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Your 4 Life....01942 834671

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vampirequeen Wed 17-Mar-21 17:38:43

Had some time on my hands with nothing better to do so kept this scammer on the line for over an hour whilst he tried to convince me that he was in Manchester even though the phone number isn't a Manchester STD code. I figured that whilst I was having fun at his expense he wasn't managing to con some poor victim into giving away personal information or bank details. I have to admit it was fun as he got more and more into the conversation without seeming to realise that I was wasting his time. He even gave me an address (23 Leeham Road Manchester) and an FCA registration number (E1460581) . Needless to say both are false.

This time it was an insurance scam but looking at other comments it seems that they run a variety of scams from this number.

vampirequeen Wed 17-Mar-21 17:39:46

Should say that the other comments were on one of those 'Who phoned me' websites. This seems to be a commonly used number.

Ro60 Wed 17-Mar-21 18:39:35

Wow that's impressive? an hour! You've broken my record of about 15 mins.
It's a shame it's become part of daily life.
Trying not to cross-post. Hope you're getting better. ?