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Bogus calls scams

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  • #32
    Autosport
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,280 ✭✭✭✭Autosport


    West linn or United States and Burundi are obviously fans of mine :D

    I think it's cos I recently downloaded Viber


  • #33
    Old diesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,891 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    malinheader wrote: »
    Anyone else having bother with scam calls. Three so far this week. First about a virus in my lap top from an Indian lady.second from supposedly revenue from an Indian man with hardly any English and today from Eir an automated female voice that you could hardly understand. All looking for one thing bank details. Why can't these be traced or stopped.

    I got an automated female voice yesterday. I thought in my case it said Enet rather then eir.

    The "speel" was that they had been trying to contact me a few times and that the internet would be disconnected in 24 hours if issue not resolved.

    I was invited to press 1 to talk to a technician. I pressed the hang up button instead by hanging up the phone.


  • #34
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    Autosport wrote: »
    West Linn or the United States and Burundi are obviously fans of mine :D

    I think it's cos I recently downloaded Viber

    Where's West linn? Just south of North linn?


  • #35
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,217 ✭✭✭✭biko


    CFlat wrote: »
    Id rather take a call from Zimbabwe then take one from revenue:pac:
    So, first Zimbabwe, then revenue? Then what?


  • #36
    Archeron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Archeron


    biko wrote: »
    So, first Zimbabwe, then revenue? Then what?

    Profit.


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  • #37
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    Got a text today from Bridge United telling me that training for U 10s is starting again next week. It was from the committee and informing me of the new training team. Is this another type of scam?


  • #38
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,906 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    foxy farmer wrote: »
    Got a text today from Bridge United telling me that training for U 10s is starting again next week. It was from the committee and informing me of the new training team. Is this another type of scam?

    Are they not in Clare???


  • #39
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Are they not in Clare???

    Exactly! Its full of scammer princes down there! Sure, didnt they give us our current (and future) President...


  • #40
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,906 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    TomOnBoard wrote: »
    Exactly! Its full of scammer princes down there! Sure, didnt they give us our current (and future) President...

    The last princes that I know of down there were killed in 1014 AD.


  • #41
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    I'm in west Cork. No connections with Clare. No kids under 10 or otherwise. 086 number but didn't reply as no point. Quite possibly a genuine mistake. Then again could be some type of con to get me to reply.
    I've been getting a text approx every 6 months for last few yrs from somebody and the text is following the same format. It's usually making arrangements for some meeting or social event and how someone will be late and to change times or some sh1te. They know my name but it's always spelt wrong. I never reply as I'm certain it's some type of scam.


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  • #42
    vapor trails
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭vapor trails


    This scene from the office cracks me up. It's only 12 seconds!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaD1wKEKXt0


  • #43
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,966 ✭✭✭corks finest


    In all fairness you'd need to be as thick as ****e to even answer these Muppets,buy a whistle ,ear muffs,and blow like hell


  • #44
    8-10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,999 ✭✭✭✭8-10


    I have 2 phones and not even scammers call me. I'd love a call from Burundi


  • #45
    jamesbere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,022 ✭✭✭jamesbere


    I had a fella ring to say there was a problem with my windows, i told them they were fine cos there double glazed


  • #46
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    corks finest wrote: »
    In all fairness you'd need to be as thick as ****e to even answer these Muppets,buy a whistle ,ear muffs,and blow like hell

    That has no impact with modern digital exchanges..


  • #47
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    TomOnBoard wrote: »
    Exactly! Its full of scammer princes down there! Sure, didnt they give us our current (and future) President...

    It's nice that Clare people are finally acknowledging that they are part of limerick.


  • #48
    Suckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Got a few of the Revenue calls this week, starting last Sunday.. :rolleyes:
    Revenue putting in some serious overtime. The number was (00)353768888276.

    They must have left about 5 messages all the same:

    https://vocaroo.com/i/s1hTNKDatBUj


  • #49
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,474 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    00 381 63 1164086



    Ignore this scam number

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • #50
    Private Joker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 662 ✭✭✭Private Joker


    Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »
    00 381 63 1164086



    Ignore this scam number

    Had a call from this number today, one ring then stopped.


  • #51
    mojesius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,394 ✭✭✭mojesius


    I had a few recently. One from Mauritania and one from Madagascar. Still waiting to hear from Mozambique...

    Some Indian crowd keep calling my dad's house phone informing him of a virus on his computer. My dad can barely operate his sky remote, let alone turn on a computer. Hates all technology. He keeps this crowd on the phone, taking the piss out of them until they get bored (and for some reason, he talks to foreigners in his impression of their accent).


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  • #52
    malinheader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭malinheader


    7.30 this morning had a call from revenue informing me of money that I'm owed. Really great to see the effort being put into giving people the money that they are owed.


  • #53
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    One very clever one I came across while working in a bank is the scammer calling you on a land line. They then say they are calling from the fraud department of a bank, generally AIB or BOI in Ireland, they don't look for any details at all. They just state that they are calling from the fraud department of the bank, there has been quite a few suspicious looking transactions made on your card that are pending and could you ring the number on the back of your card asap to get through to card services to verify if you had made them. They then thank you and say goodbye.

