Please help - silent calls driving me nuts!!

go4it

I keep getting 2 silent calls a day. I tried to trace the numbers:

Info from ICSTIS SITE
This is what we know about the number you entered (08450712903).

ICSTIS does not regulate this type of number. However we can tell you the following.
· This is classified as a Special Services basic rate: BT's Standard Local Call Retail Price for BT customers number.
· It is provided by Energis Communications Ltd.
This is what we know about the number you entered (08000640060).

ICSTIS does not regulate this type of number. However we can tell you the following.
· This is classified as a Freephone number.
· It is provided by ntl Group Ltd.

Vodafone have recorded them as malicious calls for me but say they can't do anything to block them. Who are they? Are they scammers? I recently requested some info from GE Capital bank and had a guy from Betfair ring me up last week. Is it them? Please help!

Woby_Tide

I take it you never actually just rang the number then?

It's Next Directory

go4it

Thanks!!

I have had my fair share of thieves trying to hack into stuff over the year and I'm very reluctant to call back any silent calls. I'm sceptical of any call that calls over and over again silently.

go4it

this is weird,

the first number says its next directory - 'we have called you, no need to call us back.'

second number says its vodafone - similar message. however just spoken to vodafone who say that they haven't tried to call me at all.

I suspect this IS A SCAM. These numbers would get charged on a mobile.

Gavin57

If you dont want to phone back the number on your mobile try phoning it from a phonebox (if you can find one).

MLbiggestfan

Used to get loads of these silent calls. Think there is something you can register on that stops them similar to the mailing preference service that stops junk mail. Can't remember what its called but am sure someone on here will know.
(not much help I know but trying.............very trying!!!!!!!!!!

philb120

MLbiggestfan wrote:

Used to get loads of these silent calls. Think there is something you can register on that stops them similar to the mailing preference service that stops junk mail. Can't remember what its called but am sure someone on here will know.
(not much help I know but trying.............very trying!!!!!!!!!!

I think you are talking about the Telephone Preference Service

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

SenorGroucho

I used to get silent phone calls until I registered with the TPS and it all stopped. I also registered with the mail version and stopped getting junk mail as well.
Well worth the small effort involved.

MikeyB_2

SenorGroucho wrote:

I used to get silent phone calls until I registered with the TPS and it all stopped. I also registered with the mail version and stopped getting junk mail as well.
Well worth the small effort involved.

Sadly this doesn't stop foreign companies (outside the realm of enforcement) and companies using "The Occupier" (an exemption) from continuing to fire away, but I agree that it does make a sizeable improvement.

The only junk call I've got of late was from America and on my answering phone (how did it know to wait for the bleep!!), but it was so hilariously garbled it made me laugh more than scowl :rotfl:

You can also now go on to the mail version (MPS) and stop junk mail for previous occupants at your address which made even more difference to my junk mail pile as I've been much more careful about giving my address away than they seemingly were

MikeyB_2

go4it wrote:

this is weird,
the first number says its next directory - 'we have called you, no need to call us back.'

Got one of them a while back from HSBC (appears to be kosher - checked the number on Google). If I don't need to call you back why did you bally well ring me in the first place, especially as I told you not to market further financial wares to me!!

TNG

MikeyB wrote:

Sadly this doesn't stop foreign companies (outside the realm of enforcement) and companies using "The Occupier" (an exemption) from continuing to fire away, but I agree that it does make a sizeable improvement.

These ones are delivered by the PO/RM. Contact them to get yourself removed from the distribution list.