"This was a spam call with someone who said they were David from Windows and Doors, Like other dodgy numbers they begin by asking can you hear me,"
"Housing disrepair scam! Look it up! The web is full of warnings. Do not speak to scammers.The call might be recorded and AI used to copy your voice. Google 'voice cloning scams'. REPORT ALL SCAM ATTEMPTS. Info posted below. Sadly, there are people who get caught by these scams. It's why scammers do it.To help protect people AND help cut down the massive amount of scam calls texts and emails that come to the UK every day, all should be reported to the systems made to handle them. Right now, so few get reported that government numbers don't seem to show this is a big problem. That's just what scammers want! And blocking does nothing to stop scams. Blocks only stop that one number from calling YOUR phone. You WILL get called again from a different number"
"automated service say they are hmrc"
"A nice guy named Adam from BT helped us with moving from analogue to digital. All the problems we had before are gone."
"Left message on answerphone then rang my mobile. Hung up when I didnt pick up - number blocked now as suspected scam."
"same as the last report. 01890 is an area code for Berwickshire."
"Got 3 calls from them in one day. Didnt answer because my phone blocks the call but think this is probably a scam or nothing at all."
"A man called and said he was from Windows and Doors. I put the phone down."
"I didn't pick up and blocked the number."
"I got a call from this number, but they didn't speak when I answered. I called back, and a message said 'this person's phone is not available. Try again later or text'. I won't text and will block the number."
"Called saying about mould and damp that we are having problems with, difficult to understand, due to ongoing issues in house this coincided but did not…"
"called, said hello, then hung up."
"Said they were from the housing repairs team asking about any finished or outstanding repairs."
"Got a call from this number - foreign call centre. They asked for me by name and when I said what was the call about, they put the phone down on me! Number now blocked"
"Got a call this morning, she did not say who she was. She said it was about my housing problems, like mould, damp, and cracks. I don't have any problems with my house. She paused a lot before answering. I put the phone down."
"Did not answer as I did not know the number, so I blocked it"
"Foreign women wanted to ask me some questions. I’m not sure where they were from or what the questions were because I told her I wasn’t going to do any surveys and then hung up."
"Scam! DONT answer unknown call text or email. DONT speak to a scammer. DONT ring back an unknown number. Report all scam attempts onto the of…"
"Called many times with no answer. Blocked for dial back. Now I’ve blocked them too."
"phoned five times over two days! when I answered once, they said goodbye then hung up. guess they want to see if my number works, because they call about every hour"
"Call came, just said hello then put the phone down."
"Scam! NEVER reply to any unknown call, text, or email. NEVER speak to a scammer. NEVER return a call to a number you don't know. Report every scam attempt to the official police/Ofcom systems made for this. Text the phone call number and details (including silent calls) to 7726. Repeat if asked to confirm. Also report using your phone's spam report feature. Forward texts to 7726 AND report them on the text spam reporting facility. Keep an eye out for any reply as you might need to confirm. Forward scam emails to '[email protected]' AND report them using the email phishing report system: 3 dots at the right corner. All reports should be acted upon, but making multiple reports across all systems will make sure that all relevant agencies are notified of the scam and action IS taken. Search for 7726 & '[email protected]' for more details."
"nobody spoke. line went dead after a minute. Wasting my time."
"Scam! NEVER reply to any unknown call, text, or email. NEVER engage with a scammer. NEVER return a call to an unknown number. Report all scam attempts to the of…"