| OT: Unknown phone number [message #779477] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 15:28 |
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Hi,
I've just been rung by someone claiming to be British Gas, they knew my
name, address and phone number.
How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
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Kev
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| Re: OT: Unknown phone number [message #779482 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 15:34 |
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"Kevin Stone" <newsaccount [at] hotpop.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I've just been rung by someone claiming to be British Gas, they knew my
>name, address and phone number.
>
>How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
phone up British Gas and ask them.
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d.
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| Re: OT: Unknown phone number [message #779483 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 15:38 |
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>>How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
>
> phone up British Gas and ask them.
Getting through takes ages, and then I don't suppose the call centre would
know anyway.
I was thinking of phoning BT instead.
Or just forgetting it. In hindsight I should have continued the conversation
long enough to see if it was a scam.
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Kev
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| Re: OT: Unknown phone number [message #779486 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 15:55 |
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On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:28:26 +0100, Kevin Stone wrote
(in article <4hn04oFbjrvU1 [at] individual.net>):
> Hi,
>
> I've just been rung by someone claiming to be British Gas, they knew my
> name, address and phone number.
>
> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
>
>
Google the phone number
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simonk: 955i, ccm404-ds
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| Re: OT: Unknown phone number [message #779487 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 15:57 |
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>> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
> Google the phone number
Turns up nothing.
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Kev
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| Re: Unknown phone number [message #779488 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 15:57 |
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> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
Not yet posting the number here as it's bad form to do so.
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Kev
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| Re: Unknown phone number [message #779491 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 16:09 |
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"Kevin Stone" <newsaccount [at] hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:4hn04oFbjrvU1 [at] individual.net...
> Hi,
>
> I've just been rung by someone claiming to be British Gas, they knew my
> name, address and phone number.
>
> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
>
Phone it?
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| Re: Unknown phone number [message #779492 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 16:09 |
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"Kevin Stone" <newsaccount [at] hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:4hn1rtFbootU1 [at] individual.net...
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>> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
>
> Not yet posting the number here as it's bad form to do so.
Huh?
If it is British Gas, it's a public phone number and as such should
already be public knowledge.
If it's not British Gas, it's somebody being naughty, and as such
deserves whatever's coming to them.
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| Re: Unknown phone number [message #779495 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 16:25 |
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>> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
> Phone it?
Done so, and it a odd type of engaged tone.
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Kev
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| Re: OT: Unknown phone number [message #779496 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 16:26 |
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In article <4hn04oFbjrvU1 [at] individual.net>, Kevin Stone says...
> Hi,
>
> I've just been rung by someone claiming to be British Gas, they knew my
> name, address and phone number.
>
> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
>
>
Why do you suspect it might not have been?
--
jeremy
'01 Triumph Sprint ST in green
_______________________________________
jeremy0505 at gmail.com
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| Re: OT: Unknown phone number [message #779497 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 16:27 |
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On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:57:26 +0100, Kevin Stone wrote:
>>> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
>
>> Google the phone number
>
> Turns up nothing.
Gave me 709,000,000 hits
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=the+phone+number& amp;btnG=Google+Search&meta=
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| Re: Unknown phone number [message #779500 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 16:27 |
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On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:09:15 +0100, Eddie wrote:
> "Kevin Stone" <newsaccount [at] hotpop.com> wrote in message
> news:4hn1rtFbootU1 [at] individual.net...
>>
>>> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
>>
>> Not yet posting the number here as it's bad form to do so.
>
> Huh?
>
> If it is British Gas, it's a public phone number and as such should
> already be public knowledge.
>
> If it's not British Gas, it's somebody being naughty, and as such
> deserves whatever's coming to them.
wot he said
"Publish and be damned! "
--
XJR1300SP, XJ900F, GS550, GSX250, 750SS
POTM#1(KoTL), WUSS#1 , YTC#1(bar), OSOS#2(KoTL) , DS#3 , IbW#18 ,Apostle#8
*(Emails to the posted address will be ignored)*
"The internet is a huge and diverse community and not every one is friendly"
http://www.ytc1.co.uk There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
Get the Software http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris
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| Re: OT: Unknown phone number [message #779504 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 16:31 |
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>> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
> Why do you suspect it might not have been?
They were querying a new order I'd placed with them (which I hadn't), and I
asked 'How do I know you really are British Gas calling me', at this point
she made her excuses and hung up.
Very fishy.
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Kev
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| Re: Unknown phone number [message #779505 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 16:34 |
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Kevin Stone wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just been rung by someone claiming to be British Gas, they knew my
> name, address and phone number.
>
Maybe them, maybe not, I seem to get a dozen or so calls a day from various
tossers claiming to be Microsoft, then they start the old marketting
questionaire thing ... till they get told to go away.
> How do I go about finding out if the number was indeed British Gas?
Ask BG to confirm the number is theirs?
--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE & F650
and a 520i SE Touring for comfort
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