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07077683**3 - Adam from the infomation team

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cmcgeeney
cmcgeeney Posts: 118 Forumite
in Phones & TV
Hi

Got home today to a message on the answering machine

"Oh Hi this is Adam from the information team, we currently have a message awaiting your collection. To collect your message just call 07077683**3 , ok thanks"

Has anyone come across this sort of thing before?

Thanks in advance
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  • billsavings
    billsavings Posts: 2,015 Forumite
    That will be an attempt to get you to ring an expensive personal/follow me type number as they get revenue share from you calling it.Ignore!!!!

    Code: 070 776
    Type: Mobile
    Use: Personal
    Operator: Sports Tel
    Tariff Band: Personal Numbers 50p (pn2) (inc VAT)
    Service: Personal
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    The only reason people fall for this is because, hearing an '07' number, they assume the number is a UK mobile whereas, of course, only numbers starting 077, 078 and 079 are UK mobile numbers.

    070776 numbers cost 47½p to call at all times from a BT landline (see HERE).

    OTOH, it's not difficult to see through this scam if you just stop to think for a second or two.

    You have an answering machine and, on it, there's a message telling you to ring a number to ..... er ..... pick up a message!

    Now I'm not that good with modern technology but it seems logical to me to assume that, if Adam really had a message for you, instead of leaving a message on your answering machine asking you to call a number to pick up a message, he would have ..... er ..... left the message.

    But the scammers wouldn't make any money then. _pale_
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • knuckledragger
    knuckledragger Posts: 999 Forumite
    500 Posts
    This is worthy of a BUMP.

    Beware the 070... number! My OH had a missed call on their mobile today and guess how it started?

    Don't fall for these scammers...
    ...and then the window licker said to me...
  • nomadplf
    nomadplf Posts: 2 Newbie
    Part of the Furniture
    Got the same message last Tuesday, having seen Jayne Barrett's scam slot on BBC's North West Tonight at 6.30pm, I emailed her and asked if she could investigate, she may mention it on tomorrows program.
    Your number is slightly different to mine do the scammers use a block of numbers and change to avoid trouble.
  • sicker
    sicker Posts: 1,370 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My phone is with BT and I have premium rate calls barred. Never found the need for them yet.

    John
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    sicker wrote:
    My phone is with BT and I have premium rate calls barred. Never found the need for them yet.

    John
    Premium rate numbers start 09.

    Numbers such as that mentioned in this thread are not covered by such barring.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • Pound
    Pound Posts: 2,784 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    If you ring that number you'll probably hear a constant ringing tone - this will be played down the phone making you think the call hasn't connected but you're paying for it or find yourself put on hold or in a queue. All the while you'll be paying up to 50p per minute.
  • Inspector_Clouseau
    Inspector_Clouseau Posts: 51 Forumite
    Hi,

    Another twist to this story is that I have heard of people dialling 0871*** number only to be greeted by "Hi this is Ted (Joe, Jim, Mike, etc) and we have a message for you, please hold while we transfer you to an operator" obviously this never happens and you are held on the phone listening to music while the charges rack up....beware!!!
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    Yet another new number today 0709 986 8454

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=3542174&postcount=4
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • hurrah
    hurrah Posts: 1,373 Forumite
    See this warning about them in yesterdays Daily Mirror.

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/mirrorinvestigates/tm_method=full%26objectid=18259959%26siteid=94762-name_page.html
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