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Is this a scam?

  • 06-02-2007 2:22pm
    #1
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,962 ✭✭✭✭


    Is this happening to anyone else? Is it a scam?

    Once a day for the last 4-5 days I've gotten a call on my mobile phone (02 network) from a number that displays as "Unknown". When I answer, there's 20 seconds of total silence, followed by a computer noise (kinda like the noise you hear if you get a new email in Lotus Notes etc). It seems to be some sort of automated dialer, it doesn't sound like there's anybody at the other end at all.

    If I don't answer the call it doesn't go through to my voicemail.

    I read something on the Web about a UK marketing company using this tactic as some sort of scam, but I can't figure out what the scam is as I can't even call back the number...

    Thanks
    B

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



Comments

  • #2
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Could be someone trying to dial up to the net aswell!!


  • #3
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,244 ✭✭✭drdre


    Just donot answer private calls for a few days.It might be some sort of a scam.


  • #4
    koneko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    Might be worth ringing O2 to see if they can check the number or might have heard of it, or so they can block it maybe?


  • #5
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,962 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    If it doesn't stop within a day or so, I'll get on to 02 customer care, give them the times the calls come in at and see if they can block it... it's a weird one. I'd understand if it left a garbled message which encouraged you to ring back, but this makes no sense to me...

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #6
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    odyssey06 wrote:
    If it doesn't stop within a day or so, I'll get on to 02 customer care, give them the times the calls come in at and see if they can block it... it's a weird one. I'd understand if it left a garbled message which encouraged you to ring back, but this makes no sense to me...
    O2 won't block it for you. Report it to them, but don't expect anything more than them to take a report.

    Then go down to the Garda station and report it to them, the people who can do something.


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