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Anyone else had a scam call from Metro Taxis in Bolton?

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Elderflower14 · 02/12/2018 20:39

Had two phone calls from different mobile numbers to my mobile saying I had a taxi outside my house. I told them I was in Suffolk and I very much doubted it. Then got this number calling and then disconnected. Googled the number and got the above. I was polite to them too!!! 😡 😡 😡 😡

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Elderflower14 · 02/12/2018 20:54

Just rang their actual office number and they said that someone using my number had been booking taxis!! Really confused now!

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michaeladams · 07/12/2018 02:33

I suggest you to just ignore those calls. If possible, you cold report the number to the real company and also to the FTC. I sometimes also share the number on my social media page and some sites like whycall.me just to make more people know that those numbers are scammers.

Chestnut23 · 07/12/2018 03:38

Maybe they had jotted down a number incorrectly and were a digit out? Smile

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NerrSnerr · 07/12/2018 03:48

Sounds like there's been a mistake with the phone number. It doesn't sound like a scam.

listsandbudgets · 07/12/2018 06:53

For that, her phone code would have to be similar to Boltons.

Either they have incredibly incompetent staff, or it's some type of scam

baabi · 07/12/2018 08:14

That is interesting. A few weeks ago I had two texts late at night saying my taxi was waiting for me. When I googled the number it was in Norfolk! I'm not in Bolton but I live not very far from it. I just blocked it.

dippledorus · 07/12/2018 08:16

Mobile numbers aren’t geographic. The person could just be a digit out.

Pyjamaface · 07/12/2018 08:19

Sounds like either they have taken the number down wrong, or were given the wrong number in the first place. Doubt it's a scam

Starisnotanumber · 07/12/2018 09:16

Live locally to metro taxis. They are a genuine taxi firm. Have used them a number of times and always been ok. They do the Uber type thing where they inform you of which taxi is coming and reg number.

AamdC · 07/12/2018 09:19

I live in bolton Metro cars have a bit of a dodgy reputation....

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