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How long has this service been running and who is it for?
The service was created in 2011 in the Czech Republic. It is an online forum where the users can share their experience with phone numbers, both annoying (mostly telemarketing, surveys) and useful (e.g. couriers, offices)..
Since the beginning, the service has been received very well, which led to localization into more languages. Nowadays, the forum exists in more than 20 languages and 34 countries throughout the world.
The service is intended for anyone who wants to identify the owner of an unknown phone number. The creators of the forum have also recently created the mobile app Call Insider for Android phones. This app, which is connected to the database of the website number-lookup.co.uk, also allows users to automatically block telemarketing numbers.
Scammers are posing as police officers to try and dupe people into handing over financial information. Phone calls even appear to come from a local police station, say officers from Camden Police Area Command in NSW, which is a warning the public to beware of the new tactics.
A woman living in Toronto is facing charges in connection with an alleged international telephone scam targeting seniors.
United Kingdom
TV Licensing Authority?
I was called from this number today.
I would be interested to know whether others, who receive calls from this number, also do not have a TV license like me.
My call was on the same day a TV licensing goon visited my home - I told him to eff-off.
The first question the caller asks is your name. This is what TVLA do when they visit your home, they try to establish your identity (thereby 'contracting' with you).
The caller stated he was from Virgin Media however, it was only with my cooperation that he was able to confirm what packages I receive.
I clearly stated I am not interested in a TV package. The caller hung up.
Please comment and confirm whether you have a TV license or not. Also, whether ANY reference was made to TV viewing (ie, "Did you see the TV ad"? or "As seen on TV" etc).
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