Private Caller......

[Metro]

Sorry it's a little ' off topic '. I'm getting at least six calls a day on
my landline with ' Private Caller'.....displaying. Listening closely, the
line is silent. No tone at all. I let it dial out once to see what would
happen.......Nothing. Now I just hang up. Ideas anyone?

Many thanks.....

 

[Alan]

Sorry it's a little ' off topic '. I'm getting at least six calls a day on
my landline with ' Private Caller'.....displaying. Listening closely, the
line is silent. No tone at all. I let it dial out once to see what would
happen.......Nothing. Now I just hang up. Ideas anyone?

Many thanks.....

Well the latest two scam telephone calls I've received have related to
either:

"We are the microsoft security department and your computer has a
virus so we need to access it"

or:

" We can save you up to 40% on you electricity bill - all you need to
do is buy this box and plug it into any power point"

Had several of both calls (on both our landlines) in the last couple
of weeks. All India based by the sound of it.

Perhaps a new use for call centres!!!!
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[atec77]

Sorry it's a little ' off topic '. I'm getting at least six calls a day on
my landline with ' Private Caller'.....displaying. Listening closely, the
line is silent. No tone at all. I let it dial out once to see what would
happen.......Nothing. Now I just hang up. Ideas anyone?

Many thanks.....

voip
speak to your telco if it continues and have it filtered

 

[Herman]

I've been told those calls were automated calls to determine if a resident
was home for future calls. We get them often.

I wondered if they were just error calls - the telephone spam system just
calls almost continuously and if an answered call gets "voice" it switches
through to a human who can try to scam/spam you. I figured sometimes the
queue overflows.

Google the phone number (xxx-xxx-xxxx). It will show up if it is a scam or
bill collector.

 

[Metro]

Google the phone number (xxx-xxx-xxxx). It will show up if it is a scam
or bill collector.

Err. It displays 'Private Caller'. No number is given.
Thanks anyway.......

 

[Barry]

Sorry it's a little ' off topic '. I'm getting at least six calls a day on
my landline with ' Private Caller'.....displaying. Listening closely, the
line is silent. No tone at all. I let it dial out once to see what would
happen.......Nothing.

What do you mean, dial out?

 

[Metro]

What do you mean, dial out?

Alright ring out