Scam 021 calls

Wildsurfer

I'very been getting calls from an 021 number with last few weeks and wondering has anyone else come across it. I have number blocked but just looking at call log and I noticed that it rings me every 12 days and 2 calls exactly 24 mins apart, at all different times of day or night. Rang it back the first time and got a dead line tone. Anyone shed some light on it for me?

BattleCorp

Wildsurfer wrote: »

I'very been getting calls from an 021 number with last few weeks and wondering has anyone else come across it. I have number blocked but just looking at call log and I noticed that it rings me every 12 days and 2 calls exactly 24 mins apart, at all different times of day or night. Rang it back the first time and got a dead line tone. Anyone shed some light on it for me?

Why did you ring back? You were probably charged €100 for it.

BillyBobBS

Ring them back OP and give them your credit card details. That'll teach them..

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Virgin Media marketing use an 021 number.

BattleCorp

Tyson Big Tourniquet wrote: »

Virgin Media marketing use an 021 number.

Not very good marketing if you don't actually talk to the person you are calling.

Mint Sauce

Have you ever answered it? It is probably originating off a dialer, or an automated system.

A quick google search shows 021 is Cork, Coachford, Kinsale, and Midleton. Another search shows an 021 number brings up scam callers claiming to be from the bank.

I dont get peoples claims that they are being charged by these scam calls. Surely you can only get charged for the call is you call back, or get scammed if you hand over details. Just let it go to VM to screen it, or answer, see who it is, and hang up if they are selling or looking for details.

Insect Overlord

+021 is the country code for Tehran. You probably got charged a fortune for ringing it back.

It's a scam.

BattleCorp

Mint Sauce wrote: »

I dont get peoples claims that they are being charged by these scam calls. Surely you can only get charged for the call is you call back, or get scammed if you hand over details.

That's the thing. The OP did call back.

Mint Sauce

Insect Overlord wrote: »

+021 is the country code for Tehran. You probably got charged a fortune for ringing it back.

It's a scam.

IF you ring back. But then it could be his long lost Saudi Cousin who cant get home, and need the price of a flight, and will reward him handsomely, with a barrel of oil, and seven virgins, if he helps him out.

Mint Sauce

BattleCorp wrote: »

That's the thing. The OP did call back.

Well I know people from Cork, claim to be a republic, but its still the same country, so cant see much harm.

Its not a premium rate number.

WoollyRedHat

Wish Comreg/ the neteorks proprrly addressed this crap. Been prevalent in last several months.
Is it possible to do a geo block?

BattleCorp

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Well I know people from Cork, claim to be a republic, but its still the same country, so cant see much harm.

Its not a premium rate number.

There's more than Cork that has the prefix '021'.

brock92

I've had a few missed calls from this number +212692281202
They are 100% scam and want you to call back which will cost you a lot of money.
Call is from Morocco

Roger Hassenforder

If its an 021 Cork number, assume its a scam.

Koolhanger

Not the same number, but the same idea is discussed here. Never call them back!

https://www.joe.ie/news/comoros-phone-scam-604133

Mint Sauce

BattleCorp wrote: »

There's more than Cork that has the prefix '021'.

As per my first post on this thread...

Cork, Coachford, Kinsale, Midleton.

In terms of countrys, which would occur a charge for calling back, 21 usually applies to some N African countries, but if the OP got a call from one of them, it would have more than likely came up as 0021****** or +21******.

Professor Moriarty

Mint Sauce wrote: »

IF you ring back. But then it could be his long lost Saudi Cousin who cant get home, and need the price of a flight, and will reward him handsomely, with a barrel of oil, and seven virgins, if he helps him out.

Much more likely to be Iranian than Saudi.

Wildsurfer

Ok to clarify for those who think I came down in last shower.... It comes up as (021)462**** and the region shows as Coachford. I rang back the very first time I missed it as it was about 2am of a Saturday night. I have family in Cork so obviously checking if it was them and they were ok. It is blocked since but it was only today I realised it had a pattern to calls so obviously automated. Not a legit business obviously as some of the calls are in middle of the night.

BattleCorp

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Ok to clarify for those who think I came down in last shower.... It comes up as (021)462**** and the region shows as Coachford. I rang back the very first time I missed it as it was about 2am of a Saturday night. I have family in Cork so obviously checking if it was them and they were ok. It is blocked since but it was only today I realised it had a pattern to calls so obviously automated. Not a legit business obviously as some of the calls are in middle of the night.

