Plagued by scam calls *DON'T POST PHONE NUMBERS*

Mimon

Anyone else have a call with an automated voice from an 021 number? Was saying my PPS number has been compromised. Hung up before any options given.

L1011

Its the same scam call as half of the ones on this thread, with a different faked caller ID

Caller ID is not trustworthy.

Jim_Hodge

Mimon wrote: »

Anyone else have a call with an automated voice from an 021 number? Was saying my PPS number has been compromised. Hung up before any options given.

The 021 is immaterial. You could have 021. 087. 01 and any other prefix in a single day. It really is pointless people posting prefixes or phone numbers as they are where the call at from. Likewise, blocking particular numbers is a futile exercise. They're blitzing at the moment but it'll pass as they move on to somewhere else.

daheff

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

The 021 is immaterial. You could have 021. 087. 01 and any other prefix in a single day. It really people posting prefixes or phone numbers as they are where the call at from. Likewise, blocking particular numbers is a futile exercise. They're blitzing at the moment but it'll pass as they move on to somewhere else.

They are spoofing the number they are calling from. Don't pay any attention to it. Guaranteed if you called it back I wouldn't be working.


Stayed on the line when one of them called me on the PPS scam. Got through to some lad. He started the speil....I asked him his name and he suddenly got real defensive and said I rang him etc. Then hung up.

Spoiled my fun for the day ☹️

screamer

I’ve found if I don’t say anything when I answer the calls, it just cuts off.
Last week my phone was hopping with scam calls, even from an 038 prefix that came up as “Ireland” on the phone, obviously sir scam a lot reversed the digits by accident and should have been 083....

ClosedAccountFuzzy

Could be anything. They’re sending fake caller ID and sometimes it gets sliced up by gateway exchanges.

Eg I think they’re saving 353 but getting 53 out at the other end, which comes up as Cuba.

Also things like 038 7xxx xxxx may actually be 353 87 xxx xxxx sliced up.

Occasionally, on real calls, I get U.K. numbers passed though without +44 and same with french ones and then display weirdly on iPhone as if they’re Irish

Like I got a call from France showing as (055) 604 xxxx
It should have been 00 33 5 56 04 xx xx in Bordeaux

KildareP

The pattern is very odd, I have a work number (086) and a personal number (083).

The 086 number was plagued by those single ring international calls that were all the rage a few months back but hasn't had a single one of these 08x calls pretending to be Revenue, Gardai, etc.

Whereas the 083 number never got hit by the single ring international calls but is currently being plagued by several spam calls every few days from various 083, 085 and 087 prefixes. Always a different number each time. Very few people have this number - it can't have been included in any of the Facebook, HSE, LinkedIn, etc. breaches so it's obviously fallen into one of their randomly generated dialling lists whereas the 086 has not (and far too many people know the 086 number for my liking!)

Looking online and it seems the USA is being similarly hammered and, to a lesser extent, the UK, by similar style robocalls threatening action by the FBI, IRS, etc. and showing up as from local numbers.

However, the FCC (equivalent of ComReg here) have mandated that all telecom networks had to have in place, or have a firm roadmap to put in place, caller ID authentication by midnight just gone. That way, someone faking outbound caller ID will have their call blocked automatically.

I would hope at a minimum the providers here are able to restrict calls with spoofed Irish numbers in the caller ID that are originating from outside Ireland. While it won't stop the previous spamming from international numbers, it's far easier (for most anyway) to screen international calls as opposed to calls showing up with Irish numbers.

Can only imagine this sort of spamming will continue and become more sophisticated otherwise.

wezg

Just got a call automated voice claiming to be from DSP and a warrant for my arrest etc. Initially thought it was on 086 number. Checked the number again and it was 068. That's the area code is for Listowel.

Fuascailteoir

wezg wrote: »

Just got a call automated voice claiming to be from DSP and a warrant for my arrest etc. Initially thought it was on 086 number. Checked the number again and it was 068. That's the area code is for Listowel.

Better go on the run quickly. Few years living out of a suitcase and living on your wits

sheroman01

Started getting my first spam calls today. Got 4 calls all from different 087 numbers but the first 3 digits always match the first 3 digits of my own number. Anyone else getting that?

E36Ross

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117619543#Comment_117619543

Yes!

Have had 6 or 7 different numbers ring over the last week.

All very similar to my own with same prefix and same first 3 digits so for example 087 123 xxxx

Its the your Pulic Services Number has been suspended, Press 1 to speak to an operator.

