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Quote: Originally posted by Bramston on 28/7/2023

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I've just had a call from BT Openreach.
I told the caller that I am not BT customer.
He told me that BT Openreach control all internet in the UK.
I told the caller that BT do not control the UK internet and that he was being untruthful.
He asked me if I knew everything, I replied that I did and that I believed he was a scammer calling from India,(he had a distinct Indian accent).
He told me that I was being rude to a BT Official and that he could permanently cut my broadband connection.
He then ended the call.

I searched for BT Openreach scam and learned that scammers are currently impersonating BT call center staff and trying to learn personal and banking information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNeRqmYtB4
Beware!

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Quote: Originally posted by Devonatheart on 17/8/2023

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Never have this issue…….We never answer an unrecognised call! NEVER.   If it’s important, they will leave a message.

We hardly get any calls now.

PS: I appreciate that if you are a business, you cannot do that. 👍

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Quote: Originally posted by JoannaLesley on 18/8/2023

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Just recently I have had a couple of calls (not messages) via Whatsapp. According to the numbers shown these are from India. These, of course, don't go to voicemail and don't cut off, so I have had to reject them. I have immediately blocked the number. Is this a new approach? I don't answer numbers I don't recognise - I usually let them go to voicemail or, on the house phone, to answerphone. No one ever leaves a message!

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