Telephone Scam + Nigeria

harrysmum08

Hi,

I received a phone call about half an hour ago from an unknown caller. As we have had a spate of cold calling, I answered in order to tell them quite clearly that they should not be ringing me...when I answered there was a man shouting 'hello, hello' etc and a baby crying in the background. I was on the phone for 5seconds before I hung up in a panic thinking my phone might have been cloned!!

I rang O2 lost and stolen as customer service was shut: they have put a block on all outgoing calls until tomorrow when I can speak to customer services. I realise from what I have read that I probably overreacting and it's 'just' a scam but I wondered if anybody else had experienced it - am 25 weeks pregnant and need to sleep, not worry lol :mad:

Phone number was 02348038110493 - i have looked on whocallsme and nothing doing, but managed to get country code from reverse look up, and it is from Nigeria.

Thanks

Hysterical, pregnant and very tired!!

:-)

HugoRune_2

harrysmum08 wrote: »

Hi,

I received a phone call about half an hour ago from an unknown caller. As we have had a spate of cold calling, I answered in order to tell them quite clearly that they should not be ringing me...when I answered there was a man shouting 'hello, hello' etc and a baby crying in the background. I was on the phone for 5seconds before I hung up in a panic thinking my phone might have been cloned!!

I rang O2 lost and stolen as customer service was shut: they have put a block on all outgoing calls until tomorrow when I can speak to customer services. I realise from what I have read that I probably overreacting and it's 'just' a scam but I wondered if anybody else had experienced it - am 25 weeks pregnant and need to sleep, not worry lol :mad:

Phone number was 02348038110493 - i have looked on whocallsme and nothing doing, but managed to get country code from reverse look up, and it is from Nigeria.

Thanks

Hysterical, pregnant and very tired!!

:-)

cant see how they could clone your phone.., probably is some sort of scam type twaddle if it is from nigeria, get yourself a whistle and dont worry about it

dacouch

The CEO of the National Bank of Nigeria was probably having childcare problems as well as problems transferring funds outside the country

PopeSock

I wouldn't worry about it.. unless you get another call with a meowing boy in which case get the hell out of the house and call the Ghostbusters.

CHR15

Someone rang you and you think your phone has been cloned??? :laugh:

oldone_2

It has been known for people to accidently ring the wrong number.:whistle:

soolin

oldone wrote: »

It has been known for people to accidently ring the wrong number.:whistle:

I'm a bit confused as well as to why it is a scam?

As for wrong number, if anyone knows a Julian who isn't getting any calls on his mobile it is because he has given them my number and not his own. I get more calls for 'Julian' than I do for myself.

CHR15

Tell them Julian has run off to Gretna Green with Barry to formalise their Civil Partnership and will get back to them after the honeymoon.

Freddie_Snowbits

dacouch wrote: »

The CEO of the National Bank of Nigeria was probably having childcare problems as well as problems transferring funds outside the country

Perhaps they are now offering money for looking after their kids.

Oopsadaisy

Mental.....

maninthestreet

So you receive a phone call from abroad, and that makes you believe your phone has been cloned??