Jim_Hodge

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/116988810#Comment_116988810

I'm not on Facebook and never used Fastway and I'm getting several each day.

ClosedAccountFuzzy

They’re random caller IDs. You’re very likely blocking legitimate numbers that have absolutely nothing to do with the scams.

I had some utter loon who has a number that starts with the same 3 digits mine ring me up earlier absolutely roaring abuse at me at me, telling me she’ll call the Gardai because her mam’s phone got call from my number.

I asked her did she seriously think I was a call centre in India and tried to explain it to her but she was having none of it and just continued to roar at me.

All reporting these numbers to spam blocking services will do is get legitimate numbers filtered as spam.

Posting people’s numbers online is just abusing innocent parties.

They're quite literally generating fake numbers.

Just hang up!

Cunning Stunt

It seems a second wave is hitting my phone now. Had been pretty quiet the past week or so but back again now. Why do they just ring your phone and hang up? Do they want us to call back? Is it for them to save money on phone bill and scam people at same time?

Garlinge

The way they operate is that 20 numbers are dialled at a time and when one answers the other calls are aborted, hence nothing there if you are one of later responders.

drogon.

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117626478#Comment_117626478

I think if you don't answer, they don't bother calling you again.

Two weeks ago, I had a call and I just ignored it and that was it.

Two days ago, got another call in the morning and I picked it up. The line went dead as soon as I picked up, but man they called me 8 times throughout the day.

Jim_Hodge

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117627210#Comment_117627210

Not that simple I'm afraid. I didn't answer 5 in one morning and they keep calling.

Cunning Stunt

the calls I am getting are mostly too short for me to be able to pick up, even if I wanted to.

AndrewJRenko

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117634188#Comment_117634188

They're trying to get you to return the call, to an overseas premium number service, and they'll get a cut of the call fee.

drogon.

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117634357#Comment_117634357

The ones I have been getting are all 087 or 086 numbers, I have actually called them back on the 087/086 number twice and they all ring once and then just cut off.

Typically don't call them back, but since it was a local mobile number, I just used a VOIP service to call them back and nothing was charged, so my guess is they are not a valid numbers but just spoofing the caller ID somehow.

LeeroyJ.

Guys what is going on, I never got a spam call in my life and suddenly both my Private and company phone are receiving daily spam calls. I dont even know how these people get my number, my Company phone is barely even used.

kg703

First ones today! an 056 missed call this morning and then an 085 call just there and got a robot lady who said 'goodbye' and it hung up. I'm preparing myself for a blast of calls now

Just as the others have stopped, started getting calls from Americans now saying my number was up on their display. 😮

rgossip30

I got a 085 call PPS compromised but no sound when I call back . There must be a way to block them or somewhere to report such numbers .

drogon.

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117637842#Comment_117637842

They seem to be spoofing caller ID, so blocking them ain't going to work. Has anyone actually spoken to a person in one of these calls, wonder what accent do the folks have ?

TefalBrain

Just spent 20 minutes on the line to one of these clowns selling Amazon shares for "half the price". I had nothing better to do killing time here waiting for car to be serviced. I ended up giving him a fake bank account number and debit card details to which he replied it's not working sir and then i had to apologise and told him i'd forgot i'd spent all my money on vintage porn magazines yesterday and im now broke. There was a 5-6 second silence then he hung up bless him 😂

rgossip30

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117637851#Comment_117637851

I just scream ahhhh to reply .

davektherave

I keep getting these calls too. I actually got one the last day from a Cavan area code. Didn't answer obviously. I looked up the number after and it was a HSE number and on my voicemail it was the PPS scam. Another thing happened to me today. I got a WhatsApp message that's clearly a scam...... I'm getting really sick of this

bmc58

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635999#Comment_117635999

Got the same for a couple of months.I just blocked them all and now barely get one a week now.It's annoying I know,but they will run out of usuable numbers to pester you.Well that's my experience with these spammers.

Blah6980

Could these scam calls be related to legitimate call centre workers? I got a call that I believe was from a reputable electricity supplier. The guy said he was from sales and had a deal to offer. He needed me to verify some details such as email address etc. I told him I wasn’t verifying anything. He said he wasn’t a scammer but fine and I could call back on a given 1800 number. I never bothered but the day after I started receiving pre recorded calls that my social security number was involved in illegal activity etc. I chose to speak to an agent who had the same regional accent as the person calling from the electricity supplier. Hadn’t received any before that date but I know they are common annoyance now.