New Posts For Thread: anyone had a phone call telling you they are knocking the internet off for 2\3 dayshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-daysfor repairs..........my wife took the call from an indian woman...........she started asking her questions but wife said I am not telling you over the phone.....some sort of scam??Had one today saying I had a refund from banks overcharging customers.He said he was from the UK Claims Service and that the government were paying back the money, I queried that and said why are the government paying it back, it should be the banks.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553134349#553134349Had one today saying I had a refund from banks overcharging customers.He said he was from the UK Claims Service and that the government were paying back the money, I queried that and said why are the government paying it back, it should be the banks.Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:02:53 -0600"Hello This is Lenny" .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSoOrlh5i1kLenny is a 15 minute tape loop which strings the phone scammers along with a doddery old man persona. Some of the callers don't realise its a tape until 45-60 minutes inhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553134337#553134337"Hello This is Lenny" .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSoOrlh5i1kLenny is a 15 minute tape loop which strings the phone scammers along with a doddery old man persona. Some of the callers don't realise its a tape until 45-60 minutes inFri, 24 Nov 2017 10:56:52 -0600I had one years ago said they were from my ISP, I said if you are my ISP you'll know who you are .. which they didn't. But like a trooper tried to continue !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553134207#553134207I had one years ago said they were from my ISP, I said if you are my ISP you'll know who you are .. which they didn't. But like a trooper tried to continue !Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:28:15 -0600Had a couple of calls recently, always Asian accents, informing me that some electrical appliance (which I don't have) has run out of warranty and would I like to extend the deal. I string them along a bit, give them all sorts of bogus guff.They askhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553134019#553134019Had a couple of calls recently, always Asian accents, informing me that some electrical appliance (which I don't have) has run out of warranty and would I like to extend the deal. I string them along a bit, give them all sorts of bogus guff.They askFri, 24 Nov 2017 09:49:38 -0600they told us that due to other people near us having problems with their internethttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553133563#553133563they told us that due to other people near us having problems with their internetFri, 24 Nov 2017 07:54:43 -0600I get them on a regular basis, always ask them for my BT account number, they always say that they're not the accounts dept, gets a bit heated after this and tell them to eff off and die.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553133219#553133219I get them on a regular basis, always ask them for my BT account number, they always say that they're not the accounts dept, gets a bit heated after this and tell them to eff off and die.Fri, 24 Nov 2017 05:32:48 -0600Yep Scam >i reported it to BT via online chat immediately and they blocked the calling number .I asked the scammers for my BT account number which strangely they could not give .Mine started with the usual we are getting error messages from your comphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553132907#553132907Yep Scam >i reported it to BT via online chat immediately and they blocked the calling number .I asked the scammers for my BT account number which strangely they could not give .Mine started with the usual we are getting error messages from your compFri, 24 Nov 2017 03:09:33 -0600That's not on, 30 minutes notice to get 3 days worth of spanks bashed out. Have a word with Ofcom.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553132905#553132905That's not on, 30 minutes notice to get 3 days worth of spanks bashed out. Have a word with Ofcom.Fri, 24 Nov 2017 03:08:58 -0600from BThttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553132867#553132867from BTFri, 24 Nov 2017 02:54:55 -0600for repairs..........my wife took the call from an indian woman...........she started asking her questions but wife said I am not telling you over the phone.....some sort of scam??https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30962311/anyone-had-a-phone-call-telling-you-they-are-knocking-the-internet-off-for-23-days?post_id=553132865#553132865for repairs..........my wife took the call from an indian woman...........she started asking her questions but wife said I am not telling you over the phone.....some sort of scam??Fri, 24 Nov 2017 02:54:28 -0600