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Missed calls from +88213... numbers

  • 05-11-2018 10:40AM
    #1
    MrShaneH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭


    This is odd, posting here because I'm an eir mobile customer but I don't know if it's eir specific. 

    Starting yesterday I'm getting multiple dropped calls from numbers starting with +882 13 xx xxxx. The pattern is the same every time, phone lights up to indicate an incoming call, before I've time to react the call drops. I've got about a dozen of these since yesterday, different number each time.  

    A quick search threw this up, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Networks_(country_code)
    +882 13 is "EMS Regional Mobile Satellite System", whatever that is!

    I can block the numbers, but every call is from a different one, anyone got any ideas?

    S


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  • #2
    Malolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭Malolan


    Received a call from +88.... last week too. +88 is Taiwan prefix. I'm not with eir.


  • #3
    eir: Tracey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭eir: Tracey


    MrShaneH wrote: »
    This is odd, posting here because I'm an eir mobile customer but I don't know if it's eir specific. 

    Starting yesterday I'm getting multiple dropped calls from numbers starting with +882 13 xx xxxx. The pattern is the same every time, phone lights up to indicate an incoming call, before I've time to react the call drops. I've got about a dozen of these since yesterday, different number each time.  

    A quick search threw this up, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Networks_(country_code)
    +882 13 is "EMS Regional Mobile Satellite System", whatever that is!

    I can block the numbers, but every call is from a different one, anyone got any ideas?

    S
    Hi MrShaneH, 

    We are aware of these calls, they are scam calls and I'd advise to not answer them to call them back. 

    We have no control over these I'm afraid. 

    Thanks 

    Tracey 


  • #4
    Gimme A Pound
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,482 ✭✭✭Gimme A Pound


    I'm with Vodafone and got one last week - it's +882 rather than +88 I think. The +882 prefix is one that is not aligned with any particular area I believe (having searched).


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