Anyone Recognise .....

albert · 6 Oct 2011 at 19:25

.....This number 0234 3212333?

An 'indian' sounding person phoned me saying he was from a PC company and wanted to know my Windows 7 installation key . So I told him where to go .... then he started hurling abuse down the phone. Saying he knew where I lived , he was going to slit my throat. It went on for about 5 minutes. If I hung up , he was still on the line 20 seconds later , couldn't get rid of him.

I've taken it all with a pinch of salt but I'm now I'm quite angry. Firstly I'm a member of the caller preference service and shouldn't receive this type of call and secondly what if this company phoned someone elderly or vulnerable?

Is it worth informing the police of this number?

rhysduck · 6 Oct 2011 at 19:26

They wont do a sodding thing if you do.

One of the latest phone scams

shoes · 6 Oct 2011 at 19:30

Why, in this day and age, can't the police simply demand that the call is traced (i refuse to believe this is not possible as it all goes though network operators, computers etc. and when it comes to celebrities being hacked they can draw up records from six years ago at the drop of a hat...) back to the phone, and have the person arrested.

A few people getting a high profile deportation should do it

decoy · 6 Oct 2011 at 19:35

Anyone tried phoning the number?

RomanNose · 6 Oct 2011 at 19:39

I think it was Dave, rumour on the street is that he got off with Jessica who was with Jezza but he knew it all.

albert · 6 Oct 2011 at 19:51

Virgin media don't want to know. They said they couldn't even block the number for me....

J-FRO · 6 Oct 2011 at 19:51

decoy said:
Anyone tried phoning the number?

and ask for his windows installation key?

Cosimo · 6 Oct 2011 at 19:54

decoy said:
Anyone tried phoning the number?

Surprise surprise, number not recognised.

.Lethal · 6 Oct 2011 at 20:12

albert said:
.....This number 0234 3212333?

An 'indian' sounding person phoned me saying he was from a PC company and wanted to know my Windows 7 installation key . So I told him where to go .... then he started hurling abuse down the phone. Saying he knew where I lived , he was going to slit my throat. It went on for about 5 minutes. If I hung up , he was still on the line 20 seconds later , couldn't get rid of him.

I've taken it all with a pinch of salt but I'm now I'm quite angry. Firstly I'm a member of the caller preference service and shouldn't receive this type of call and secondly what if this company phoned someone elderly or vulnerable?

Is it worth informing the police of this number?

Don't hang up, a lot of their call centers are unable to do this.

A few years ago we did this after we were getting grief and within minutes he was begging (rather pathetic) for one of us to put the phone down.

Dano · 6 Oct 2011 at 20:20

.Lethal said:
Don't hang up, a lot of their call centers are unable to do this.

A few years ago we did this after we were getting grief and within minutes he was begging (rather pathetic) for one of us to put the phone down.

Edrof · 6 Oct 2011 at 21:00

.Lethal said:
Don't hang up, a lot of their call centers are unable to do this.

A few years ago we did this after we were getting grief and within minutes he was begging (rather pathetic) for one of us to put the phone down.

Top tip!

kiel367 · 6 Oct 2011 at 21:03

pass them my number lol, id have days of fun with them

albert · 6 Oct 2011 at 21:06

So the best thing to do is not to hang up then? Wish I knew that before.

Energize · 6 Oct 2011 at 21:08

Surely the police can do something about assault these days?

Rroff · 6 Oct 2011 at 21:12

Never tested it but apparently you can do a reverse clear by pressing recall and then hanging up.

TheYoungster · 6 Oct 2011 at 21:22

Buy a baseball bat.

Cosimo · 6 Oct 2011 at 22:40

.Lethal said:
Don't hang up, a lot of their call centers are unable to do this.

A few years ago we did this after we were getting grief and within minutes he was begging (rather pathetic) for one of us to put the phone down.

What a great tip.

MissChief · 7 Oct 2011 at 01:18

I work in a call centre and can easily hang up on someone? it's unlikely that anyone won't be able to do this these days.