Do not answer your phone to these numbers!!!!

newmommyjen · 21 November 2006 at 2:39AM

Dont answer you mobile to these numbers, or call back.
08700679834
08700679826
08700 426 655
I had missed call from the 1st number last week,i rang it to , to hear a answering machine say contecting your call, i quickly hung up. the 2nd number today( Monday) .
I was worried i was missing important calls so i googled both the numbers and found this site.
http://www.stevecastledine.com/sc.nsf/dx/16092005105627SCADNU.htm?opendocument&comments
""This entry is for google to pick up - If you get a call on your mobile from this number (08700 426 655) do not call it back.

When you answer it - the line will go dead - if you call it back you could be calling a premium rate number (no I didnt do it luckily - it looked odd so I researched it) or it could also be a dodgy telecom company auto-dialing loads of people at once (this practice is borderline illegal - depending on how many people they drop whilst doing it - some companies have been fined) so that their sales staff are fed constant calls to cold sell to.

It seems (and I have other reasons why I suspect) that at sometime Orange mobile sold my mobile phone number to somebody. Obviously then that list gets sold on and sold on again etc. Not a good thing to do for a large company such as themselves."":mad: :mad: :mad:

Turning_into_scrooge · 21 November 2006 at 12:42PM

I received a pornographic text message yesterday even though my phone is set to refuse anonymous messages

Crabman · 21 November 2006 at 10:04PM

If you called the 0870 number then the rate shouldn't be extortionate

it can't connect you to a more expensive number than the 0870 costs.

Elmer_Dudd · 21 November 2006 at 11:55PM

In the last month had two cold calls from:

02081742742 ( Believed from Syntec Uk...again!!) -as soon as you answer a recorded message comes on advertising a mobile phone!

01214252025-soon as you answer a recorded message comes on for a mobile phone!

Getting FFFFFFFed up of these calls!:mad: :eek:
Beware.:eek:

Elmer:cool:

tomstickland · 22 November 2006 at 12:02AM

I always google numbers I don't recognise, it normally finds them.

Charis · 23 November 2006 at 12:25PM

Mobile numbers are sold on about 18 months after they are last used by the previous owner. They are supposed to be 'cleaned' but this doesn't always happen. My son bought a brand new mobile with PAYG T mobile. His first £5 top up was gobbled up by a !!!!!! firm subscribed to by the previous owner. The telephone shop (TMobile, Worcester) did not want to know and said it was for me to sort out with TMobile! I phoned ICTIS and they supplied what they call a 'short code' so I was able to get a refund from the !!!!!! firm as sending this kind of message to someone who doesn't want it is illegal, particularly on a fifteen year old's phone. It took the best part of a day to sort all this out. We were also promised a refund of £4.80 from TMobile but this was never honoured.

Charis

piper5 · 23 November 2006 at 12:35PM

i had a missed call from +24480834!!!
anyone know?

quite worried as i entered a few comps.. oops, and hope i havent missed out on any prizes!! lol!!

newmommyjen · 28 November 2006 at 3:33PM

08450020012 had 5 missed calls from this number in the space of 6 days. I am getting very annoyed. I registered my mobile number with TSP/OFCOM ,but takes 28 days to activait.

newmommyjen · 28 November 2006 at 3:44PM

""Do you know you can register mobile telephone numbers?

The Telephone Preference Service can accept the registration of mobile telephone numbers, however it is important to note that this will prevent the receipt of live marketing voice calls but not SMS (text) messages. This is because under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2004 it is unlawful to send an unsolicited sales and marketing text message. Telemarketing companies who send SMS messages need your prior permission. There is no obligation therefore for companies sending SMS messages to people who have agreed to receive them, to screen against the TPS file. If you wish to stop receiving SMS marketing messages, please send an 'opt-out' request to the company involved. The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is responsible for the enforcement of these regulations. Please click on the useful links page for their details.""

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

I use to get alot of sale calls to the house (esp in the morning), i registered. And slowly they decreased.:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Horasio · 28 November 2006 at 3:46PM

Thank you

These scamsters need to be lynched

:mad:

newmommyjen · 28 November 2006 at 3:46PM

Oh it might stop you getting replys from freebie offers. Eg one that u send your details to for free stuff tat the larger companies do. Normally in adverts.

Do not answer your phone to these numbers!!!!

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