tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post5181907374500758109..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Stopping the scammersJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-24771081026139688372019-02-07T09:25:35.511+00:002019-02-07T09:25:35.511+00:00How to stop scammers. Lesson 1.
Ring-Ring. Ring-...How to stop scammers. Lesson 1.<br /><br />Ring-Ring. Ring-Ring.<br /><br />'Helo this David, and I'm calling from BT...your internet provider....Microsoft.....<br /><br />'Bore da David' ' Sut wyt ti heddiw?' Sut mae pethau?'<br /><br />'I'm sorry, I don't understand you'<br /><br />'Sut mae'r tywydd acw heddiw?' 'Ydi hi'n braf acw?' 'Hen fora budur yma yn Sir Fon heddiw'<br /><br />'Welais ti'r gem bel-droed neithiwr?' 'Uffar o gem dda?'<br /><br />9 time out of 10 David puts down the receiver. End of call. Usually within 7 seconds.<br /><br />What is even better. They do not call back. Probably have me down as a non-English speaker.<br /><br />Always works.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-71181464984079595812019-02-07T08:08:36.001+00:002019-02-07T08:08:36.001+00:00OK, fair comment - we were talking about different...OK, fair comment - we were talking about different things. The point of the original post still stands, however - which is that there is no good reason for allowing people to 'spoof' their numbers, and obliging people to purchase a different phone is no real substitute for the telecomms companies removing 'spoofing' facility.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-31252331529021044172019-02-06T20:34:59.894+00:002019-02-06T20:34:59.894+00:00Yes I did read the post. The phones I mentioned wo...Yes I did read the post. The phones I mentioned works on a different principle than yours.With the call blocker phone, members on the contact list are put straight through, but ones that you block will be rejected. For all other calls, the virtual assistant asks the caller for their name, and then asks you if you want to accept. Scammers will 99.9% of the time will NOT give their names, and therefore the call will be rejected.C Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-2293253614030641832019-02-06T15:47:30.054+00:002019-02-06T15:47:30.054+00:00Did you actually read the post here? Yes you can ...Did you actually read the post here? Yes you can block nuisance calls - and I do. But when they come from a different - apparently genuine UK landline number every time - you can rapidly run out of blocking capacity. And you have to know that it's a nuisance call to block it.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-43259820386868448952019-02-06T15:36:51.318+00:002019-02-06T15:36:51.318+00:00The best way to stop these telephone scammers is t...The best way to stop these telephone scammers is to buy a phone which blocks nuisance calls. <br /><br />I bought one just over a year ago, and I havn't had one nuisance call since.<br /><br />Money well spentC Thomasnoreply@blogger.com