new one for me, i answer the phone to what is obviously meant to sound like a bad line with a voice that just says "hello, hello, can you hear me ?" then cuts off with 07079802421 as the 1471...
new one for me, i answer the phone to what is obviously meant to sound like a bad line with a voice that just says "hello, hello, can you hear me ?" then cuts off with 07079802421 as the 1471...
Google didn't bring anything up, would probably be quite a good scam though but I don't know how much money can be made, if any, from standard mobile numbers?
its not a mobiile its a follow me premium number afaik
070* numbers are premium rate/re-directs, not mobiles.
Can't believe they were allowed to be introduced like that, the only reason to use them is to try & trick people so why was it allowed?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...epayplus_fine/
Apparently not new, but definitely a scam.
That's one nasty con - I know many who would fall for that.
indeed and i cant find an online way to contact ofcom about it
I have known a few people who fell for this scam. So easy to call back to check. I don't suppose everyone realises 070 is a premium rate number. So people with phone contracts with free minutes may call thinking i will coming out of that but it doesn't. Old but a clever scam.
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