clivejo
Guest
My dad was with TalkTalk almost a decade ago and there was a data breach which led to cold calls by people with Indian accents asking for him by name. He had three names (ie Tom Dick Harry) and used one he didn't use on a daily bases) and also he died. The calls STILL go on to this day on the landline number that was with TalkTalk. It really upset my family and I, getting constant calls, so installed a whitelist of numbers which could reach us.
However, I have noticed that the same is now happening for me (this past week I've had 5 calls from fake numbers), but via my mobile number and the only people I gave my number to are Three UK due to the complaints open with them.
The call pattern is like this:
1) Get a call from a fake UK number
2) I answer and takes a number of "Hellos" before I'm put through to someone, I think it's automated to filter out answer machines etc.
3) The person then asks for me by my full name.
4) I ask who they are and they hang up
5) I block and report number as Spam on my dialer
6) Rinse and repeat the next morning
I am now convinced that a Three Contact centre has passed on my details illegally, but wondering if anyone else has noticed this?
However, I have noticed that the same is now happening for me (this past week I've had 5 calls from fake numbers), but via my mobile number and the only people I gave my number to are Three UK due to the complaints open with them.
The call pattern is like this:
1) Get a call from a fake UK number
2) I answer and takes a number of "Hellos" before I'm put through to someone, I think it's automated to filter out answer machines etc.
3) The person then asks for me by my full name.
4) I ask who they are and they hang up
5) I block and report number as Spam on my dialer
6) Rinse and repeat the next morning
I am now convinced that a Three Contact centre has passed on my details illegally, but wondering if anyone else has noticed this?























