Scam call?

[Spiderman]

I got a missed call this morning at 6.20AM from 08717034536.

Now anyone who knows me knows not to call me at that time of the morning cos they get a mouthfull of abuse.

I was about to call it back but something made me search it on google and i found a few reults for it...all pointing to it being a scam of some sort.

Anyone else had this number call them...anyone call it back and find out what it was?

[Grinch]

Probably one of those ones that wants you to call back to charge you a huge amount in call-time.

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

Dont call back.

If it is that important (and genuine) then they will call you back. If they dont then it obviously cant have been important

Maria

[Grinch]

Looking about it seems to manily be people on 02 network that get bothered with it, and they only seem to call between 23:00 and 7am. Probably to get you angry to call back and try to shout at them.

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

Looking about it seems to manily be people on 02 network that get bothered with it

Really? I havent had any problems (probably will now Ive said it..! :lol:)

[Girth]

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/08717034536

[Viney]

My phone is always off at those times

[keithd]

if somebody calls and i dont recognise it, i dont answer it. if its important they will leave a message. my curiosity ends right there

[dizzyblonde]

recorded message ten times per day

'Hi my name is Sarah, do you..................'

slam the phone down!

If I was getting phone calls at ungodly hours of the day, they will hear a very nasty Dizz, but usually i am staring at the back of my eyelids :-)

[Spiderman]

i'm the same normally, if i dont recognise the number or its not listed in my phonebook i ignore it. But since i been job hunting who knows who'll call me.

That link wasd the one i found but most on there didnt know what it was about either so i thought i'd ask the Mighty Org.

[Kinvig]

Looking about it seems to manily be people on 02 network

I'm with o2, no-one ever phones *sniff*

[Grinch]

I'm with O2...

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

But since i been job hunting who knows who'll call me

If it is related to a job then they will ring back / keep trying to get hold of you :) so dont fret dear spidey..!

For example, when I was offered a new job a few weeks ago I had five missed calls from a private number. Luckily on the 6th call, I managed to answer my phone in time!

[wyrdness]

Looking about it seems to manily be people on 02 network that get bothered with it, and they only seem to call between 23:00 and 7am. Probably to get you angry to call back and try to shout at them.

They may target O2 users if they know that O2 won't block malicious calls. O2 claim that blocking these numbers could degrade their service, especially at busy times. Other mobile operators seem quite happy to block numbers.

[Shellywoozle]

There is a scam going round, if someone asks you to dial #09 or 90 while they are talking to you DONT - some way they can access your SIM card apparently. Not sure how.

[Spiderman]

thats good to know Woozle, thanks.

And for the record i'm on Asda mobile :lol: Cheapest PAYG and no anoying advertising text or promos about top up this much and get a zillion texts for free. And the use the O2 network hence the call. My handeset allows me to block numbers anyway so do most handsets i thought, no?

[wyrdness]

There is a scam going round, if someone asks you to dial #09 or 90 while they are talking to you DONT - some way they can access your SIM card apparently. Not sure how.

NOT TRUE (http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/jailcall.asp).

[Spiderman]

another of those silly urban myths is it mate?

[DarrenSV650S]

NOT TRUE (http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/jailcall.asp).


+1
Sick of hearing about that thing




Spidey put the number in your phone and name it something like DONT ANSWER. I've had the same one call me a couple of times. I read somewhere it is to see if the number is still active...

[yorkie_chris]

Not particularly a myth just well out of context. It was a phreaking thing to get routed out to an external line from some switchboards meaning you could call whereever on whoevers switchboard it was' bill.