Think I had a " new" wierd/scam call today . My NI number has been suspended!

[bizzey]

Recorded message ..I had to press 1 to speak to an advisor before criminal action even arrest were going to be made against me !

Dont worry ! I hung up .
Mobile type of number.

Anyone else had something like this ??

From the National Crime Agency? Yes, I had that, normally I don’t answer unknown numbers but it was a mobile number and I was expecting a call from a tradesman so I answered….I hung up when I heard NCA…..

Yes that was it ..NCA

It was a mobile number ..to my mobile .

Yep. I get an almost weekly voicemail from them. No sign of the police yet...

Oh and the number it comes from is almost identical to my own

My friend told me about this one yesterday. He said that he responded with 'oh - tell me the details. Let me just grab a pen to note it down as I'm at work. At the police station'.

The caller hung up

I'm wondering how can a NI number be suspended? Suspended from what?

Just checked the number ..nothing luke mine .

@Caselgarcia

I'm wondering how can a NI number be suspended? Suspended from what?

I was thinking the same ! Trouble is . My old mum would have been panicking at this message !

I've had this several times. Sounds like an automated call. I just ring off and block.

I will block it ...but everytime i block these numbers ..they use another one !

They’re doing them here in Ireland. The phone numbers always being with the same numbers as your own too. Eg if your number is 087287xxxx, the caller will be 087287xxxx

I wonder what would have happened if I did press 1 to speak to an advisor ?

I had one yesterday! The number was also very similar to my own. A load of crock. Hung up, obviously.

Yes, automated call to my mobile. I wondered that too…suspend my NI number??

Same here, number very similar to mine and an automated message from the National Crime Agency. Hung up and blocked.

It's so bloody annoying, I got rid of the land line as that was constantly ringing with scam calls now they've got the bloody mobile number!

@magicstar1

They’re doing them here in Ireland. The phone numbers always being with the same numbers as your own too. Eg if your number is 087287xxxx, the caller will be 087287xxxx

I got excited then because it will only be 9999 numbers to block before all those PPS-related calls stop. But I just checked my recent calls and the last one was 085 and I'm 086, so still an almost infinite number of potential scam calls.

Had 3 last week, similar numbers to my mobile hung up and blocked each time

Yes I have this a few weeks back.

And I'm getting calls from "amazon prime"

And I get calls from.similar numbers to mine

I’ve given up answering my phone, only answer my mobile if it’s a number in my contacts.

@bizzey

I wonder what would have happened if I did press 1 to speak to an advisor ?

That's when you can have a lot of fun with them. I tell them my name is Ursula Rebecca Scammycunts but the name on my bank account is my initials and surname and wait to see how long it takes them to work it out.

Noooo, don't press anything. You risk being connected to a premium line and charged a huge amount.

My DP pressed 1 on one of these.

The person who answered (some far flung call centre obviously) reiterated that he was under investigation and asked for his name. He said it was Fred Bloggs, at which point scammy mcScammer said “ah ok Mr Bloggs, I have your file here in front of me.” 😂.

When he asked DP to confirm his address he gave some outlandish address which couldn’t possibly exist here in the UK, and when he couldn’t find it, the bloke told DP that he was obviously trying to avoid them, but that he would be informing the police of his whereabouts and they would be coming to get him soon.

That’s been doing the rounds for a while, they just make me laugh 😂

Yes, this is a common scam. You did the right thing by hanging up.