More of a "is it unusual" than "AIBU" but I couldn't think where else to post. I cannot believe the number of scam phone calls we get, or phone calls trying to get money out of us. We probably get at least 2 automated ppi calls a day. Plus, we've had the microsoft scam (designed to give remote pc access to the scammers) about 5 times in recent months. We've had people ring up numerous times claiming they provide our Sky insurance and just need to 'check our bank details' so they can make a small reduction to our monthly payments. Today I had the best one ever - someone who rang to say she knew we were getting a lot of nuisance calls and her company could deal with it for the small payment of £5 - if I would just be kind enough to give her some details so she could arrange payment from my bank .......
And so on and so on. Do other people get as many calls like this or have we just been careless with our telephone number when buying stuff online etc.
And more importantly, does anyone have any suggestions as to how to make it stop!! We're with the telephone preference service, but these calls are all 'number withheld' or from abroad. I try to remember to check the caller ID before I pick up but sometimes do it automatically. Or else one of the kids answers and hands me the phone. It's driving me round the bend!!