Beware - Yet another nuisance call

[Mups]

It happened this morning.   
Landline rang,  and I was in a bit of a hurry so didn't look at the caller's number like I normally do.

An English  woman's voice started talking so quickly,  and  suddenly asked if I was the person responsible for the energy bills.    
She annoyed me,  partly for her awful gabbling speech,  but also,  I don't know her from Adam, so what right has she to question me about my life in her first sentence!

I  remembered not to say 'Yes'  to her as this alone can get us into trouble,  so I told her I didn't have time to speak to her,  and hung up, then blocked the number
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After checking her number on the 'Who Called Me'  website,  it showed loads of people had received this same call, from the same number,  and it was a scammer.   So this another one that seems to be doing the rounds now.

Beware.   The number showing was -  01987 555803  Somewhere in Kent,  (but I doubt that was true).

[klondike]

Just marketing probably. I had someone call the other day who said they were calling from Three although I did have to ask them for a repeat. I just said I have no Three account and hung up.

I don't normally pick up for anybody not in my address book but I am expecting a callback that it seems now probably wont come.

[JBR]

Fortunately, I don't get many such calls now (perhaps they know about me).
When I do, and if I have nowt better to do, I am happy to keep them talking by playing the 'not understanding' response.  I feel that in doing so, I am helping all of the other thousands of innocent people who are less likely to receive the same call!

[Michael Rolls]

I sometimes do the same

[klondike]

Not for me. I mostly wouldn't need to pretend anyway what with the accents and babbling. I can easily find something more entertaining than that.

[JBR]

Not for me. I mostly wouldn't need to pretend anyway what with the accents and babbling. I can easily find something more entertaining than that.

But it is your public duty to do it!  😉

[Vlad]

My fave response is, ' I am having a poo right now, can I call you back.?"

[klondike]

Short and sweet (the reply not the poo) I could go that far.

[Vlad]

Short and sweet (the reply not the poo) I could go that far.

I also like responding with an "Ello? Ello? " type French accent. 

[Dextrous63]

I have a few responses within my repertoire, which I use depending on the mood.

The most erudite is along the lines of "eff off you pointless scamming tw@t"

Then there the one asking them to confirm my postcode

I also ask whether their parents or children would be proud of them, or whether they be happy if their parents/grandparents were on the receiving end of the attempted scam

Occasionally I ask them what the TPS means, and specifically if they know they are breaking the law.

Etc etc.

[Michael Rolls]

Sometimes I will answer in French

[Vlad]

Sometimes I will answer in French

That's brilliant. 

[Mups]

Just marketing probably. I had someone call the other day who said they were calling from Three although I did have to ask them for a repeat. I just said I have no Three account and hung up.

I don't normally pick up for anybody not in my address book but I am expecting a callback that it seems now probably wont come.

I don't normally pick up if it is a number I don't recognise either,  but this one caught me off guard because I was in a hurry to go out.

For anyone who may not already know about the website to easily any  check suspect numbers,  this is it:

https://who-called.co.uk/

I have found it very useful at times.

[klondike]

I only have a mobile and the Goodie Dialer tells me if it is likely spam. I expect they keep a note of all the numbers so if I call my ISP they can start trying to sell me a different provider etc.