topic Re: Sky should not be phoning me! in Sky Q

Sky should not be phoning me!

Ash1955 — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:43:40 GMT

Hello all,

I have it set in Sky iD preferences for them not to contact me via phone,email or post. Yet over the last week or two they have tried to phone me three times. I have not answered because of this. Do Sky not take any notice of there customer account settings?. Next time I will answer it and give them a piece of my mind! Is there a body I can complain to about this?

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

SKY1992bf — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:46:56 GMT

@Ash1955 are you certain that's it's genuinely sky calling and not scammers pretending to be sky

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

Daniel0210 — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:51:37 GMT

@Ash1955

If you haven't answered how do you know it's Sky?

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

TimmyBGood — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:52:31 GMT

@Ash1955 wrote:

Is there a body I can complain to about this?

https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/nuisance-calls-and-messages/spam-texts-and-nuisance-calls/

Note that this route is only viable if the calls are actually from Sky, or a Sky-affiliate such as Domestic & General pushing Sky Protect. Criminals, by definition, don't generally take much notice of regulations...

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

Ash1955 — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:02:59 GMT

@Daniel0210 wrote:
@Ash1955
If you haven't answered how do you know it's Sky?

By the phone number calling. I just did a seach O800 761 3372 😂 That is Sky marketing

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

PandJ2020 — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:21:14 GMT

@Ash1955 wrote:
@Daniel0210 wrote:
@Ash1955
If you haven't answered how do you know it's Sky?

By the phone number calling. I just did a seach O800 761 3372 😂 That is Sky marketing

Numbers are easily spoofed.

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

Ash1955 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:46:22 GMT

@PandJ2020 wrote:
@Ash1955 wrote:
@Daniel0210 wrote:
@Ash1955
If you haven't answered how do you know it's Sky?

By the phone number calling. I just did a seach O800 761 3372 😂 That is Sky marketing
Numbers are easily spoofed.

Wow really LOL.. As I said I will answer it the next time to find out.

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

cuke — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:42:58 GMT

@Ash1955 wrote:
@PandJ2020 wrote:
@Ash1955 wrote:
@Daniel0210 wrote:
@Ash1955
If you haven't answered how do you know it's Sky?

By the phone number calling. I just did a seach O800 761 3372 😂 That is Sky marketing
Numbers are easily spoofed.
Wow really LOL.. As I said I will answer it the next time to find out.

You are better off not answering as, if it is a spoof call, they will then know there is someone at the end of the number they are calling and will probably keep trying again and again but with different numbers.

That's how I understand how automated spoof dialling operates.

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

Ash1955 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:17:49 GMT

@cuke wrote:
@Ash1955 wrote:
@PandJ2020 wrote:
@Ash1955 wrote:
@Daniel0210 wrote:
@Ash1955
If you haven't answered how do you know it's Sky?

By the phone number calling. I just did a seach O800 761 3372 😂 That is Sky marketing
Numbers are easily spoofed.
Wow really LOL.. As I said I will answer it the next time to find out.
You are better off not answering as, if it is a spoof call, they will then know there is someone at the end of the number they are calling and will probably keep trying again and again but with different numbers.
That's how I understand how automated spoof dialling operates.

I know how it works! I love playing my phone call clip from the film Taken when spammers call 😂

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

MightyQuinn — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:22:22 GMT

@Ash1955 wrote:
@PandJ2020 wrote:
@Ash1955 wrote:
@Daniel0210 wrote:
@Ash1955
Numbers are easily spoofed.
Wow really LOL.. As I said I will answer it the next time to find out.

Hi @Ash1955 Like you I looked up the number on reverse lookup. The comments are predominately scammers pretending to be from Sky. However you should know immediately if you do answer, if there is a delay between you saying hello and a reply you know it is a scammer using an auto-dialer.

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

PandJ2020 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:27:19 GMT

@MightyQuinn wrote:
However you should know immediately if you do answer, if there is a delay between you saying hello and a reply you know it is a scammer using an auto-dialer.

They are also adapting. The most recent one I had were even taking notes and repeat calling!

I spend a long time stringer these wasters along. I can't believe they were happy to call me Mr Mickey Mouse for so long! (Eventually they blacklist the number)

Re: Sky should not be phoning me!

Ash1955 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:40:16 GMT

@MightyQuinn wrote:
@Ash1955 wrote:
@PandJ2020 wrote:
@Ash1955 wrote:
@Daniel0210 wrote:
@Ash1955
Numbers are easily spoofed.
Wow really LOL.. As I said I will answer it the next time to find out.
Hi @Ash1955 Like you I looked up the number on reverse lookup. The comments are predominately scammers pretending to be from Sky. However you should know immediately if you do answer, if there is a delay between you saying hello and a reply you know it is a scammer using an auto-dialer.

@MightyQuinn
Yes I'm fully aware of all of that, old guy here seen it all just about! I sometimes have fun with scammers 😉 . Most of the time I don't answer any number not in my contacts, plus in all my life I have never bought anything on the phone or my doorstep and never will.