Not a freebie, but a scam to be aware of...

KatieKins

Yep, had it too, I wouldnt call back anything like that ever!!!

Mozart321

I'm glad people are putting these phone numbers in these forums because whenever I get asked to ring a number I've not heard of I search Google to see if it comes up - and it will now!

Rex_Mundi

Mozart321 wrote:

I'm glad people are putting these phone numbers in these forums because whenever I get asked to ring a number I've not heard of I search Google to see if it comes up - and it will now!

16 results straight away all warning this number is a scam. The last two results bring up the thread posted on the warnings board on this site.

Google this number result

Icemoose

I would never fall for this.... but it's surprising how many people would!

helenafiggy

I received a card redirected from my old address saying that somebody had tried to deliver a parcel and to call a 0709 xxxxx number, just checked on google and there is no such number and the delivery company name is London City Couriers, going to bin it. Thanks

j123_2

just seen this website about the 0871 number

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/23/rogue_dialler_scam/

just be careful, you always get idoits doing it at this time of year, i wish they would just wise up instead of tryin to steal of others.

kez1234

i had one yesterday telling me my radio was waiting to be delivered but it was a 0704 number

hunnybunny_2

Just come to add my 2 pence worth.

I had this at the end november/beginning of december. It was when i picked the phone up, It went straight to the message.

I pressed 3 rang it back and it was another message saying that they were having trouble with their end of the phone and could i wait on the line untill they got an operator. I put the phone down but the recorded message must have gone on for about an 2 minutes. I googled the number and it took me to a list of numbers and saying that it was a scam and not to ring it back.
I never told my dh2b because i thought that the phonebill would be huge.

When the itemised phone bill came the number was on but it had charged us 95p for the phonecall


Now i know its a scam now, but didnt at the time but all this nonsense that it will cost you pounds/hundreds/thousends is in my instance nonsence

full-time-mum

Icemoose wrote:

I would never fall for this.... but it's surprising how many people would!

I'd say it is very dangerous to think like this - breeds complacency.

One day, there will be a scam which, in a moment of weakness is clever enough to catch you - Never say Never is my moto.

Have you ever watched that 'Real Hustle' programme? I, like you, thought I'd never fall for a scam but having seen that, I now think that no-one is 100% scam proof.

full-time-mum

hunnybunny wrote:

Just come to add my 2 pence worth.

95 pence worth by the looks of it