Missed-call scams
Be cautious about returning an unfamiliar missed call, especially when a message pressures you to call back urgently. Check the number and any call charges first.
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Message from unknown number asking me to add the number on WhatsApp
This is one of a series of daily calls from someone who thinks I am Chinese. She uses slightly different numbers beginning with 07...
nuisance and harrasment
Bryn Vets about vaccination
No idea who phoned, if they don’t give there name I think it is possibly a scam, if someone really want to speak to...
I have a call blocking phone and unless they give a name to the female who then rings and asks if we except the...
Much background chatter Unidentified person claimed to be from BT. On a mobile! I asked, to check, "British Telecom"? No reply. I said unless...
I received a voice mail from this number which sounded robotic and said 'add my number to WhatsApp'.
I picked up handset and the caller hung up after 2 or 3 secs
Synthesised female voice, standard English: "Hello. This is the Immigration Department..." Of where, I wonder: Debenhams? Clearly a scam and fraud. Blacklisted.
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Be cautious about returning an unfamiliar missed call, especially when a message pressures you to call back urgently. Check the number and any call charges first.
Parcel, payment and account-alert messages can look convincing. Check through the organisation's usual app or website instead of following an unexpected link.
Pause if someone asks for passwords, one-time codes or an immediate payment. End the conversation and contact the organisation independently.
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