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Foreign Phone scam

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  • 12-04-2014 12:21pm
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    jimmy180sx
    Registered Users Posts: 478 ✭✭


    Can i block international phone number from ringing the house. Getting a few calls looking to fix my laptop?


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    lifeandtimes
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    jimmy180sx wrote: »
    Can i block international phone number from ringing the house. Getting a few calls looking to fix my laptop?
    Nope you can only report the number,think the number is 1800-689689


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    eircom: Alan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭eircom: Alan


    jimmy180sx wrote: »
    Can i block international phone number from ringing the house. Getting a few calls looking to fix my laptop?


    Hi [font=Calibri","sans-serif]jimmy180sx[/font]

    The above post from lifeandtimes is correct - the number for malicious calls bureau is indeed 1800689689

    Thanks
    Al


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    papajohn12
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    jimmy180sx wrote: »
    Can i block international phone number from ringing the house. Getting a few calls looking to fix my laptop?
    Yes, you can. You can simply download a call blocker app and add the phone number you wish to stop from calling. 


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    papajohn12
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    There's one at www.callercenter.com. I got the app on my Samsung recently and added telemarketer phone numbers to my block list. And so far, no telemarketing calls yet. 


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    eircom: Alan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭eircom: Alan


    papajohn12 wrote: »
    There's one at www.callercenter.com. I got the app on my Samsung recently and added telemarketer phone numbers to my block list. And so far, no telemarketing calls yet. 
    Thanks for the advice papajohn12 - I'll take not of this, however this would not work for on landlines.

    Al


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