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From: Nowt on 3 Jun 2005 11:23 The strangest thing just happened. I was called twice from a private number on my mobile telephone (Fresh) and when I answered there was static and the second time (not the first) a woman saying faintly "hello, hello". I hung up both times and a few minutes later a Birmingham number (0121 6207376) called. When I answered they immediately hung up and when I called back "you have dialed an incorrect number" was stated. A couple of minutes later, the same number dialed back and there was a woman claiming to be from a radio station (didn't get the name) saying an ex-partner of mine wanted to get back with me and we could win a holiday in (I think) Antigua. It appeared to be a tape recording rather than live and the DJ said at one point "[name of woman - which I didn't get] we've only got twenty seconds so thread the tape through." I think that when I answered the woman said "Who's that?" but I do not think she stated my name. I hung up at this point. I cannot think of any ex-partners from Birmingham and a Google search reveals nothing for the number. I can only assume that Automated Calling Equipment was used to check it was a valid number and when they revealed that it was, the intention was to commit some kind of fraud on myself because I would have to pay for the holiday or something like that. Alternatively, it is some kind of a prank from a radio station, with the aim to make the randomly called person, say something stupid on air. Any ideas - and is it possible to find out who the number belongs to? TIA.
From: Martin Davies on 3 Jun 2005 12:11 "Nowt" <nowt(a)iefoewfhewohf.com> wrote in message news:OB_ne.6370$iy2.6162(a)newsfe1-gui.ntli.net... > The strangest thing just happened. I was called twice from a private > number on my mobile telephone (Fresh) and when I answered there was > static and the second time (not the first) a woman saying faintly > "hello, hello". > > I hung up both times and a few minutes later a Birmingham number (0121 > 6207376) called. When I answered they immediately hung up and when I > called back "you have dialed an incorrect number" was stated. > > A couple of minutes later, the same number dialed back and there was a > woman claiming to be from a radio station (didn't get the name) saying > an ex-partner of mine wanted to get back with me and we could win a > holiday in (I think) Antigua. It appeared to be a tape recording rather > than live and the DJ said at one point "[name of woman - which I didn't > get] we've only got twenty seconds so thread the tape through." I think > that when I answered the woman said "Who's that?" but I do not think she > stated my name. > > I hung up at this point. I cannot think of any ex-partners from > Birmingham and a Google search reveals nothing for the number. > > I can only assume that Automated Calling Equipment was used to check it > was a valid number and when they revealed that it was, the intention was > to commit some kind of fraud on myself because I would have to pay for > the holiday or something like that. Alternatively, it is some kind of a > prank from a radio station, with the aim to make the randomly called > person, say something stupid on air. > > Any ideas - and is it possible to find out who the number belongs to? > > TIA. Nice things never happen to you do they? Seriously you could contact your service provider as a nuisance call. Martin <><
From: R. Mark Clayton on 3 Jun 2005 12:18 "Nowt" <nowt(a)iefoewfhewohf.com> wrote in message news:OB_ne.6370$iy2.6162(a)newsfe1-gui.ntli.net... > The strangest thing just happened. I was called twice from a private > number on my mobile telephone (Fresh) and when I answered there was static > and the second time (not the first) a woman saying faintly "hello, hello". > > I hung up both times and a few minutes later a Birmingham number (0121 > 6207376) called. When I answered they immediately hung up and when I > called back "you have dialed an incorrect number" was stated. > > A couple of minutes later, the same number dialed back and there was a > woman claiming to be from a radio station (didn't get the name) saying an > ex-partner of mine wanted to get back with me and we could win a holiday > in (I think) Antigua. It appeared to be a tape recording rather than live > and the DJ said at one point "[name of woman - which I didn't get] we've > only got twenty seconds so thread the tape through." I think that when I > answered the woman said "Who's that?" but I do not think she stated my > name. > > I hung up at this point. I cannot think of any ex-partners from > Birmingham and a Google search reveals nothing for the number. > > I can only assume that Automated Calling Equipment was used to check it > was a valid number and when they revealed that it was, the intention was > to commit some kind of fraud on myself because I would have to pay for the > holiday or something like that. Alternatively, it is some kind of a prank > from a radio station, with the aim to make the randomly called person, say > something stupid on air. > > Any ideas - and is it possible to find out who the number belongs to? > > TIA. Almost certainly a "prank call".
