Just recieved a phone call

ScubaSteve21 · 16-05-2005, 17:48

I have just recieved some call from someone claiming they can offer me a better mobile monthly line rental deal that will safe me money. It was not o2 (my network), is there anyway I can find out how they got my number? I have been on to o2 and they have said they would NEVER give out customer mobile numbers.

when the guy was on the phone he was not accepting that i didnt want to listen to him and i eventually had to hang up as he kept on persisting.

the number that called me though was a mobile number, i am thinking of calling it back to see if i get an answer and trying to find out the companies name & address etc.

joe_m · 16-05-2005, 18:11

tell O2 an see if they can match it

bit cheeky like but worth an effort

skp20040 · 16-05-2005, 18:25

To stop receiving calls like this register with the TPS. It stops all marketing calls , or should do. If you then continue to receive them then you can report them and they face getting a fine.

http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/

ScubaSteve21 · 16-05-2005, 18:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by skp20040

To stop receiving calls like this register with the TPS. It stops all marketing calls , or should do. If you then continue to receive them then you can report them and they face getting a fine.

http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/

i am with tps for my mobile, i hav emailed tps about a similar incident a few months back but never heard back from them

Pingu · 16-05-2005, 22:01

They will just take a batch of known o2 contract phone numbers and and cold call them - there's nothing you can do really.

ScubaSteve21 · 17-05-2005, 22:25

what i found sus about it was that the number they called me from appeared on my phone as a mobile number, normally legitatimate (sp?) companies will have private numbers

chrisjr · 18-05-2005, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by steven21

what i found sus about it was that the number they called me from appeared on my phone as a mobile number, normally legitatimate (sp?) companies will have private numbers

Orange Customer Service last time I had occasion to dial it from a landline was an 07xxx number in the Orange mobile number range.

Also don't forget that with most modern office phone systems you can "spoof" the CLI number and make it appear as anything you like. For instance if I felt so inclined I could go into the programming of the phone system here and change the identity of the phone sat next to me to be anything from the Chairman down to the lowest office junior! Certainly making it appear as if I'd called from my mobile is no problem at all

pje1979 · 18-05-2005, 17:34

I just this minute received one. The lady had a foreign voice. Just told her no thanks and hung up. I am registered with TPS but I believe calls from outside the UK aren't covered.

flagpole · 19-05-2005, 09:46

A quick cautionary tale....

I had a phone call like this, i was very cynical as to who they were but look what happened...

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/....php?t=215569&

ScubaSteve21 · 23-05-2005, 11:17

i have just recieved another phone call from some **** (with a stupid voice) saying he was from a company called 'Mobile Direct' i couldnt get anymore information out of him, can i pass just a name on to TPS for them to investigate?

TMWWT · 23-05-2005, 11:34

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...d.php?t=191939

16-05-2005, 17:48	#1
ScubaSteve21 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kingdom of Fife Posts: 2,847	Just recieved a phone call I have just recieved some call from someone claiming they can offer me a better mobile monthly line rental deal that will safe me money. It was not o2 (my network), is there anyway I can find out how they got my number? I have been on to o2 and they have said they would NEVER give out customer mobile numbers. when the guy was on the phone he was not accepting that i didnt want to listen to him and i eventually had to hang up as he kept on persisting. the number that called me though was a mobile number, i am thinking of calling it back to see if i get an answer and trying to find out the companies name & address etc.

16-05-2005, 18:11	#2
joe_m Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 778	tell O2 an see if they can match it bit cheeky like but worth an effort

16-05-2005, 18:25	#3
skp20040 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central London Posts: 43,722	To stop receiving calls like this register with the TPS. It stops all marketing calls , or should do. If you then continue to receive them then you can report them and they face getting a fine. http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/

16-05-2005, 18:34	#4
ScubaSteve21 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kingdom of Fife Posts: 2,847	Quote: Originally Posted by skp20040 To stop receiving calls like this register with the TPS. It stops all marketing calls , or should do. If you then continue to receive them then you can report them and they face getting a fine. http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ i am with tps for my mobile, i hav emailed tps about a similar incident a few months back but never heard back from them

16-05-2005, 22:01	#5
Pingu Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cornwall Posts: 10,529	They will just take a batch of known o2 contract phone numbers and and cold call them - there's nothing you can do really.

17-05-2005, 22:25	#6
ScubaSteve21 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kingdom of Fife Posts: 2,847	what i found sus about it was that the number they called me from appeared on my phone as a mobile number, normally legitatimate (sp?) companies will have private numbers

18-05-2005, 11:21	#7
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Quote: Originally Posted by steven21 what i found sus about it was that the number they called me from appeared on my phone as a mobile number, normally legitatimate (sp?) companies will have private numbers Orange Customer Service last time I had occasion to dial it from a landline was an 07xxx number in the Orange mobile number range. Also don't forget that with most modern office phone systems you can "spoof" the CLI number and make it appear as anything you like. For instance if I felt so inclined I could go into the programming of the phone system here and change the identity of the phone sat next to me to be anything from the Chairman down to the lowest office junior! Certainly making it appear as if I'd called from my mobile is no problem at all

18-05-2005, 17:34	#8
pje1979 Guest Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,568	I just this minute received one. The lady had a foreign voice. Just told her no thanks and hung up. I am registered with TPS but I believe calls from outside the UK aren't covered.

19-05-2005, 09:46	#9
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	A quick cautionary tale.... I had a phone call like this, i was very cynical as to who they were but look what happened... http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/....php?t=215569&

23-05-2005, 11:17	#10
ScubaSteve21 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kingdom of Fife Posts: 2,847	i have just recieved another phone call from some **** (with a stupid voice) saying he was from a company called 'Mobile Direct' i couldnt get anymore information out of him, can i pass just a name on to TPS for them to investigate?

23-05-2005, 11:34	#11
TMWWT Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 439	http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...d.php?t=191939

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