mobile number from SA keeps phoning me

kieranv · 22 Jan 2008 at 18:23

I've just had about 7 or 8 missed calls in a row on my mobile from a mobile number which starts +27 (south africa)

Obviously a scam or something, is there any way i can block the number?

cheers
Kieran

Booner! · 22 Jan 2008 at 18:24

pick it up?

neil3k · 22 Jan 2008 at 18:26

fini · 22 Jan 2008 at 18:26

Why's it obviously a scam?

Booner! · 22 Jan 2008 at 18:27

neil3k said:

hhahaha " Free Ringdings?"

kieranv · 22 Jan 2008 at 18:30

i did pick up but it was just a load of background noise, no one said anything.

And as for "Why's it obviously a scam?" what else would it be

i dont know anyone in South Africa.

jamief · 22 Jan 2008 at 18:38

kieranv said:
i did pick up but it was just a load of background noise, no one said anything.

And as for "Why's it obviously a scam?" what else would it be i dont know anyone in South Africa.

What else would it be? Wrong number perchance?

fini · 22 Jan 2008 at 18:39

It could be a wrong number or someone you used to know has now moved to south africa and is trying to tell you.

frosty03 · 22 Jan 2008 at 20:15

pick it up and leave it off... that'll run up a nice bill for the person on the other end, just make sure it's not a reverse charge call...

ElectroBlaster · 23 Jan 2008 at 00:02

kieranv said:
I've just had about 7 or 8 missed calls in a row on my mobile from a mobile number which starts +27 (south africa)

Obviously a scam or something, is there any way i can block the number?

cheers
Kieran

When did this happen m8? Ive had the same thing happen to me but on the 3rd of this month... but I really cant figure out how because nobody gets at my phone and I didnt know the number so I ignored it. In total there was 15missed calls and about 8 text messages that got progessivley more rude and then it stopped. hasnt happend since.

EDIT: since then I keep bluetooth turned off, im assuming I was blusnarfed or bluejacked

PardonTheWait · 23 Jan 2008 at 00:03

Pick it up and say 'howsit? any trouble with the blicks recently?'

allllec · 23 Jan 2008 at 02:01

I get this all the time, spoke to o2 and they said that (in my case) the number was premium rate and was probably trying to get me to ring back out of curiosity or something!

Could be totally different situation but just my experience

Dave · 23 Jan 2008 at 02:07

neil3k said:

Haha!

I was actually thinking of the South African fraud detective from the same show

GreenMint · 23 Jan 2008 at 02:10

Anything for sale on auto trader? That tends to attract the entire continent!

MajorMaccas · 23 Jan 2008 at 02:21

http://www.fonejacker.tv/horace_von_khute.shtml

You can see all the video's down the side, I recommend any of the "ings" ones, but you can't really miss on that list they're all pant wettingly funny

hargi · 23 Jan 2008 at 09:17

i had this problem last year started off with a normal text which i dint answer and like you said the got rude, then lots of phone calls again which i didnt answer. i did text back once saying that they had got the wrong number but that didnt stop it. in the end i phoned orange to get tehm to block the number which they couldnt do so they gave me a new one

Vonhelmet · 23 Jan 2008 at 09:24

Dear goodness. HELP ME OCUK, MY PHONE IS RINGING, WHAT DO I DO?

Answer the bloody thing, find out who it is. If it's a wrong number they'll stop calling. If it's a scam, tell them to do one and then inform your phone company. If it's someone you know, then all is well.

Teki187 · 23 Jan 2008 at 09:56

It could be one of them phone calls where you answer and they charge you like £75 connection charge.

.Kencs · 23 Jan 2008 at 09:57

neil3k said:

exactly what i was thinking lol

Muffin` · 23 Jan 2008 at 10:56

Teki187 said:
It could be one of them phone calls where you answer and they charge you like £75 connection charge.

um? That requires you to phone back surely?