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Calls from south sudan

Emzz1981 — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:16:35 GMT

Anyone recieving calls from south sudan both my numbers seem to being spammed with them

Re: Calls from south sudan

Cleoriff — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:33:51 GMT

@Emzz1981

Just block the number on your phone. Never answer the calls at at and make sure Voicemail is off else you will be charged for receiving the calls. It will cost you £2.00 to receive a call from South Sudan

http://international.o2.co.uk/internationaltariffs/travelling_abroad#

Also follow the advice here

https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/How-to-Guides/Are-you-fed-up-with-spam-calls-and-texts-Follow-these-steps-to/ba-p/386364#M37293

Best of luck and welcome to the forum

Re: Calls from south sudan

Emzz1981 — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:36:10 GMT

I am blocking the calls as they come through, they only ring once before they hang up, i cant turn my voicemail off due to hospital calls, i havent rang it back im just fed up first it was some subscription text thing now this

Re: Calls from south sudan

MI5 — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:39:16 GMT

No need to turn off voicemail anyway.
Once spammers have your number they are relentless!
Some help here but if really bad, a number change may be the only way to stop it.
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Pay-Monthly-and-Pay-Go/Are-you-fed-up-with-spam-calls-and-texts-Follow-these-steps-to/m-p/386364#M37293

Re: Calls from south sudan

Bambino — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:15:04 GMT

@Emzz1981 O2 will allow you one free number change. A tedious chore it will definitely be, but it may be your only option, now that the spammers have your number.

Re: Calls from south sudan

jonsie — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:26:34 GMT

Just make sure you never answer one of these calls as it then shows as a live number on the spammers system. Also remove all trace of your number from any social media accounts.

Re: Calls from south sudan

Cleoriff — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:52:52 GMT

@Emzz1981 wrote:
I am blocking the calls as they come through, they only ring once before they hang up, i cant turn my voicemail off due to hospital calls, i havent rang it back im just fed up first it was some subscription text thing now this

No, my error, you don't need to turn voicemail off as you are in the UK.

Just don't answer otherwise they will know it's a live number....and block them as I said previously.

Follow the link in my first post though which gives info on dealing with spam calls

Best of luck as they are more than annoying (to say the least!!

Re: Calls from south sudan

Carianno — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 15:47:54 GMT

I have been receiving these for months from; Azerbaijan, Tanzania, South Sudan, Albania, Sierra Leone... etc etc

I have been blocking the number and also deleting it from my call list in case I accidentally call back without realising.

I am just emailing o2 now as I have received calls nearly everyday since august and it is just irritating!

Re: Calls from south sudan

Holly42 — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:16:49 GMT

Hi anyone else receiving calls all times of the day from South Sudan blocked number hopefully that will solve it

Re: Calls from south sudan

MI5 — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 11:08:20 GMT

@Holly42 some additional help here https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/unwanted-calls-and-messages

Re: Calls from south sudan

Lisanjake — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:55:56 GMT

Ive been receiving about 10 calls a day from South Sudan. They ring for a second and hang up! getting fed up with constantly blocking all these numbers.

Re: Calls from south sudan

Cleoriff — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:16:04 GMT

@Lisanjake

As you see, there are lots of people experiencing the same....A guide here to help

https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/How-to-Guides/Are-you-fed-up-with-spam-calls-and-texts-Follow-these-steps-to/ba-p/386364#M37293

O2's advice https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/unwanted-calls-and-messages

Also if they are getting unbearable, you can request a number change from O2. You are allowed one free of charge.

Hope this helps and welcome to the forum