"TalkTalk" scam calls daily, what can be done?

Spinal2k2 · 25 Jul 2017 at 14:59

FoxEye said:
TalkTalk, soon to be Sky.

when you switch to Sky enable Sky Talk Shield/Protect. We enabled it on our line a few weeks ago never had any of them get through since - added all the numbers of friends and family to the allowed list so they get straight through the rest they have to say who they are then it rings we chose to accept it or block it. None of them have done it so far, so they must give as they will prob know it will get rejected.

garsands · 25 Jul 2017 at 15:05

I never answer the phone unless they start to leave a message on the answer machine, I will then pickup if I wish to talk to the person on the other end.

Feek · 25 Jul 2017 at 15:10

Get a Truecall unit. Job done.

subbytna · 25 Jul 2017 at 15:29

FoxEye said:
It's getting ridiculous now. We're getting >2, up to ~6 calls throughout the day from Indian "TalkTalk" or "Your ISP" scammers.

Telephone Pref thingy doesn't work coz they're overseas callers.

What can be done to block them? Or isn't it possible?

One of the buggers even had the gaul to tell me "You are very stupid" when I told him I wasn't falling for it. The cheek! Phones me up to steal my monies, then calls me an idiot for failing to be scammed. ***hat.

Buy a whistle, if they call trying to scam you, blow the whistle as loud as you can down the phone. They will soon stop calling

The1nonly1 · 25 Jul 2017 at 15:43

I don't have a house phone but on rare occasions I get the 'we think you have been in an accident' call. I have started to now place the phone near my speakers and turn the music up. They don't like that.

FoxEye · 25 Jul 2017 at 15:49

subbytna said:
Buy a whistle, if they call trying to scam you, blow the whistle as loud as you can down the phone. They will soon stop calling

Would scare my (admittedly timid) cat ****less if I did that

She already runs to her safe space whenever the doorbell rings... poor thing.

ANDARIAL · 25 Jul 2017 at 16:21

garsands said:
I never answer the phone unless they start to leave a message on the answer machine, I will then pickup if I wish to talk to the person on the other end.

THIS
Life is too short to waste it on lowlifes trying to scam or sell you double glazing

jimferno · 25 Jul 2017 at 16:22

No home phone, no problem.

ron3003 · 25 Jul 2017 at 16:25

jimferno said:
No home phone, no problem.

Problem is No home phone, no internet

PiKe · 25 Jul 2017 at 16:26

ron3003 said:
Problem is No home phone, no internet

He means don't plug one in!

subbytna · 25 Jul 2017 at 16:26

ron3003 said:
Problem is No home phone, no internet

Dont' plug the phone into the socket. You can still use the line for internet.

Haggisman · 25 Jul 2017 at 16:37

Get yourself an 0900 number @£3.60/minute, then keep them on the phone as long as possible

dodg3rman · 25 Jul 2017 at 17:15

Liquidfox said:
For £60 a year surely there's better alternatives?

who pays £60 a year ?

BlueMerle · 25 Jul 2017 at 17:23

garsands said:
I never answer the phone unless they start to leave a message on the answer machine, I will then pickup if I wish to talk to the person on the other end.

This is absolutely the answer for a landline. On my cell I won't answer if you're not in my contacts list, period. Leave a message and If I'm interested I'll call back.

One of the worst things you can do with these types of callers is to engage them in anyway. That just makes it more likely that they'll call more often.

Luckystrike123 · 25 Jul 2017 at 17:40

I had this issue and all it took to solve was to leave talktalk and obtain a new landline number.

I feel sorry for the poor sod who switches and ends up with my old number.

Liquidfox · 25 Jul 2017 at 22:41

dodg3rman said:
who pays £60 a year ?