Let us know when you get the bill what the story was. Cheers.

McMurphy

Lube up your butthole OP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F_WgM4KUwk

stryker mcqueen

brock92 wrote: »

I've had a few missed calls from this number +212692281202
They are 100% scam and want you to call back which will cost you a lot of money.
Call is from Morocco

My wife & I both has missed calls from this number on Tuesday, I blocked it.

She rang back on the house phone (I know, what a boob) and listened to a conversation in arabic for 2 minutes, so f*ck knows how much that's cost us :mad::(

somefeen

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/10/26/irish-people-warned-not-to-answer-any-calls-from-numbers-starting-with-021/

tonycascarino

Got +372 scam calls myself which are calls from Estonia. How do they even get your number in the first place?

stryker mcqueen

stryker mcqueen wrote: »

My wife & I both has missed calls from this number on Tuesday, I blocked it.

She rang back on the house phone (I know, what a boob) and listened to a conversation in arabic for 2 minutes, so f*ck knows how much that's cost us :mad::(

Just off the phone to Virgin media, total charge for the call was €1.63.

Wife is off the hook

Worst scammers ever :cool:

Ahorseofaman

stryker mcqueen wrote: »

Worst scammers ever :cool:

that have your money
now multiply your money times however many times they do it and I'd say its a handy little earner.

RasTa

I just got a weird text message from a +35384? Who is 084? It says I've received a photo message and then a URL. Anyone get that?

JiminyRickets

Got one from France, Serbia and Argentina over the last week.

Sure we're big potato-headed eejits here, all they have to do is ring and we'll give them money. Feck coming all the way over here to get it

Estrellita

I'm just bumping this thread to warn others not to answer or ring back numbers you don't recognise. As a habit, it's not something I do anyway. But I woke up to find a missed call from Estonia (like some others here). I immediately blocked the number when I saw the missed call, obvious scam.

Some people of a more curious nature might be tempted to ring back these kind of numbers. If it's bugging you normally a Google search will tell you others are being scammed by the number or very similar ones.

Steve F

BillyBobBS wrote: »

Ring them back OP and give them your credit card details. That'll teach them..

The_Valeyard

Would be easier to understand the lads from Tehran than Timoleague

razorblunt

Had a cut off Sky recently for repeatedly ringing me and not leaving a message. The reason I don't call back is due to scams like this.

scamalert

fck me ive been hounded by them for last couple months, think number got leaked when downlaoded whatsup < wrong name app, anyway made mistake of calling back once and it started every day usually mornings two shorts calls, traced ***** to chad,pakistan,nigeria and all over the globe diff numbers every week,lucky enough im on prepaid and hung up seconds in but think that gave em green light to share number with all the scammers.had to keep phone on silent most the time anyway not sure how or who got it but seems booming business.

Uthur

had 2 of these 021 calls since yesterday. harmless enough and obviously a scam, annoying though since one was at 1am and the phone is downstairs

Flesh Gorden

Pretty sure all 021 Cork numbers show up as Coachford on an iPhone.

I was getting very annoying ones from an 021 number for a few months last year, usually around 5pm but often multiple in the same day.


I would answer and there would either be silence before they'd hang up, or breathing through a headset with the sound of a call centre in the background.

I'd call it back with my number unblocked, only to get silence from the other end.


That turned out to be Pinergy, as I got an answer when I blocked my number and called it back an hour later.

They must have sucker lists for their cold calling and ridiculous targets to meet whatever silly metrics are set for them.


The one I got this morning at 8.30am, was from +353 4555 which apparently is based in Kildare according to the iPhone's best guess.

That was an auto dialer that played a recording saying 'goodbye' before it hung up


EDIT: Forgot to say, I've call forwarding set up from the house phone, so I've no idea if they were calling my mobile or the house number.

elperello

Don't forget that your phone provider takes money from you then they subtract their cut and send on the rest to the scammers. The scammers can't access your money without the help of your phone provider.

Bargain_Hound

tonycascarino wrote: »

Got +372 scam calls myself which are calls from Estonia. How do they even get your number in the first place?

Got one of these yesterday. Didn't answer.

Skedaddle

There are a lot of companies with contact centres or HQs in Cork, so it could be someone genuinely trying to reach you.

Bear in mind too that Caller ID can be completely spoofed.

The main thing is do not ring the number back and do not give them any details.

Calls from +21 are definitely an international scam though. There have been various odd calls from country codes starting with +2 recently.