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o2 Selling Personal Details

Anonymous
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Hi All,

 

I was an o2 customer for many years (and an employee a long time ago), but left them last September to join Vodafone. I ported my number over to Vodafone, and my o2 account was closed. 

 

When I first started the contract many years ago, I was under 18... so my friend took it out on my behalf, for the basis of this email, we'll say his name was George Smith. 

So... I was the only user of the phone, but it wasn't in my name. 

 

Over the past few months, I have recieved numorous calls from numorous sales companies, trying to sell me PPI, Loans, Credit Cards.. you name it, I've had it. When they call, they always ask for "Mr George Smith". 

 

My number and my friends name have never been submitted anywhere, other than my contract with O2. I have no reason to, and my friend certianly doesn't.

 

That leads me to believe that O2 has sold on my data to these marketing companies. There's no other way my phone number, and his name, would go together on a record. 

 

Has anyone else heard of this happening?

To my knowledge, I have not consented to personal details being sold on, and always tick the 'Opt Out' box on forms etc. 

 

Look forward to your thoughts.

 

Cheers,

 

Leigh.

 

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Toby
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Hi @Anonymous

 

Sorry to hear that, have you opted out of such communications as @MI5 has suggested?

 

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Anonymous
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Hi, I got a Tele-sale call asking for me on my daughter's phone O2 don't want to know.

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Have you followed the advice to opt out in myo2 ?

 

also follow the advice here http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Pay-Monthly-and-Pay-Go/Are-you-fed-up-with-spam-calls-and-texts-Follow-... re tps to get removed from the lists etc

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