BearClaw17 wrote: Thanks. I've tried answering and saying hello (no response and hangs up after a few seconds), answering and staying quiet (nothing and hangs up after a few seconds), not answering at all (voicemail with nothing).
corks finest wrote: » Referee whistle always works( don't forget to put tissue in your own ears first)
BearClaw17 wrote: » A private number has been calling me daily for weeks. They or it hangs up a few seconds after I answer. If I don't answer, there's a voicemail but no sound or message. Is there any way of unmasking a private caller in Ireland?
Irishphotodesk wrote: » Do you owe money or a debt to a company ? It’s possible and likely this is a debt management company , if so, you could possibly receive a call from a person to confirm your name and then ask you for your address (they want to confirm the details they have on file are correct), then you may receive a text from them saying to contact a landline with a reference number. If you do owe a debt you can contact and pay the company who you owe money to, if you are in dispute about a debt then you are left with two options.... engage or ignore. You can block calls from unknown numbers (not certain if it’s from your handset or service provider)
Warren Wide Grinder wrote: That hasn't worked since digital exchanges came in.
ShaShaBear wrote: » Irishphotodesk wrote: » Do you owe money or a debt to a company ? It’s possible and likely this is a debt management company , if so, you could possibly receive a call from a person to confirm your name and then ask you for your address (they want to confirm the details they have on file are correct), then you may receive a text from them saying to contact a landline with a reference number. If you do owe a debt you can contact and pay the company who you owe money to, if you are in dispute about a debt then you are left with two options.... engage or ignore. You can block calls from unknown numbers (not certain if it’s from your handset or service provider) Op said they are answering the calls and nobody is speaking on the other end and voicemails are blank with no sound. If it was a debt collector, surely they would speak, or leave a number to be contacted back? On that note OP, I'm actually having the same issue. For a while I was getting 1 or 2 a day and there was silence when I answered. If I didn't, the voicemails were minutes long and absolutely silent with no background noise. I stopped answering because I was concerned it might be some sort of reverse charged call. Didn't get any for months but started getting them again this week.
Irishphotodesk wrote: » From experience this is sometimes a debt collection agency trying to confirm the number they were given is the person that they associate with the debt, after a while of not answering or blocking calls from private number a landline is used or a text is sent asking to contact a landline and quote a reference number. However with debt collection agencies and GDPR I'm not certain it's a legit way to operate, I personally will not confirm anything other than my name to anyone who calls me at random and that's if they have my name to confirm. A point to note: a person can't say all the private calls or empty voicemails are from same person/company so can't complain about harassment. In your case of random calls... Is it possible you have a disputed debt ?
