Random number called me

[Sir Asvald]

I'm trying to find who called me, the number is, 02088580126. A lady asked for my name which I accidentally said yes without thinking. After searching the number, turns out to be dodgy. Now I've blocked the number. Should I be worried? When I try to call it straight away ends. 

 

 

 

 

[dalekphalm]

5 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

I'm trying to find who called me, the number is, 02088580126. A lady asked for my name which I accidentally said yes without thinking. After searching the number, turns out to be dodgy. Now I've blocked the number. Should I be worried? When I try to call it straight away ends. 

 

 

 

 

I would suggest you shouldn't worry too much.

 

Don't answer numbers you don't recognize. If it's important, they'll leave a voicemail. I've used this method to cut down my spam calls to near zero.

 

Block numbers you know are spam/scams.

[Zion_]

if anybody calls you and says "can you hear me?" then be worried... don't say yes to stuff like that imo

 

also watch your credit cards for changes.

 

bc in court they have a recording of you saying "yes." 

[Sir Asvald]

1 minute ago, dalekphalm said:

I would suggest you shouldn't worry too much.

 

Don't answer numbers you don't recognize. If it's important, they'll leave a voicemail. I've used this method to cut down my spam calls to near zero.

 

Block numbers you know are spam/scams.

Kinda my fault. I thought it was the recruitment agency. They share similar number, only last 3 digits are different

Just now, Zion_ said:

if anybody calls you and says "can you hear me?" then be worried... don't say yes to stuff like that imo

 

also watch your credit cards for changes.

 

bc in court they have a recording of you saying "yes." 

Will do.

[knightslugger]

I make it a habit to never answer yes or no question outright.

 

"[Hi] Is this knightslugger?"

"How can i help you today?"

 

"Can you hear me?"

"I can hear you."

 

"Do you live at [address]"

"What is this concerning?"

 

so on and so forth. If it's someone you recognize, that/'s different, but if you're expecting a call from an unknown number (like you called tech support and left a message), i NEVER say yes or no until i have absolutely verified the identity of the person on the other side. If i'm not expecting a call at all, i let it go to VM. IF it's important, they will leave a message, or keep calling.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

These types of calls happen all the time. If you don't recognize the number, just hang up or better yet, don't answer. 

[Guest]

These spam numbers are more and more frequent. Pretty ridiculous when UK numbers call me all they way to New Zealand (Not an uncommon occurrence either!) Last week had a Nigerian phone me twice. 

 

Even more surprising my Dad got a Fax the other day (surprising in of itself), all the way from Nigeria as a scam Fax. 

 

What some people do here is use a whistle, but I prefer just to hang up. 

[RyzenDoctor]

you can always use truecaller if its a cellphone

[wasab]

12 hours ago, RyzenDoctor said:

you can always use truecaller if its a cellphone

I get calls too. Most of them are job scams targeting international students m(my campus student body is 40% international) or autoloans scam, donating to the university scam.

 

these scammers operate outside the country but they speak perfect English so you can’t tell. I did not reazlie their nationality until one time I hang up on them but they did not realize right away so they accidentally left 1 minute voice mail. In it, I can hear them talking in a foreign language and then calling up a victim and begin scamming them in perfect English. Very scary....

 

oh, true caller doesn’t work. I still get calls from them.

[AshleyAshes]

"Hello!  The Canada Revenue Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police have issued a warrant for your arrest."
"I'm pretty sure the CRA sends at least a letter asking for additional documentation before they try to arrest you..."
"But we can resolve this now if you pay your fine immediately."
"I think arrest warrants are harder to resolve than that..."

[LienusLateTips]

16 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

"Hello!  The Canada Revenue Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police have issued a warrant for your arrest."
"I'm pretty sure the CRA sends at least a letter asking for additional documentation before they try to arrest you..."
"But we can resolve this now if you pay your fine immediately."
"I think arrest warrants are harder to resolve than that..."

So me lol

 

Once my cousin who was 8 at the time picked that up with his pre pubescent voice, they still said the same thing

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Happens to me all the time. My policy is if it's not in my contacts and I'm not expecting a call, just kill it.

[Beef Boss]

I use Ducaller, it works great and is available on IOS and android. Itll show you the state and name. 

[PhantomDragon]

I let it ring and if they don't leave me a voicemail, I block the number, especially if it's an area code I don't recognize. I bet my block list is endless by now.

[Tsuki]

10 hours ago, AshleyAshes said:

"Hello!  The Canada Revenue Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police have issued a warrant for your arrest."
"I'm pretty sure the CRA sends at least a letter asking for additional documentation before they try to arrest you..."
"But we can resolve this now if you pay your fine immediately."
"I think arrest warrants are harder to resolve than that..."

lol i used to get one of these calls almost weekly (except the US version). i informed them that i worked for the IRS(i dont actually) and looking up my own information didnt result in any outstanding balances or warrants,  then they stopped calling.

[i_got_laid_by_a_dragoness]

On 4/3/2018 at 1:17 PM, Abdul201588 said:

 When I try to call it straight away ends. 

Try from a payphone or something like that

[i_got_laid_by_a_dragoness]

On 4/3/2018 at 1:17 PM, Abdul201588 said:

I'm trying to find who called me, the number is, 02088580126. A lady asked for my name which I accidentally said yes without thinking. After searching the number, turns out to be dodgy. Now I've blocked the number. Should I be worried? When I try to call it straight away ends. 

you're good fam

[Syntaxvgm]

Never say yes. They record the yes and try to use it to get you to consent to billing. I shit you not a verbal yes over the phone passes scrutiny.

In fact I just changed my gas provider (same delivery) and consented to a new billing style a few months ago just by saying yes a few times.

[Guest]

I get a lot of calls like 

 

pretend my phone number is this:

(111)555-7890

 

theyll call from 

(111)555-7853

 

my moms phone is 

(111)678-3354

 

theyll call from 

(111)678-3357

[wasab]

1 hour ago, valdyrgramr said:

My favorite one ever, "This is the arresting officer."  You're going to arrest me over the phone? Honestly, they won't tell you they're looking for ya.  They will just kick your door in and shoot you.  Also, most calls phishing for a yes = scammer trying to record you.

It doesn’t work. These scammers operate out of country in places like Kenya or Pakistan or something. They will just laugh at you if you threaten to call your country’s local law enforcements.

[Donut417]

On 4/3/2018 at 1:17 PM, Abdul201588 said:

I'm trying to find who called me, the number is, 02088580126. A lady asked for my name which I accidentally said yes without thinking. After searching the number, turns out to be dodgy. Now I've blocked the number. Should I be worried? When I try to call it straight away ends. 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the club. We in the US have dealing with these asshole telemarketers/scammers for years. We have scammers that will call claiming to be from the IRS. They dont give a fuck. Its to the point I could condone my government using a drone strike to take these pricks out. 

[wasab]

26 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

No, I mean like the guy trying to scam me told me he was the arresting officer.  To make it worse the number he used was on the other side of the US.  So, I'm also out of his jurisdiction even if it was a legit cop.

These numbers are spoof. That’s why they were able to get past apps like Truecaller. They can even spoof their numbers to look like someone from your contact list. If you block one, they will just change number and call again.

[Murasaki]

I have a collegue who keeps getting called by UK numbers all because he was talking about mining rigs on facebook haha