Picture this: your phone rings insistently from an unknown number, and on answering, a heavily accented voice probes about your washing machine's make without introducing themselves. These persistent calls, often five times a day, scream harassment from a distance, with callers dodging questions and sticking to scripts. Victims report rudeness, poor English, and no messages left, pointing to a scam operation using VoIP to spoof UK numbers. Blocking helps short-term, but they persist—likely harvesting data for bigger cons. Hang up immediately, report to Action Fraud, and consider registering with the Telephone Preference Service to curb these nuisances. Stay vigilant; never share appliance details.
Repeated calls from a similar number with a bogus British dialing code, clearly using VOIP to hide an Asian scam operation. The script was stilted, asking odd questions about newspapers, home ownership, and washing machines while never revealing who they were. It feels like a blatant scam that should be tackled by regulators.
The caller, a foreign man, asked about the make of my washing machine; I was polite at first but then hung up.
These unsolicited cold calls are infuriating; they should be made illegal to obtain numbers from anywhere.
Even after I blocked them, they keep ringing five times daily – total harassment, ta.
Those telemarketing/scam calls are a nuisance, they keep popping up even after I block them, honestly.
Since there was no message and I didn't recognise the number or area, I just blocked it, cheers.
It appears to ring at the same times as the other scam numbers I've checked, honestly.
Cover for washing machine – rude and unprofessional behaviour.
