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Mobile phone fraud/scam calls.

  • UK Man
  • March 17, 2023 at 1:02 PM

There are 10 replies in this Thread which has previously been viewed 1,076 times. The latest Post (March 17, 2023 at 11:03 PM) was by UK Man.

  • UK Man
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    • March 17, 2023 at 1:02 PM
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    The last couple of days the missus has had over 30 calls which have come up on her mobile as ''potential fraud'' or ''suspected spam''. She never answers. Anone else been getting them? I've had none.

  • bebopalula
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    • March 17, 2023 at 1:25 PM
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    Yes. Not me personally, because I don't have a mobile phone account in Argentina, but my other half does and got two fake calls yesterday claiming to be from the ISP.

    What do you have to do to make your mobile flag a caller as a potential fraud or scam? It would be really useful to be able to screen these calls out.

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    • March 17, 2023 at 1:27 PM
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    Quote from bebopalula

    Yes. Not me personally, because I don't have a mobile phone account in Argentina, but my other half does and got two fake calls yesterday claiming to be from the ISP.

    What do you have to do to make your mobile flag a caller as a potential fraud or scam? It would be really useful to be able to screen these calls out.

    My missus has blocked the call numbers through a setting on her Samsung phone.

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    • March 17, 2023 at 3:17 PM
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    My missus has blocked the call numbers through a setting on her Samsung phone.

    But blocking individual call numbers doesn’t solve the problem when the call robots just keep rolling over to different numbers?

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    • March 17, 2023 at 3:20 PM
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    But blocking individual call numbers doesn’t solve the problem when the call robots just keep rolling over to different numbers?

    I suspect so. Although strangely enough she's not had any since. Maybe the robots knock off early on Fridays? ^^

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    • March 17, 2023 at 3:22 PM
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    Best possible explanation, UK Man !

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    • March 17, 2023 at 3:43 PM
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    Best possible explanation, UK Man !

    Spoke too soon...she's just had a ''suspected spam'' call.

  • GlasgowJohn
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    • March 17, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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    I use an app called True Caller.

    It works very well.

    It tells you " Movistar Sales Call" or "suspected fraud call".

    It seems to be reasonably accurate . Occasionally when I am bored, I will take the call and it is normally who they describe.

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    • March 17, 2023 at 10:35 PM
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    Quote from GlasgowJohn

    I use an app called True Caller.

    It works very well.

    It tells you " Movistar Sales Call" or "suspected fraud call".

    It seems to be reasonably accurate . Occasionally when I am bored, I will take the call and it is normally who they describe.

    Any idea who these people are and how they get your number? Strange why I never get any.

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    • March 17, 2023 at 10:57 PM
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    Any idea who these people are and how they get your number? Strange why I never get any.

    They know who your Missus is and don't want any hassle.

  • UK Man
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    • March 17, 2023 at 11:03 PM
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    Quote from GlasgowJohn

    They know who your Missus is and don't want any hassle.

    I keep telling her to answer and tell them to fuck off!! It'd be even better if she got me to answer in weegie!!

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