Phone scam?

ClubDead

Staring on Friday I've started receiving an obscene amount of calls from 087.... numbers, all of them different. I pick up and an automated message begins from someone claiming to be from the Garda. I realise it's a scam but should I change my number now that it seems to be available to these scamers? I've never experienced a phone scam before, should I assume that means my info has been leaked as part of the recent HSE hacking?

xzanti

I got one about an hour ago.

Automated message saying that my pps number had been compromised. :rolleyes:

punisher5112

Just don't ring back.....

Happens any number, they use auto dialers....

You could change and same happen

FlubberJones

Me too, last week

TomSweeney

Block the number, same sh1te over here in Spain ...

I must have about 50 blocked numbers by now ...

air assault

Happened to me except it was an 083 number

xzanti

air assault wrote: »

Happened to me except it was an 083 number

Same.

I was reported on in the times a few days ago -

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/people-falling-victim-to-telephone-scams-on-a-daily-basis-garda-1.4596131

Pherekydes

I got two this morning. Both from 08x xxx numbers, where the x'ed out digits are the same as my own.

Anyone else notice this?

biko

I got one automated message scam from a 087 number

stove

Getting calls from both 086 and 087 numbers since Friday. When do they give up I'm wondering.? Hard to block them all.

Heffoman

Pherekydes wrote: »

I got two this morning. Both from 08x xxx numbers, where the x'ed out digits are the same as my own.

Anyone else notice this?

Just posted something similar in another thread.
4 today mirroring my own number bar the last few digits.

keano_afc

I've had 2 calls from an 049 number, says Belturbet on my phone. Let it ring out, then called it back later to get a message that the number doesnt exist. Strange for a landline number to be doing that.

SEPT 23 1989

I had two last week from two different 087 numbers accusing me of using the internet for illegal activities

duffysfarm

they found you at last.......

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I had two last week from two different 087 numbers accusing me of using the internet for illegal activities

Yeah I got one of those from an 089 number about something being taken out of my account.

omerin

Got 2 calls today from 087 9904848 and 087 9959101. Both start with an automated message, hung up on the 1st nunber, pressed 1 to talk to HSE rep on the second number, where i told her to **** off after she introduced herself

duffysfarm

got an automated phone call to the landline at work two weeks ago to say that there was a problem with virgin broadband in my area. Virgin don't provide in my area so i said to myself i would talk to them for the craic and see what happens. I spoke to what sounded like an Indian lad for a few minutes before he copped on that i was only taking the piss and he politely told me to stick the phone up my ass!

Tornaxx

Nobody ever rings me...

Jacovs

Got 5 calls in the space of 4 hours today. If you answer the call but say nothing then theres no automated message, they just hang up. If you say hello then the automated message starts.

All 5 calls were from 087 numbers where the first 7 digits are the exact same as my own, just the last 3 digits are different.

cj maxx

The last call I got was from 02039965446.

Don't know where that is

pjproby

5 calls today-so far

freshpopcorn

I got three 083 calls on Thursday and One on Friday.
The same automated message saying they were Gardaí Siochana in a strange accent!

Bobblehats

Few of these myself. Most recent from Leitrim; apparently..

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I got three 083 calls on Thursday and One on Friday.
The same automated message saying they were Gardaí Siochana in a strange accent!

Yeah the olde Leitrim accent was it? :P

copacetic

Pherekydes wrote: »

I got two this morning. Both from 08x xxx numbers, where the x'ed out digits are the same as my own.

Anyone else notice this?

This is the new bit for me, up until now easily avoidable 083 calls, now 087 mirroring a lot of my number. I have my number 25 years or so, good addition tot he scam, I answered most of the calls. Have to answer a lot of numbers at the moment.

TheValeyard

Very easy to spoof a number these days.

One More Toy

TheValeyard wrote: »

Very easy to spoof a number these days.

Can I get 80085 as my number do you reckon?

Locotastic

One More Toy wrote: »

Can I get 80085 as my number do you reckon?

Ah reminds me of the old calculator days.

Autosport

I’m getting at least 2 calls from Tunisia the last few weeks

toffeeshel

A different twist on this- I’ve had 2 people (that I don’t know) in the last week contact me to say that they had a missed call from me. I hadn’t rang either of them. Both their numbers had the same prefix and first 3 numbers as my number

Mister Vain

In the last few weeks, my bank details were compromised, my sexual health information was leaked, and my amazon parcel was stolen.

