DVGasService Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Any other tradesmen getting these scam phone calls...goes something like this... "police & fire brigade are cracking down on rogue traders.....we are publishing a magazine going out to police, fire service, ambulance and hospital staff...you can be our approved person for *insert trade here*...but you need to sign up now blah blah..." As self employed trades people with our telephone numbers out there in the public domain I'm sure our numbers can be trawled en-masse from Google etc. Anybody get this or other regular scam calls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiecass Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yes I got this about 2yrs ago,I asked for a phone number and was very interested,when I made enquiries I phoned them back and told them they were scamming b's the bloke gave me a gob full and slammed the phone down.Funny enough,I haven't had any calls like that since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handypandy Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) I had exactly the same call, must be getting on for 10 yrs ago. He put the phone down on me when I started asking him more about how he was connected to the police. I had nothing but trouble with scam calls when I used to have an ad in Yellow Pages. They stopped when I pulled the ad. Now I just have to deal with about 60 spam emails a day edit........See what I mean link . Edited January 22, 2016 by handypandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmitchell Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I get them all the time all the emergency services, kids, pet, charities and they all start by saying that I've agreed to sponsor them, and when I say I didn't they get nasty. I'm also getting calls from a company about if I've got any bad payers they can help me out in getting my money.. I say thank but no thanks I use my trusted baseball bat and he always get's my money back off bad payers interest free :hihi::hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1KEY Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I just leave them hanging on the line, my best was about 20 mins:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkertelecoms Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Loads, ALL the time, at least one a day anyway. Yah the debt collection too, sake! I'd leave them hanging, but then the real customers can't get through to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmitchell Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 If you are getting calls all the time on you're mobile, you can download a free app call True caller and you can use it on Iphone and android phones, Fantastic app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2802 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 If you are getting calls all the time on you're mobile, you can download a free app call True caller and you can use it on Iphone and android phones, Fantastic app. Cheers for this, just downloading it now. I'm bloody sick to death of these calls. I block them on a daily basis but more and more come through. Anyone know of a way to block withheld numbers on an iphone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmitchell Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Cheers for this, just downloading it now. I'm bloody sick to death of these calls. I block them on a daily basis but more and more come through. Anyone know of a way to block withheld numbers on an iphone? When you've downloaded it, tap on the spam icon and update it. Another good thing with true caller is 9/10 who ever calls you especially mobile numbers it tell you the name of the person that has called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2802 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 When you've downloaded it, tap on the spam icon and update it. Another good thing with true caller is 9/10 who ever calls you especially mobile numbers it tell you the name of the person that has called. Cheers & done !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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