topic Re: Harassing landline calls in Talk

Harassing landline calls

Sam+A16 — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:37:27 GMT

the past few months, my landline has been bombarded with harassment calls, scam calls, sales calls. All being routed through UK numbers.

i am TPS registered.
however, I would like to know HOW my number has been leaked. We have NEVER experienced anything like this before.
I have been extremely careful who I have given this number too (emergencies only). My direct family, work (local government), GP / NHS Services.
we do not answer the calls as we do not know the number but it is infuriating how this has suddenly started after having zero harassment calls in the past.

Re: Harassing landline calls

Daniel0210 — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:36:07 GMT

@Sam+A16

It won't have been leaked. Scammers and companies cold calling use machines to generate the calls randomly then if someone picks up they start their patter. Try Sky Talk Shield

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-talk-shield-start

or get a phone that can block certain calls.

Re: Harassing landline calls

Mark39 — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:39:37 GMT

Scammers don't need to know your number. They use an automated device to dial every number in a block, in the hope that one or more will be answered. Using the call screening feature of the Sky Talk Shield, available free to most Sky Talk customers, is a way of intercepting these calls to stop you being bothered by them.

Re: Harassing landline calls

mormegil — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:06:58 GMT

Also if you supplied your number for the electoral roll then it is published freely