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Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

adamtemp64 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:28:04 GMT

I ordered a payg mobile broadband sim for the ttt dongle as my simonly sim ended last week On sunday online

Since monday had 5 numbers all calling saying they are o2 just come off the phone from c/s and they confirm the numbers calling me are not o2.I rang back the landline numbers and all claimed to be from o2 payg team. (now added to block list)

I will not publish the numbers on here but they are all from geographical numbers and not shortcode or regular 0300 0844 etc.

I will post further If I here back from o2.

Just be carefull guys a new wave of callers and o2 just confirmed my marketing is set to no calls etc.

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

MI5 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:31:16 GMT

How did they get your number, do you think?

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

adamtemp64 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:14:31 GMT

Not sure yet @MI5 but strange it happened after web order for a payg sim .

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

MI5 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:28:19 GMT

Well they told me they never share customers details too !

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

Beenherebefore — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:32:13 GMT

I would suggest an outsourced contractor accessing data which is within their contractual remit thus not arousing any suspicion in a system audit. They then sell on that data.

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Curr946 — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 01:42:42 GMT

Surely contractors would be picked up having accessed an abnormal amount of accounts

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jonsie — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 07:43:57 GMT

On the data Base of every mistrusted partner. Someone is passing those details.....

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PhoneChanger — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 08:12:14 GMT

I have had this before, after purchasing an iPad SIM I was called almost daily from "O2" for a few weeks (i eventually blocked the number).

The ones who called me were O2, and CS verified it, it is the sales team who try to convert you to Pay Monthly

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

adamtemp64 — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 08:17:27 GMT

Mine were confirmed as non o2 numbers hence the warning

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

jonsie — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 08:33:21 GMT

@adamtemp64 wrote:
Mine were confirmed as non o2 numbers hence the warning

Positive proof if it were needed.

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

Cleoriff — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:22:49 GMT

Oh well maybe I wont be looking at those Nearly new phones then

http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Welcome-News/O2-Like-New/m-p/988506#M16580

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

MI5 — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:31:44 GMT

Why is that relevant?

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

Cleoriff — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:38:33 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
Why is that relevant?

Placing an order? ...then getting unwanted calls?

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

MI5 — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:40:36 GMT

But they've already got your number......

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Beenherebefore — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:41:52 GMT

In fact we've all got her number !!

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

Cleoriff — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:44:21 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
But they've already got your number......

I presume they already had Adams but he noticed an increase in calls when he placed a new order.....I purely made an observation.

Oh never mind ....let's forget it hey? ..

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

MI5 — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:45:00 GMT

Good idea

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

Cleoriff — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:17:14 GMT

As you see I am back.....

It really was a genuine query. I haven't bought a phone from O2 for 4 years......yes I had a new simo contract in January and if honest I didn't get any spam calls....but if you remember since then they reset My O2 when we discovered our marketing preferences were changed. I just thought if I bought one of those phones for my lad...whether I would open the floodgates as it were...?

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

MI5 — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:26:55 GMT

If your marketing preferences are off, that should mean off, but as you say, O2 appear to have a complete disregard for that anyway......

Re: Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

Cleoriff — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:32:41 GMT

Mmmmm...See I was interested in an iPhone 6 (Yes I know... please don't think me mad ) It is for my iFanboy son. It looks a good deal....but not wanting to risk spam calls. Not a big deal to some but I have to answer every call.....don't want more than I get now thanks...