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Unsolicited Call

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  • 02-09-2014 2:24pm
    #1
    Greenmachine
    Registered Users Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭


    Just had a call from a UK number apparently from fx 24 in london.
    Had to google them when I got home. From what I can see they are a currency exchange company. Can't see why they would be calling me so naturally I am suspcious of the call. Maybe someone else has been contacted by them or recognises the number.

    Number below
    +442033230675


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    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    Possibly they rang your number by mistake. They have an Irish url as well. https://www.irelandfx.com/contact-us/

    When I was working in hotels, we got calls from an FX company. I think it's the same one here but not positive. They called about once a week to check we were displaying the correct rates on the board and the machine was showing correct rates for the day etc. So perhaps just a misdialled number from one of their agents.

    Did you answer it and talk to someone or was it a missed call?


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    Greenmachine
    Registered Users Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    Yawns wrote: »
    Possibly they rang your number by mistake. They have an Irish url as well. https://www.irelandfx.com/contact-us/

    When I was working in hotels, we got calls from an FX company. I think it's the same one here but not positive. They called about once a week to check we were displaying the correct rates on the board and the machine was showing correct rates for the day etc. So perhaps just a misdialled number from one of their agents.

    Did you answer it and talk to someone or was it a missed call?

    I answered but his response was as if I had called him. I couldn't hear him very well, and he has not attempted to call back.


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    D3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    o so for all you know it was a wrong number then. Seems like a bit of a mountain out of a molehill tbh.


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    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    I'd chalk it down as a mistake in this case. If it was a scam of some kind, he would have tried to sell you something, gotten cc details or kept you on the phone forever. I'd only worry if it was repeated calls.


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    Farty88
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭Farty88


    Just after getting the exact same number ringing me too???? I don't answer strange numbers so I can't exactly say who it was.but the fact you've had the exact number call you I'd imagine it's a scam call


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    To be fair, not every call like this is a "scam". There's a strong probability that it's also a market research or cold sales call, which are all honest ventures (perhaps undesired granted).

    Many calls originate from the switches at call centres, which could represent multiple clients.

    In any case, if you're not comfortable answering the number, then don't answer.


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    Bottleopener
    Registered Users Posts: 763 ✭✭✭Bottleopener


    dudara wrote: »
    To be fair, not every call like this is a "scam". There's a strong probability that it's also a market research or cold sales call, which are all honest ventures (perhaps undesired granted).

    Many calls originate from the switches at call centres, which could represent multiple clients.

    In any case, if you're not comfortable answering the number, then don't answer.

    Similarly a little known fact is if you get a call from them and it is sales/market research, just simply say: no thanks and "I would prefer if you didnt call again". If you calmly say that there is no issue whatsoever with them filtering your number out so its not called again! Its easily solvable =]


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    Miaireland
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭Miaireland


    Bottleopener wrote: »
    Similarly a little known fact is if you get a call from them and it is sales/market research, just simply say: no thanks and "I would prefer if you didnt call again". If you calmly say that there is no issue whatsoever with them filtering your number out so its not called again! Its easily solvable =]

    I agree, when I get these calls I just explain that I do not want to take part in their survey etc and ask that they remove me from their call list. I have never had any problems with it and at this stage I very rarely get these calls any more.


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