I have an answering machine message from "MCS". Is it a scam? 23 January 2007 at 10:46AM in Praise, vent & warnings 25 replies 12.5K views

nemmernossage

They said that they had a message waiting for me. This seems like a scam as surely wouldn't they just tell me the message?

I've searched the internet and can't find anything on MCS, but does anyone else know about this kind of thing?

TomPill

I'm pretty sure this is a scam - I just got exactly the same message (9.55am)!
A few weeks ago I had the more well known "James from the information team" message left for me - looks like my number might be on some kind of scam target list :-(

The number left to call back was 0871*******. Beware!

howey78

I had one of these aslo last Friday. Very polite voice on phone, when I was trying to interupt him, asking who he was from, (was something like mcs) he continued saying he had a massage etc then hung up. It also was a 0871 number. Big Scam!

Heinz

nemmernossage wrote:

They said that they had a message waiting for me. This seems like a scam as surely wouldn't they just tell me the message?

Exactly.

If someone had a message for me, the ideal place to leave the message would be on the answering machine on which they left a message asking me to call a number to collect my message.

Instead, they left a message asking me to call a number to collect my message!

oldandhappy

quote...he continued saying he had a massage etc then hung up. It also was a 0871 number. Big Scam!....unquote....



massage understand ........... but the etc then hung up.......:eek:

fififofum

i always think a genuine business would call back, and since moving house and going ex directory have not had any "you have won a trip to florida" etc etc messages.

purplecatlover

i registered with phone preference thingy when i set up my bt line last year...haven't had a single marketing call or not asked for/needed call since. (and it was free)

Heinz

fififofum wrote:

i always think a genuine business would call back, and since moving house and going ex directory have not had any "you have won a trip to florida" etc etc messages.

I'm pleased to hear that but beware, being ex-directory does not protect you from auto-diallers (the computer doesn't know, it just dials numbers).

Registering with TPS is the most effective.

FrugalJo

Thanks for this had two in the last week, one this morning was at 8.10am !

Mark7799

What is the number you have been asked to ring back on? Before everyone expounds all the conspiracy theories, if it starts with 08 or 09, it's probably a scam of some sort. If it's a normal geographic number it may be a normal transaction - give them a call back (using 141 if you think its' necessary) and then we can get some calm facts on it.

mwh65

I received a "please call us back we have a message for you" scam call today also from MCS.

The number I was asked to ring back on was 0871 *** ****.