A scammer is BOMBARDING my cell phone number!

[Neromare Works]

Hello,

I have a super weird problem. From a week on, I get thousands of scam calls from the UK. Have you ever encountered that and how do you cope with that? I block 5 numbers, that guy calls from another 10 new. These are some of the blocked:

+44 1884 510025
+44 1333 540015
+44 1884 510031
+44 1887 480029
+44 1330 760012
+44 1330 760021
+44 1884 510024
+44 1884 510029

The first time I picked up, a guy with a super broken middle eastern accent (no racism here, just truthful info) offered me some Forex education, trading & other junk. I said "No, thank you" and I was very polite. Then I stopped answering his future calls. But he keeps calling.

I also had to disable my Viber because they're killing me. I block a number, that same number keeps calling me in Viber. So I have to add every number in my CONTACT LIST, then block it in Viber. When they're calling from different numbers every day, I just don't have the TIME or the NERVES to do that all the time, nor I want this c*nt in my contact list, blending with my legit contacts.

I don't know what to do, and I don't want to change my number since many people know my number. He's tiring me down.

 

[ServWise]

Hopefully they will realise they are wasting their time and move on to someone else soon, it can't go on forever I see no financial reason for this type of abuse. Best thing to do might be to contact your cell provider though.

 

[Neromare Works]

Hopefully they will realise they are wasting their time and move on to someone else soon, it can't go on forever I see no financial reason for this type of abuse. Best thing to do might be to contact your cell provider though.

Already did. They said block it. Can't do anything. I don't know. It seems I've been specifically TARGETED. Funnily enough, I'm not rich, and I DON'T have a social life.

I thought, if I find the provider, maybe I can report that or something.

 

[The Byre]

The answer is to talk to them - at length. Great length. Or put them on hold. You could even hire Enzo Greemy.

A long time ago, someone called us and asked to speak to Mr. Greemy. Why they asked for Mr. Greemy must remain a clouded mystery, but the person answering the call told the caller that Mr. Greemy was away from his desk - and we thought no more about it.

Then we started getting more calls from other companies asking to speak to our Mr. Greemy and soon he was the person who dealt with utilities, windows, car hire, computers, shelving and catering equipment. He also became responsible for advertising, website design, SEO, courier services, stationery, mobile telephones, septic tanks, promotional gifts and funeral services.

So I gave our mysterious Mr. Greemy a first name - Enzo. When someone wanted to speak to the person responsible for (fill-in stupid and unnecessary goods or services here!) the cry went out for Enzo Greemy - except that Enzo Greemy was always out or on the loo or shopping or had his day off or was on holiday, visiting his estranged family in Scunthorpe.

He even gets calls from investment funds, wanting to speak to him about his pension. Sadly I have to admit that we have done absolutely nothing about poor Mr. Greemy's pension. I fear his retirement will be on bread-and-water!

On one memorable occasion, the caller was told that they had been patched through to the local cathedral. It was on the occasion of Mr. Greemy's funeral, I told the caller. He had died suddenly - shot by his gay lover. At that moment, my dog started whining to be let out for a pee.

"Oh dear!" I told the caller. "His wife is taking his death very badly!"

The next time some wally calls to sell some daft scheme, tell them that have to clear that with Enzo Greemy first!

 

[Raw Rob]

If it's a smartphone you can install a call blocking app which already has a database of numbers to block. I tried "Should I Answer?" on Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mistergroup.muzutozvednout and I liked it, but it was slowing my phone down too much (it's very cheap, old, and slow, I'm sure it works fine on up to date phones.)

 

[Raw Rob]

Although thinking more about this, they are probably spoofed caller IDs anyway, so you possibly don't want to block them (they belong to real people, no the scammer) and the app I mentioned above probably won't solve this problem.

 

[OMGVape]

Get your self one of these premium rate numbers. When they call, tell them they need to speak to the “boss” and give them the premium number. Every time they call it, keep them talking as long as possible and rake it in

 

[Neromare Works]

Get your self one of these premium rate numbers. When they call, tell them they need to speak to the “boss” and give them the premium number. Every time they call it, keep them talking as long as possible and rake it in

Never heard of that one. Where can I purchase that? Thanks.

 

[alan1302]

Never heard of that one. Where can I purchase that? Thanks.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=where+to+buy+prem,ium+rate+numbers

 

[kkfcXHzmCc]

Mr.Number is an app I use on my phone. Since my install, no spam or junk calls.

 

[Neromare Works]

I tried several apps, they're slowing my already not so fast Android.

 

[obscure]

Slowing it more than all the time wasted dealing with the calls?

 

[Neromare Works]

Slowing it more than all the time wasted dealing with the calls?

I think me blocking them has worked. Instead of 10 calls a day, now I get only 1-2. Their numbers are playing out. They might not have an endless supply of numbers, at the end.