New phone scam from Slovenian number

Mr. G

Solair wrote: »

I just wish genuine businesses would stop setting their Caller ID to stupid numbers.

I got a call from a major mobile company that displayed as +00

Also, I don't generally answer blocked numbers, yet loads of companies seem to send no called ID at all.

I second this. I got a call from a telecoms provider with a caller ID of +000000. Either show it right or don't show it at all.

Doodlebug

It was mentioned on Ray D'Arcy this morning, and is on the Irish Times site today about a "missed call" scam - semmingly for 087 numbers (regardless of your actual network).

Details here.

I got the "missed call", but never got around to ringing back (luckily!).

However, I know a couple of people who did.

Has anyone here had to reclaim scam-related phone charges before?

Who is liable if a chargeable call was made? Is it just your own tough luck, or is the network operator liable?

Kristopherus

There's already 2 threads about this scam;)

Doodlebug

Kristopherus wrote: »

There's already 2 threads about this scam;)

Thanks - I had a look over the last 7 days posts (I though it only happened in the last couple of days?) and I didn't spot 'em.

Do you have a link?

dudara

Moved to the Nets & Comms forum so that it can be merged with the thread there

dudara

wextipp

metalmonk wrote: »

Has anyone got confirmation that ringing any of these numbers costs significantly more that it would cost to ring a Slovenian number from your mobile ?

I checked and my 27 second call only cost 7c. Not a premium rate by any stretch.There could be something else behind it. Are they building up a database of valid mobile numbers. Although if enough people reply then all the cents can add up.

Spear

Threads merged. There seems to be fair number of these calls happening, with a thread in AH already. Must be the replacement for the Indian tech support scam.

wextipp

Seems Comreg have blocked the number.

http://www.businessworld.ie/bworld/livenews.htm?a=3028332

shorthairguy

I am 087 received a missed call from +38681897015 on 26/1/13 at 09.27. I also checked code was from Slovenia.

jimmynokia

IRELAND’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS regulator has said it does not foresee that any Irish mobile phone user who was targeted by a Slovenian telephone scam will be left out of pocket.
A spokesman for ComReg said the regulator was working with Ireland’s four mobile phone operators to ensure that anybody who returned a missed call from a Slovenian number – which may have been mistaken for an Irish one – was not charged for doing so.
“We don’t foresee anybody being left out of pocket because of this,” the spokesman said.
The regulator has also worked with the networks to block any outbound calls to the offending numbers, so that no other customers could fall victim to the sting.

From the journal.

pappyodaniel

I got the same call about an hour ago on my landline. It's weird because I have vodafone at home broadband but I cancelled the phone line so it's dormant at the moment. If I try and ring the landline from my mobile it doesn't even register.

WTF???

bmm

Hopefully persons affected will receive a full refund .

wextipp

Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Retail and Consumer Services Director at ComReg Barbara Delaney said phoning the number could be costly.

I called the number back and I was on for 21 seconds and it cost be 7 cent.

You would think Comreg could have got information from the various operators on ths cost of ringing these numbers before going on radio. There are reports of the number costing 150 Euro which appears totally untrue. At least if people know it would cost a few cents it would put their minds at ease. I can't wait to get my 7 cent refunded.

The week-end is a good time to run these scams before Comreg come in to work on Monday.

Mr. G

pappyodaniel wrote: »

I got the same call about an hour ago on my landline. It's weird because I have vodafone at home broadband but I cancelled the phone line so it's dormant at the moment. If I try and ring the landline from my mobile it doesn't even register.

WTF???

Did you cancel the voice package and just keep broadband? Generally you should be able to call through if you've done this. If you've cancelled the whole line it shouldn't ring.

Are you sure its a Slovenian number showing?

A bit scary if it is and its cancelled:)

papajohn12

I got 5 missed from a phone number which looks similar to what you have, although it's got a different last 4 digits. I didn't know who the caller was. I was unable to answer any of their calls.

papajohn12

Well, I Googled the phone number just now and apparently, they're telemarketers. I pulled up several complaints posted at http://www.callercenter.com and all of them reported that the callers were trying to sell them mag subscriptions. Well, I'm not interested.

wextipp

papajohn12 wrote: »

I got 5 missed from a phone number which looks similar to what you have, although it's got a different last 4 digits. I didn't know who the caller was. I was unable to answer any of their calls.

You can't ring these numbers any more as Comreg have got the mobile operators to block calls to these numbers.

wextipp

Just got the following sms from Vodafone about my 7 cent refund.

We are aware that you were recently affected by an incident where people were misled into returning a call to an international premium rate number. We can reassure you that on this occasion the charge of € 0.07 that was incurred has been credited to your account in full by Vodafone

prettygurrly

Just got a missed call from +386087900...now I just registered for a conference in Hungary so not sure if it's as a result of that or it's the scam starting again, thought I'd stick it up here anyway. Didn't answer the phone anyway...

prettygurrly

Just stuck the number into google and it turned out it was Gapbuster...from Australia...phew

fergiesfolly

Bump...
Been getting calls from various numbers since 10am this morning. The numbers start with +966. Anyone else getting these?