MyStubbleItches

Bobblehats wrote: »

Few of these myself. Most recent from Leitrim; apparently..

Ah shur that’s obviously a scam, we all know Leitrim doesn’t have phones yet.

Glaceon

cj maxx wrote: »

The last call I got was from 02039965446.

Don't know where that is

020 is London. They probably spoofed the wrong country.

I got one of these calls from an 083 number (fake DSP message) but nothing since. Hoping it stays that way.

I’ve had heaps lately from numbers starting in 087 then three identical digits each time and then the last 4 digits are always different. Must be 11 or 12 different ones now and similar to toffeeshel above the 087 and the first 3 digits are the same as my own.

justincasey

I have gotten a few lately I saved one number and checked out the watsapp picture can I post it ..

Good podcast from "In Machines We Trust" called "AI finds its voice."
https://toptenews.in/podcast-ai-finds-its-voice/

Basically, scammers are able to use AI to generate voices.

We will see more targetted attacks in the future, scary.

Deub

justincasey wrote: »

I have gotten a few lately I saved one number and checked out the watsapp picture can I post it ..

I don’t know if you are serious so I will say: don’t post the pic. They use random numbers to call you which sometimes is someone’s number. You would be posting the pic of an innocent person.

justincasey

Deub wrote: »

I don’t know if you are serious so I will say: don’t post the pic. They use random numbers to call you which sometimes is someone’s number. You would be posting the pic of an innocent person.

These are definitely picture scammers to look like I won't post justincase

BettePorter

Pherekydes wrote: »

I got two this morning. Both from 08x xxx numbers, where the x'ed out digits are the same as my own.

Anyone else notice this?

yes me too. 2 calls in one day ....same as my first 6 digits ...last 4 numbers different than mine and each other.

I literally don't answer a number i dont recognise now.

Bobblehats

BettePorter wrote: »

I literally don't answer a number i dont recognise now.

Can't answer the landline at all anymore either and those are the legitimate ones. Lot of swindling c*nts nowadays!

Cee-Jay-Cee

Up until last Friday I have never received a scam call. Since then I’m getting 4 or 5 a day from 086 and other weird numbers. All are recorded message saying my PPS number has been flagged for fraudulent activity and to press 1 to speak with someone.

Is this as a result of the HSE hacking?

toffeeshel

2 incoming calls today. 1 from a 087 number and the other from a landline in Charleville. Both automated messages about my pps number being used in criminal activity

corner of hells

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Up until last Friday I have never received a scam call. Since then I’m getting 4 or 5 a day from 086 and other weird numbers. All are recorded message saying my PPS number has been flagged for fraudulent activity and to press 1 to speak with someone.

Is this as a result of the HSE hacking?

I just got that same call ,fraudulent activity on the North Dublin border too.

Deub

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Up until last Friday I have never received a scam call. Since then I’m getting 4 or 5 a day from 086 and other weird numbers. All are recorded message saying my PPS number has been flagged for fraudulent activity and to press 1 to speak with someone.

Is this as a result of the HSE hacking?

It is not related to the HSE hacking. Any person with an irish mobile number can get these calls.

mcmoustache

And now that there are names to match the numbers thanks to facebook leaking nearly 1.5 million people's records, the scams will be more frequent and the calls themselves can be better tailored based on what people share.

monkeysnapper

Got 2 calls on my wife's number this morn ...the first few numbers same as her number .... when answered call just disconnects....I didn't say anything when I answered 2nd call ....

Treppen

TomSweeney wrote: »

Block the number, same sh1te over here in Spain ...

I must have about 50 blocked numbers by now ...

Once they know you've blocked they know the number is active.

omerin

omerin wrote: »

Got 2 calls today from 087 9904848 and 087 9959101. Both start with an automated message, hung up on the 1st nunber, pressed 1 to talk to HSE rep on the second number, where i told her to **** off after she introduced herself

Got a call on the landline today, the broadband scam

murpho999

Treppen wrote: »

Once they know you've blocked they know the number is active.

That's not true at all as they don't know they're blocked.

It's all done by autodialler. If answered they play recording and hope you act.

I don't see what blocking numbers does anyway as you don't normally get called back by the same number.

murpho999

I got a call today saying my EBay order for iphone for €799 is ready and "dial 1 " to arrange shipment.