Getting a lot of dodgy calls to my mobile & landline today.

Comhrá

I've had eight or nine suspicious calls today, to both landline and mobile. I googled the numbers and they seem to originate in Liberia and Chad.

00 235 90 97 29 90 is one I've had a few times already today. Just one or two rings and they hang up.

Anyone else had them today?

Berty

Yes. They're preying on Ireland right now.

I've two phones and one call Monday and one today on the other. The calls are from Liberia generally.

I happened to answer the one Monday "please hold to be connected to the finance director" voice recording so obviously I hung up.

NEVER ring back that number. Who knows how much that will cost.

Let's assume they're using an auto dialler.

OldMrBrennan83

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Wise Old Elf

Yep, same here. One from Liberia and one from Chad, but at first glance one of them could've been a Cork number, +21 vs 021. Needless to say I didn't ring back, didn't answer either.

amber2

Yea had a couple of calls from *+235 90 97 29 90‬ And *+231 3304 12642‬ no’s Liberia & Chad, they ring once and hang up. As I don’t know anyone in Liberia or Chad I’m guessing it’s a scam. Husband had them call also a few times, they have been busy today.

osarusan

Got one from Morocco.

PetKing

2 from Chad and sister had 2 too. Pity I can't block incoming calls by country code.

pc7

Yeah same here, numbers and countries look the same. I'm with Vodafone, who are you guys with?

Comhrá

I'm with Three.

Wise Old Elf

I'm with Meteor/Eir but it's an 087 number

yosser hughes

I got one from Liberia and one from Chad. I answered the one from Chad and there was music playing. I just hung up.
I'm with Vodafone.
edit: I'm not in Limerick

punisher5112

I'm with tesco had same

callaway92

Limerick too. Had Liberia, Chad and Maldives.

Obv didn’t answer any but it’s v annoying.

pc7

PetKing wrote: »

2 from Chad and sister had 2 too. Pity I can't block incoming calls by country code.

That would be ideal, cause unblocked a chad one yday and then an hour later another call one digit up. At least if you could block by country code it would stop them all.

FutureGuy

Myself and my wife were talking about this today. As we were speaking, one of them rang us

BabysCoffee

Yes got one yesterday. Didn't answer. Chad number

osarusan

One from Liberia this morning.

The code is +231.

I don't know what the scam is - you call them back and it's a premium number or something like that? I've heard of those before, but it would surely work better if it was Ireland based...people are more likely to just call back an Irish number than one that is obviously international.

Beechwoodspark

I started getting them in early September. About one a week. Have never answered them (and never will if I can help it). I'm on 3.

sadie1502

I had two yesterday to my mobile. 00235 and 00231. I didn't answer them.

punisher5112

Do not call back. If someone really wants you they will either ring again or leave a message.

I've had ones that even look like mobile numbers.

They will run up your bill or take all your credit.

The trick they use is only let dial/ring 2 or 3 times as to avoid one answering so you ring back.

Copper_pipe

Got one from Morocco yesterday

Copper_pipe

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Got one from Morocco yesterday

Got another 5 minutes ago from Comoros

le_girl

Just got one from Comoros also (had to Google where that was ).

Kankan14

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker


This app should act as a scam filter. It also allows you to block national dialling codes.

GarIT

I have 3 Chads and a Sudan, if anyone wants to swap for a Chad let me know so I can start to complete the set.

EDIT: I just got Austria, I think that's an ultra rare one.

riverrocked

I get the occasionally, if it's not an Irish number, then I ignore it check where it is from, if I don't know any one there, then I block it.

Beechwoodspark

GarIT wrote: »

I have 3 Chads and a Sudan, if anyone wants to swap for a Chad let me know so I can start to complete the set.

EDIT: I just got Austria, I think that's an ultra rare one.

I got Austria earlier also. Around 11 o'clock

GarIT

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I got Austria earlier also. Around 11 o'clock

11:11 for me

o1s1n

Received one from Liberia yesterday afternoon myself. Thought it might be a cannibal warlord asking if I wanted to hang out.

Pro2ac

I received 1 call myself about a week ago. They put the phone down after a ring or two and I presume expected me to ring back. Luckily, I asked my husband to google the number first. I am inherently a rather suspicious character luckily.

I really hope no ones elderly family members get caught in this trap though.