From: Nowt on 3 Jun 2005 12:26 R. Mark Clayton wrote: >"Nowt" <nowt(a)iefoewfhewohf.com> wrote in message >news:OB_ne.6370$iy2.6162(a)newsfe1-gui.ntli.net... > > >>The strangest thing just happened. I was called twice from a private >>number on my mobile telephone (Fresh) and when I answered there was static >>and the second time (not the first) a woman saying faintly "hello, hello". >> >>I hung up both times and a few minutes later a Birmingham number (0121 >>6207376) called. When I answered they immediately hung up and when I >>called back "you have dialed an incorrect number" was stated. >> >>A couple of minutes later, the same number dialed back and there was a >>woman claiming to be from a radio station (didn't get the name) saying an >>ex-partner of mine wanted to get back with me and we could win a holiday >>in (I think) Antigua. It appeared to be a tape recording rather than live >>and the DJ said at one point "[name of woman - which I didn't get] we've >>only got twenty seconds so thread the tape through." I think that when I >>answered the woman said "Who's that?" but I do not think she stated my >>name. >> >>I hung up at this point. I cannot think of any ex-partners from >>Birmingham and a Google search reveals nothing for the number. >> >>I can only assume that Automated Calling Equipment was used to check it >>was a valid number and when they revealed that it was, the intention was >>to commit some kind of fraud on myself because I would have to pay for the >>holiday or something like that. Alternatively, it is some kind of a prank >>from a radio station, with the aim to make the randomly called person, say >>something stupid on air. >> >>Any ideas - and is it possible to find out who the number belongs to? >> >>TIA. >> >> > >Almost certainly a "prank call". > >But worth noting that "Just Won Cruise Phone Message" contains some (not all) of the same information given to me when I was called? > >
From: axel on 3 Jun 2005 12:37
In uk.legal Nowt <nowt(a)iefoewfhewohf.com> wrote: > The strangest thing just happened. I was called twice from a private > number on my mobile telephone (Fresh) and when I answered there was > static and the second time (not the first) a woman saying faintly > "hello, hello". > > I hung up both times and a few minutes later a Birmingham number (0121 > 6207376) called. When I answered they immediately hung up and when I > called back "you have dialed an incorrect number" was stated. > > A couple of minutes later, the same number dialed back and there was a > woman claiming to be from a radio station (didn't get the name) saying > an ex-partner of mine wanted to get back with me and we could win a > holiday in (I think) Antigua. It appeared to be a tape recording rather > than live and the DJ said at one point "[name of woman - which I didn't > get] we've only got twenty seconds so thread the tape through." I think > that when I answered the woman said "Who's that?" but I do not think she > stated my name. > > I hung up at this point. I cannot think of any ex-partners from > Birmingham and a Google search reveals nothing for the number. > > I can only assume that Automated Calling Equipment was used to check it > was a valid number and when they revealed that it was, the intention was > to commit some kind of fraud on myself because I would have to pay for > the holiday or something like that. Alternatively, it is some kind of a > prank from a radio station, with the aim to make the randomly called > person, say something stupid on air. > > Any ideas - and is it possible to find out who the number belongs to? Odd... I got a call on a land-line a few days ago with and an automated message saying something about having been selected to win a holiday. I did not bother listening further as it was obviously some sort of scam - I never give out the number for that particular line, so the caller (if a recording can be called that) had obviously no idea about the person at the other end. I didn't bother trying to check the number from which the call was made. Axel |