Getting bombarded by calls from a French number

WoollyRedHat

Anyone else in the same boat?

MagicIRL

I got one today from (+0033) 891-06-09-52

Was that the same number?

Do they have a sexy accent? I love the French accent on women.

Woof.

Or Le Woof or something. La Woof? Les Woof?

weldoninhio

You're parents haven't gone on holidays and left you behind by any chance??

WoollyRedHat

MagicIRL wrote: »

I got one today from (+0033) 891-06-09-52

Was that the same number?

Yep that's the one! Also using 53/ 54 variants.

Advice is not to answer, seems to be a scam.

Deleted User wrote: »

Do they have a sexy accent? I love the French accent on women.

Woof.

Or Le Woof or something. La Woof? Les Woof?

Non monsieur, parce que je n'ai pas respondu. J'aime un accent Francaise toutefois.

DavyD_83

MagicIRL wrote: »

I got one today from (+0033) 891-06-09-52

Was that the same number?

I got a call from this with 53 at end.
Answered, but went to Bluetooth headset which I didn't have in, what I heard sounded like automated voice.

Anybody answered and figured out what it is, or says it is at least?

Will probably turn out to be Vodafone or the bank :rolleyes:

WoollyRedHat

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Yep that's the one! Also using 53/ 54 variants.

Advice is not to answer, seems to be a scam.



Non monsieur, parce que je n'ai pas respondu. J'aime un accent Francaise toutefois.

Je suis treize ans.

And the only reason I remember that is because that's how old I was when I learned it.

daheff

Probably same as the +269 calls ive gotten recently...1 ring & they hang up...want u to call back to them (&their premium number).

Collie D

Deleted User wrote: »

Je suis'ai treize ans.

And the only reason I remember that is because that's how old I was when I learned it.

"Avoir" instead of "etre"

WoollyRedHat

We should have an all things french thread. A lot of good things have come out of France. Fries, cheese, wine, trbien!

Just got a missed call from Comoros, a country that up until now I did not know existed

Collie D

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

We should have an all things french thread. A lot of good things have come out of France. Fries, cheese, wine, trbien!

Gerard Depardieu...if my a schooling taught me anything about the French it's that they have a law that states all films must star him

Boom_Bap

"Biongiorno Amigos!!"

Classic French greeting that you should use when answering.

CrankyHaus

DavyD_83 wrote: »

Anybody answered and figured out what it is, or says it is at least?

Will probably turn out to be Vodafone or the bank :rolleyes:

Answered the second call earlier after the first call from the number hung up on the second ring.

Some Jazz standard (Blue Train I think) played while an automated message informed me that the Manager of the Finance company, or some such nonsense, would be with me shortly.
Call then went to silent, I said Hello, other side hung up.
I blocked the number after that so not sure if they kept ringing.

Collie D

Collie D wrote: »

"Avoir" instead of "etre"

I was only 13. We didn't get that advanced.

jamesbere

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Do they have a sexy accent? I love the French accent on women.

Woof.

Or Le Woof or something. La Woof? Les Woof?

Le woof I'd say, lá woof would be more formal

MilesMorales1

You should answer with BONJOURNO YOU CHEESE EATING SURRENDER MONKEYS.

larchill

Got 2 this morning from: 0033891060952 @ 11:08 & @ 10:47. Some gibberish about financial services ...

Oldtree

Don't ring back any of these numbers, it's a premium number scam. I've heard that they even go so far as to have a woman screaming on the phone and then hang up (or leave a message of same) to get you to ring back. Feckers abuse any angle they can to shaft you.

WoollyRedHat

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Just got a missed call from Comoros, a country that up until now I did not know existed

Good to expand your horizons. Somebody from South Sudan wants to be my friend.

I've posted to the Three forum on a relevant thread about these premium rate numbers, and asked them to be blocked.

I suggest people on different networks do same with their service provider if they are experiencing these problems.

Oldtree

They don't give a **** and will just tell you to report it to comreg, that only comreg can do somthing about it (but they can't be arsed either in any effective way). Providers are obliged by law to pay the premium numbers, so I've been told.

I've only recently discovered the block number function on my phone..
Although now I probably wont get any calls..

the_syco

Saturdays numbers were;
+252 740004000 (Somalia)
+375 (17) 202-33-11 (Belarus)

previous user

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

We should have an all things french thread. A lot of good things have come out of France. Fries, cheese, wine, trbien!

Rabies.

waraf

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

You should answer with BONJOURNO YOU CHEESE EATING SURRENDER MONKEYS.

Is that you Jeremy Clarkson?

razorblunt

Deleted User wrote: »

Do they have a sexy accent? I love the French accent on women.

Woof.

Or Le Woof or something. La Woof? Les Woof?

Les Woof? Is he behind this again?

There was a great tip on Reddit where they said you should just answer, ask who they're calling for, and explain they've got the wrong number.

Infini

Got one from a +33 891 06 09 52. Suffice to say since it was french I basically would not waste my time ringing it.

the_syco

the_syco wrote: »

Saturdays numbers were;
+252 740004000 (Somalia)
+375 (17) 202-33-11 (Belarus)

Yesterday’s was Guinea. Rang 4 times then rang off. Never be tempted to ring them back.

phonypony

I'm getting calls every day the past two weeks from different Jersey numbers. Anyone else?

RhubarbCrumble

waraf wrote: »

Is that you Jeremy Clarkson?

Was it not Groundskeeper Willie?