stop them? I have blocked them but there’s always more.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The Callers ID can be amended to any number wanted. It can be done so that you call back on a free, 0800 number rather than the real number used.
That means, of course, it could appear to be from anyone or any business the callers want you to believe.
If I don't recognise a number, I ignore it and check it on the internet if need be. If they really want to speak to me they will leave a message.
There are various dialling codes that cost a fortune to call so the last thing to do is call a strange-looking number before checking the rates.
That means, of course, it could appear to be from anyone or any business the callers want you to believe.
If I don't recognise a number, I ignore it and check it on the internet if need be. If they really want to speak to me they will leave a message.
There are various dialling codes that cost a fortune to call so the last thing to do is call a strange-looking number before checking the rates.
You need to get more to do in your life. Googling these numbers and then trying to call them back, the mind boggles. You are obviously well aware of these numbers and the end result, because as you say it happens'every day'. Surely the phrase 'once bitten twice shy' should spring to mind ?
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If you are with BT, use BT Protect, you can bar all spam calls, but by being on the system, they will also stop you getting calls that have been reported by others. What you report will also be used to help others, when a number comes up a few times they use it to put on the BT blacklist. It is free, and our calls are the odd one now and again
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I used to get a lot of these calls but now I rarely get one, once a month maybe. When I do get one I don't speak but just leave the caller to talk to themselves for 5 minutes. As long as I don't hang up they can't call anyone else and I soon come off their list and my number doesn't get sold on. Try it, it works for me.
Depends how I'm feeling. Get probably 2 or 3 a week. Silent ones don't bother me. If it's a scammer I sometimes lead them on for as long as possible - make them think they've got me hooked then tell them to "sod off". If I'm in a bad mood I use it as an opportunity for anger release and hurl a string of abuse at them. They are so obvious I'm surprised anyone capable of using a phone falls for their scams. Touch wood!
johnk and WBM have thing the wrong way round; it's the caller who terminates the call, not the person receiving the call. Hence the trick of some scammers where they tell you to ring-off and ring the bank; if you use the same phone the original call has not been terminated and you are still speaking to the scammer.
Thank-you Hans. Apparently it was set up that way because the caller pays the cost of the call and it also gave the recipient the chance to put-down one extension and then go to another extension to continue the call. The advent of scammers and digital exchanges has now made it possible for the called person to initiate call termination by kicking off a timer when the receiver is replaced; after a short time the call is disconnected. The caller can always terminate the call instantly.