And had a much more positive response from their TD, which was a pleasant surprise.
Out of curiosity I called one of the numbers back with CLID turned off and it was a "Steph from Legal Advice" machine asking about a recent accident. On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:51, Tom Storey <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, Fuse2 came back to me quite quickly. Maybe because its Friday > afternoon and someone wants to go home.. > > But basically they said "the number ranges will have been purchased by a > customer and be in use by them" and that I should report them to the > relevant body if I think they aren't following the rules, so a somewhat > generic "k thx bai" - not that I expect them to tell me anything remotely > in detail about a potential customer anyway, but doesn't exactly sound like > they will do anything further from their side. > > > > On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:18, Tom Storey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Im pretty sure I signed up to TPS some years ago, but have done it again >> since I moved addresses recently. Cant hurt I suppose. >> >> Most of my spam calls have historically been those "we heard you had an >> accident recently". They are generally pretty easy to pick now, because >> when you answer there is a second or so of silence, so on those calls I >> just hang up straight away. But they were never this frequent, I might have >> had one a month or something like that. >> >> I wish I had the time to sit around playing with these people. Maybe I >> could just answer and then put the mic on mute and leave the phone on >> speaker and see how long before they hang up. :-) >> >> I might pop those guys an email anyway, at least they might be aware that >> someone is spoofing numbers from their range, whether they can do anything >> about it... >> >> On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:05, Mark Boyce <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Looks like it’s all from Fuse2.net customer(s) (ignoring porting / >>> faked cli etc); >>> >>> 0113 484 Allocated Fuse 2 Communications Ltd 22/02/16 >>> 0114 490 Allocated Fuse 2 Communications Ltd 03/07/17 >>> >>> So would guess it’s real people and probably worth complaining that >>> they’re (presumably) breaking Telephone Preference Service (TPS) Listing? >>> >>> Of the increasing number of “we’re calling about your recent accident” >>> spam calls I get, nearly all of them are from faked unallocated numbers. >>> >>> mark >>> >>> On 29 Nov 2019, at 15:44, Tom Storey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Anyone in the know on voice related "issues" ? >>> >>> Since Monday I have been receiving on average 2-3 calls a day from a >>> bunch of very similar numbers in Leeds and Sheffield. >>> >>> I haven't answered one of them (usually I just see them as missed calls >>> because I set my phone not to ring for non contacts), so no idea what they >>> are peddling. >>> >>> It can't be anything particularly important because not a single voice >>> mail has been left so far either. So, other than continuing to ignore them, >>> what else can be done? Can I somehow notify the carrier that owns the >>> number blocks (assuming they aren't spoofed numbers) about such behaviour >>> which is peculiar given the persistence? >>> >>> Or am I better off reporting it to my carrier? >>> >>> 0113 484 1678 >>> 0113 484 1673 >>> 0113 484 1674 >>> 0114 490 6561 >>> 0114 490 6567 >>> 0114 490 6566 >>> 0113 484 1675 >>> 0113 484 1672 >>> 0113 484 1670 >>> 0113 484 1676 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Boyce >>> Dark Origins Ltd >>> >>>
