Strange phone calls

donerkebab

does anyone know what following tel no.s are/have had similar missed calls?

Just today had loads of missed calls with these two numbers - ring two times then hang up. I am reluctant to ring them back incase its a dialling scam

01383559741
01698399000

Thanks

matrix999

01383 55
Dunfermline
Section: Codes in Range 1000-1999 (Mainly Geographic, Convention B3)

Oftel records show that numbers starting 01383 55 are allocated to Thus Plc. Note that due to number portability if an individual number has moved to a different operator this information is not publically available. Oftel's last recorded change for this number range was in December 1995.

A table of the code allocations for other numbers starting 01383 is available

01383 55 may be on one of the following exchanges in this area:

Aberdour 01383
Cowdenbeath 01383
Dalgety Bay 01383
Dunfermline 01383
Inverkeithing 01383
Kelty 01383
Limekilns 01383
Newmills (Fife) 01383
New Oakley 01383

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01698 39
Motherwell
Section: Codes in Range 1000-1999 (Mainly Geographic, Convention B3)

Oftel records show that numbers starting 01698 39 are allocated to Thus Plc. Note that due to number portability if an individual number has moved to a different operator this information is not publically available. Oftel's last recorded change for this number range was in December 1995.

A table of the code allocations for other numbers starting 01698 is available

01698 39 may be on one of the following exchanges in this area:

Bellshill 01698
Blantyre 01698
Bothwell 01698
Cambusnetham 01698
Cleland 01698
Hamilton 01698
Holytown 01698
Larkhall 01698
Motherwell 01698
Salsburgh 01698
Stonehouse (Lanarks) 01698
Uddingston 01698
Wishaw 01698

donerkebab

Thanks for that - I just rung them from home - both just go to a dead tone.
Bit of a strange scam if it is one.......

fatboyonadiet

Not sure if this helps anymore: http://www.thusplc.co.uk/index_2.htm

bobby123abc

donerkebab wrote:

does anyone know what following tel no.s are/have had similar missed calls?

Just today had loads of missed calls with these two numbers - ring two times then hang up. I am reluctant to ring them back incase its a dialling scam

01383559741
01698399000

Thanks

More 'dodgy' numbers to add to this list are:
01324609000
01383559742
01698399000

I had numerous missed calls from these within 24 hours and
2 blank text messages from 07706590028

My sim card is an Orange Pay as You Go that I rarely use that has been bombarded by these numbers.

Definitely scammers or dodgy marketing company in my opinion

Mumstheword

Alternatively, it could be a customer services/sales team.
Some have telephone systems which dial multiple numbers, and when one answers they hang up all the others.

Steve_xx

bobby123abc wrote:

More 'dodgy' numbers to add to this list are:
01324609000
01383559742
01698399000

I had numerous missed calls from these within 24 hours and
2 blank text messages from 07706590028

My sim card is an Orange Pay as You Go that I rarely use that has been bombarded by these numbers.

Definitely scammers or dodgy marketing company in my opinion

The first number is Falkirk. The others have been explained. They are just ordinary geograpgical numbers. If you call them you will be charged the normal national rate. They are more than likely t be sales calls of one type or another.

pingu

we had a call last week evening time from

0845 685 300

my son picked the phone up and was asked to press 2 or 7 automated voice i think. my son just put the phone down.

i didn't bother dialing the number

lou79_2

Hi,

I had a missed call from 01698399000 today.

Saw that others had this also. Anyhow, they did call me back. Turns out it was Kwikfit call centre trying to quote me on my home insurance which is due for renewal.

Hope this helps anyone that is interested.

Cheers

lou79

armcurl

lou79 wrote: »

Hi,

I had a missed call from 01698399000 today.

Saw that others had this also. Anyhow, they did call me back. Turns out it was Kwikfit call centre trying to quote me on my home insurance which is due for renewal.

I just had a two-ring missed call from this number. The home insurance thing rings true as I was looking at renewing my insurance online yesterday.
Terribly automated and potentially worrying way to deal with prospective customers though; if i had been considering Kwikfit (I wasn't), I'd probably give them a miss now.

Thanks for this

cjbjb

In the job I do we use an automated dialing system to contact customers. If they try to return the call using the number that made the call they cannot do it as it is an outbound number only and they have to change the last 2 digits to get back in contact.
It could be that they are legitimate companies, nothing dodgy but you will not be able to use that number. Personally I think there should be some way of allowing the recipient of the missed call to know who was calling or at least a return call contact number.