NTC

Got two during lunch. Phone in silence at work, so missed them. Gutted!

elperello

Pro2ac wrote: »

I received 1 call myself about a week ago. They put the phone down after a ring or two and I presume expected me to ring back. Luckily, I asked my husband to google the number first. I am inherently a rather suspicious character luckily.

I really hope no ones elderly family members get caught in this trap though.

Unfortunately the poor, the elderly and the vulnerable are most at risk.
The phone companies will clean out their credit even though they know the numbers are run by fraudsters.

ForestFire

Got one from Comoros this morning too.

A_Sober_Paddy

Had a few last week, one from Chad and the other was erintrea after a quick Google, didn't answer either

demon3

I have gotten a few of these, as have my kids on their phones, all on Vodafone. But from the start I have told them never to answer the phone if its not someone in their contact list. Heres a link describing a scam which is likely the same one. I have a feeling it was becuase we where using trusted contacts app from Google becuase it started shortly after I set them up and it seems the app made all our mobile phone numbers public on our profiles by default, when I had previously set our accounts private. I have since removed our numbers from our Google accounts. Also the one mobile that wasnet used with Google has had no calls at all. But it also could be just random dialing.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2014/02/one-ring-cell-phone-scam-can-ding-your-wallet

The Mulk

ForestFire wrote: »

Got one from Comoros this morning too.

Got one from Comoros too, weather seems nice there at the moment.

what_traffic

The Mulk wrote: »

Got one from Comoros too, weather seems nice there at the moment.

Ditto.
+269 900 2051 from Comoros at 13h53

The Mulk

what_traffic wrote: »

Ditto.
+269 900 2051 from Comoros at 13h53

Same number as me

Cookiemunster

I've never gotten one of these calls. After reading this thread I'm starting to feel left out......

RINO87

The Mulk wrote: »

Same number as me

+1 at 14.40

Comhrá

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I've never gotten one of these calls. After reading this thread I'm starting to feel left out......

Send me your number and I'll get my cousin in Somalia to give you a quick call.

punisher5112

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I've never gotten one of these calls. After reading this thread I'm starting to feel left out......

I'll give you a call but you must answer and give me all your bank account details.

Reminds me of homers happy dude scam send a solar to happy dude.

extra gravy

Kankan14 wrote: »

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker


This app should act as a scam filter. It also allows you to block national dialling codes.

+1 on this, great little app for this kind of thing.

ForestFire

Yeah just gopt another call there again.

Are they trying to somehow take advance of the recent storm??

People might be expecting calls from Friends, Insurance companies etc that they would not generally know the number from??

Now Another from Austria:-

+43820 90904700
Previous
+2699002185 twice

FFS like! Doesn't anyone want the 80 million dollars or what? Tsk!:rolleyes:







(sarcasm alert!)

eleventh

Where could they have gotten the number from? I don't put my number up on facebook etc.
I got a couple of these calls yesterday (lasted a few seconds, too quick to answer), then just seconds later got a sales call from Virgin Media. It's probably just coincidence. I'm trying to think where else would have my number... Vodafone, Electric Ireland...

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I've never gotten one of these calls. After reading this thread I'm starting to feel left out......

How long have you had the number?

Alun

eleventh wrote: »

Where could they have gotten the number from?

They're just autodiallers calling every single number indiscriminately, they don't need to "get" your number from anywhere.

Are you sad wanna be happy
Send $1 to happy dude
742 evergreen terrace

le_girl

ForestFire wrote: »

Yeah just gopt another call there again.

Are they trying to somehow take advance of the recent storm??

People might be expecting calls from Friends, Insurance companies etc that they would not generally know the number from??

Now Another from Austria:-

+43820 90904700
Previous
+2699002185 twice

I got calls from the same two numbers :mad:

ForestFire

eleventh wrote: »

Where could they have gotten the number from? I don't put my number up on facebook etc.
I got a couple of these calls yesterday (lasted a few seconds, too quick to answer), then just seconds later got a sales call from Virgin Media. It's probably just coincidence. I'm trying to think where else would have my number... Vodafone, Electric Ireland...

How long have you had the number?

They got your number just like i know your number....like this...

087 1234567

Well, was I right?

Proable not, but I bet I'd get someone after a few goes.

They don't care who they get, they just ring random numbers, all automated.

sadie1502

Liberia yesterday morning and Chad last night. Where do they get the numbers from ? Got emails from IT department about these scams must be going on up and down the country.