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Old 15-07-2006, 01:29
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Help needed here folks and this is getting ridiculous. We keep receiving a reverse charge call and I have just received 2 at this time 01:20. When I hang up and dial 1471 it's an 0845 number. It's getting ridiculous now and I don't know how we can stop it. This is the 3rd time this week as I understand.
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Old 15-07-2006, 01:33
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I get them too quite frequently.

I think sometimes pay phones get your number stuck in their memory when they go wrong.
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Old 15-07-2006, 01:35
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How would this happen, will it stop. It is the same 0845 number, anyway of tracing it?
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Old 15-07-2006, 01:45
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Only way is to get caller display and not bother to answer it.

I think the only way round it is to do call barring.

Is this the number? 0845 0 779 000

A lot of the time its kids. Have a listen to see how childish the voice is.
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Old 15-07-2006, 01:50
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no the number is 0845 685 3000. I've done a google search and it's some sort of scam via reverse charge. There is no voice it says "Good Morning this is 0800 Reverse, You have a call waiting on the line from ....... to accept the charges press (w/e)" I hung up after that and done 1471 hence why I got the number. But this is seriously freaking me out especially at 01.20 in the morning. I am a sort of panic merchant you see and it sort of creeps me out lol.
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Old 15-07-2006, 01:54
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Must be more than one scam about. As it says same thing for the number I listed.

If it freaks you out bar the number.
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Old 15-07-2006, 02:17
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Which number? 0845 .. or 0800 7383773 (REVERSE)
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Old 15-07-2006, 14:22
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Originally Posted by musiclover18
Help needed here folks and this is getting ridiculous. We keep receiving a reverse charge call and I have just received 2 at this time 01:20. When I hang up and dial 1471 it's an 0845 number. It's getting ridiculous now and I don't know how we can stop it. This is the 3rd time this week as I understand.
Unfortunately, 0800Reverse allows users to dial a freephone number to access their 'service' (they make money by the receiver being charged £3.48 when they accept the call [plus 50p per minute thereafter]).

As could be expected, the freephone access attracts idiots, drunks and juveniles.

Please see post #2 in THIS MSE THREAD for details a very simple method of barring your number from receiving 0800Reverse calls.

It will not bar access to the old-fashioned BT version (via the operator) but they're not usually problematical (although a minimum call charge of £4.50 appplies).
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