Beware! Phone Scamers posing as O2 !!

marcsignal · 03-11-2009, 17:23

Got a missed call to my mobile from a +44 number today, and couldn't figure out who it might have been. I rang back but the number was constantly engaged. I then Googled it to find out what part of the UK it was coming from, and it turned out to be Northern Ireland.

Cant post the full No. here, but THIS is a link to it on the interweb, apparently it's a well known scammer number. They are posing as O2 and ask you to change from prepay to billpay and look for your bank account details, so beware.

As I mentioned, I didn't answer, however, I know what I'm gonna say the next time they ring, but I cant post that here either

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WeWillBeReborn · 03-11-2009, 17:27

I can't find my phone so I'm grand

Jumpy · 03-11-2009, 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeWillBeReborn

I can't find my phone so I'm grand

THATS THEM!

minidazzler · 03-11-2009, 17:33

I would have got away with it too if it wasn't for that meddling internet.

Ruu · 03-11-2009, 17:37

Mine was turned off.

drunkmonkey · 03-11-2009, 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcsignal

Beware! Phone Scamers posing as O2 !!

there's a difference?

segaBOY · 03-11-2009, 17:40

That must be why it costs me 50c a minute to call someone while using "free text" plan, scamming backstards!

Jeff_Lebowski · 03-11-2009, 17:46

My phone number was listed on that whocallsme website before as a 'suspicious' number.

So does that mean that somebody who missed a call from me went on and entered my number to see if it was well known and then I automatically get listed as 'suspicious' do I?

Bollocks to that.

baz2009 · 03-11-2009, 17:47

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Originally Posted by segaBOY

That must be why it costs me 50c a minute on my "free text" plan, scamming backstards!

**Damo9090** · 03-11-2009, 20:59

I got a call from them and answered it about a month ago.

Sounds very convincing. They get info out of you about what you are paying ATM and then they try beat it. (Which of course they do)

Once they asked for my bank details they where swiftly told to fcuk off.

*Gummy Panda* · 03-11-2009, 21:09

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*Dónal* · 03-11-2009, 21:16

Got a call around a month ago. They asked me to confirm details, like my date of birth. I said no. They said they could confirm their authenticity somehow. I said no, I'll talk to O2 about my planss if I want. They said 'suit yourself' and hung up.

Sorry · 03-11-2009, 22:07

Got a few missed calls from a different +44 number today.. weird. I'm always suspicious when they don't leave a voicemail.

ldooley · 01-12-2009, 14:53

Got a call from similar number today on my O2 prepay phone, googled the number and it's a scam-be very wary.

marcsignal · 01-12-2009, 15:18

Em...... as it happens I made a few enquiries about this with O2, and you're not going to believe this, but it is legit !!

Believe it or not O2 are actually contracting a Company based in Belfast to flog off the new service they're offering. After starting this thread a while ago I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

I made a point of explaining to the O2 manager I was talking to, that this will be a disasterous campaign, because it was already strongly rumoured to be a phone scam on forums and elsewhere. I also pointed out that maybe they should have sent all O2 pre pay customers a text message explaining this offer, after all, they send out plenty of other text msgs to people offering useless shite nobody wants.

Anyway, sorry for the false alarm folks

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03-11-2009, 17:23	#1
marcsignal Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Animals, Live Music and Strobe Lighting !!! Posts: 2,319 Adverts \| Friends	Beware! Phone Scamers posing as O2 !! Got a missed call to my mobile from a +44 number today, and couldn't figure out who it might have been. I rang back but the number was constantly engaged. I then Googled it to find out what part of the UK it was coming from, and it turned out to be Northern Ireland. Cant post the full No. here, but THIS is a link to it on the interweb, apparently it's a well known scammer number. They are posing as O2 and ask you to change from prepay to billpay and look for your bank account details, so beware. As I mentioned, I didn't answer, however, I know what I'm gonna say the next time they ring, but I cant post that here either . __________________ marcsignal - Galvanising the politically correct, in a way that only 'shared hatred' can muster ;-) ___My YouTube Channel___ Last edited by marcsignal; 03-11-2009 at 17:25.

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segaBOY Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,174 Adverts \| Friends	That must be why it costs me 50c a minute to call someone while using "free text" plan, scamming backstards! __________________ Go raibh maith agat Last edited by segaBOY; 03-11-2009 at 17:50.

03-11-2009, 17:46	#8
Jeff_Lebowski Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,886 Adverts \| Friends	My phone number was listed on that whocallsme website before as a 'suspicious' number. So does that mean that somebody who missed a call from me went on and entered my number to see if it was well known and then I automatically get listed as 'suspicious' do I? Bollocks to that. __________________ Need a room? - www.daft.ie/3566012

03-11-2009, 17:27	#2
WeWillBeReborn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 194 Adverts \| Friends	I can't find my phone so I'm grand

03-11-2009, 20:59	#10
Damo9090 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Wicklow Posts: 1,450 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Wicklow	I got a call from them and answered it about a month ago. Sounds very convincing. They get info out of you about what you are paying ATM and then they try beat it. (Which of course they do) Once they asked for my bank details they where swiftly told to fcuk off.

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Dónal Gravity is a harsh mistress Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The late 1970s, going on 1985. Posts: 11,644 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Engineering, Student Finances	Got a call around a month ago. They asked me to confirm details, like my date of birth. I said no. They said they could confirm their authenticity somehow. I said no, I'll talk to O2 about my planss if I want. They said 'suit yourself' and hung up. __________________ Starting college? Check your entitlements! Tax-relief on fees: Revenue.ie Leaflet (PDF), StudentFinance.ie, CitizensInformation.ie Third Level Grants: Student Finances Forum, CitizensInformation.ie, Grant Checklist, StudentFinance.ie Back to Education Allowance: Welfare.ie, Education.ie, CitizensInformation.ie, StudentFinance.ie Students with Disabilities: AHEAD FAQ, CitizensInformation.ie, European guide for Students with Disabilities Mature Students: Information on Grants, General Information, CitizensInformation.ie, Mature & Non-Traditional Students Forum Going back to work/study/training info: Welfare.ie, Adult Education Guidance, Going back to College, Fees & Grants, UK Study Engineering Topic #8: Fastnet Rock Lighthouse \|\| I need a bigger signature

03-11-2009, 22:07	#13
Sorry Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Dublin Posts: 67 Adverts \| Friends	Got a few missed calls from a different +44 number today.. weird. I'm always suspicious when they don't leave a voicemail. __________________

01-12-2009, 14:53	#14
ldooley Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 16 Adverts \| Friends	Got a call from similar number today on my O2 prepay phone, googled the number and it's a scam-be very wary.

01-12-2009, 15:18	#15
marcsignal Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Animals, Live Music and Strobe Lighting !!! Posts: 2,319 Adverts \| Friends	Put the brakes on !! Em...... as it happens I made a few enquiries about this with O2, and you're not going to believe this, but it is legit !! Believe it or not O2 are actually contracting a Company based in Belfast to flog off the new service they're offering. After starting this thread a while ago I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I made a point of explaining to the O2 manager I was talking to, that this will be a disasterous campaign, because it was already strongly rumoured to be a phone scam on forums and elsewhere. I also pointed out that maybe they should have sent all O2 pre pay customers a text message explaining this offer, after all, they send out plenty of other text msgs to people offering useless shite nobody wants. Anyway, sorry for the false alarm folks . __________________ marcsignal - Galvanising the politically correct, in a way that only 'shared hatred' can muster ;-) ___My YouTube Channel___

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