    They hope that you will hang up straight away, then use the same landline to call the number on the back of the card, however, they have not hung up, so when you pick up and dial in the number, they are still on the line. They then switch person, and say "Hello, AIB card services, how can i help you." You say you got a call from the fraud team and can they check. "Certainly, we just need to go through security", which you think is fine as you've rang the number on the card. Name, address, DOB, card number, expiry date, and finally the last three numbers on the back of your card.

    Just checking your account there and it looks like there were 3 transactions in Bali yesterday and this morning, was that you? No, ok, i've cancelled those transactions and i'll cancel your card for you, you'll get a new one in the next few days. Thank you and have a nice day.


  • #54
    donkeykong5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭donkeykong5


    mojesius wrote: »
    I had a few recently. One from Mauritania and one from Madagascar. Still waiting to hear from Mozambique...

    Some Indian crowd keep calling my dad's house phone informing him of a virus on his computer. My dad can barely operate his sky remote, let alone turn on a computer. Hates all technology. He keeps this crowd on the phone, taking the piss out of them until they get bored (and for some reason, he talks to foreigners in his impression of their accent).
    Your dad is brilliant.


  • #55
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    One very clever one I came across while working in a bank is the scammer calling you on a land line. They then say they are calling from the fraud department of a bank, generally AIB or BOI in Ireland, they don't look for any details at all. They just state that they are calling from the fraud department of the bank, there has been quite a few suspicious looking transactions made on your card that are pending and could you ring the number on the back of your card asap to get through to card services to verify if you had made them. They then thank you and say goodbye.

    They hope that you will hang up straight away, then use the same landline to call the number on the back of the card, however, they have not hung up, so when you pick up and dial in the number, they are still on the line. They then switch person, and say "Hello, AIB card services, how can i help you." You say you got a call from the fraud team and can they check. "Certainly, we just need to go through security", which you think is fine as you've rang the number on the card. Name, address, DOB, card number, expiry date, and finally the last three numbers on the back of your card.

    Just checking your account there and it looks like there were 3 transactions in Bali yesterday and this morning, was that you? No, ok, i've cancelled those transactions and i'll cancel your card for you, you'll get a new one in the next few days. Thank you and have a nice day.

    This one could catch a load of people out. I would never have thought twice about ringing the number until you said it. I’d would have thought that phones automatically disconnect though, once at least one side has hung up.

    Few months ago I was inundated with calls from UK numbers. I grew up in London so didn’t think twice about returning a missed call and took a few calls before it clicked that it was a scam.


  • #56
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    Do you get a charge for answering the call or is if when you ring them back that you get charged?


  • #57
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Ringing the number back and it’s probably registered as a premium rate number


  • #58
    DellyBelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭DellyBelly


    I had 2 calls today one after the other. I called it back but only got put on hold so not sure what it was about. Bit worried it might have been a scam now. No was 00355673283052


  • #59
    rameire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭rameire


    I usually just tell them all is good with my double glazing but that i probably will upgrade to triple glaze in the future, but that the job they did on the windows was great and i recommended them to others.

    on another occasion i changed it to the virus obviously got there because i was watching some very weird porn that used elephants as the subjects.
    this call went on for 30 or so minutes, your man was having a laugh with me and in the end he said, I enjoyed that call and have a Happy Christmas.

    🌞 3.8kwp, 🌞 Clonee, Dub.🌞



  • #60
    Old diesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,891 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    I've had THREE calls in the last 24 hours from Emily the automated "from eir to tell me my Internet connection has been compromised and they will disconnect in 24 hours".

    I just hang up.

    But the 3 calls in 24 hours I thought was noteworthy.


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  • #61
    EdgeCase
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭EdgeCase


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    One very clever one I came across while working in a bank is the scammer calling you on a land line. They then say they are calling from the fraud department of a bank, generally AIB or BOI in Ireland, they don't look for any details at all. They just state that they are calling from the fraud department of the bank, there has been quite a few suspicious looking transactions made on your card that are pending and could you ring the number on the back of your card asap to get through to card services to verify if you had made them. They then thank you and say goodbye.

    They hope that you will hang up straight away, then use the same landline to call the number on the back of the card, however, they have not hung up, so when you pick up and dial in the number, they are still on the line. They then switch person, and say "Hello, AIB card services, how can i help you." You say you got a call from the fraud team and can they check. "Certainly, we just need to go through security", which you think is fine as you've rang the number on the card. Name, address, DOB, card number, expiry date, and finally the last three numbers on the back of your card.

    Just checking your account there and it looks like there were 3 transactions in Bali yesterday and this morning, was that you? No, ok, i've cancelled those transactions and i'll cancel your card for you, you'll get a new one in the next few days. Thank you and have a nice day.

    That exploits a "feature" of the OpenEir landline network, where the called party can't hang up on an incoming call. It was supposed to allow you to hang up and change to s different extension but it's a ridiculous feature that allows for scams like this as well as an ability to block someone's line or harass them.

    Eir should really get rid of it. I'm sure it's probably just a software setting on the switch.


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