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Strange phone calls

sarah_mol · 2010-04-10 14:53:17

For the last few weeks I've been getting calls from 001215. When I say hello, the line goes dead. It doesn't even sound like a phone number!! I tried to google it, just to see what might turn up, but nothing did. Can anyone shed some light on this?

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10-04-2010 3:53pm

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sarah_mol

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For the last few weeks I've been getting calls from 001215. When I say hello, the line goes dead. It doesn't even sound like a phone number!! I tried to google it, just to see what might turn up, but nothing did.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

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#2 10-04-2010 4:55pm
blaz

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00 is the international prefix, 1 is the country code for the US and 215 is the area code for Pennsylvania. The rest of the number is probably missing due to some caller ID issues at the calling end.

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#3 10-04-2010 4:56pm
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sarah_mol wrote: »

For the last few weeks I've been getting calls from 001215. When I say hello, the line goes dead. It doesn't even sound like a phone number!! I tried to google it, just to see what might turn up, but nothing did.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Jesus! I thought it was Just us!

Has happened a few times in the last while in my folks house. Weird

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#4 10-04-2010 4:58pm
mahamageehad

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this is happening in my parents house at least once a week!

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#5 10-04-2010 8:45pm
michael999999

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this is the american secret service checking international phone responce times incase they ever need to ring you in an emergency

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#6 11-04-2010 4:44am
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Somebody posted in the tech section regarding a very similar number. They were saying that it was from someone from PC Doctor telling them that there were lots of new viruses out for Windows and that they should drop their computer in to them to get it checked out. Basically it's a scam. Don't answer.

Link to the thread I'm referring to:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055870826

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#7 12-04-2010 10:57pm
sarah_mol

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I don't get why they keep calling but say nothing...it doesn't make sense...

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#8 27-04-2010 4:50pm
DERICKOO

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checked with Vodafone and this no is from a market researcher company with references on boards.i.e. the mods may want to look into this as it may have to do with the site being hacked.
this also has happened to me 001215-001217

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