really weird phone call

[livinginthesticks]

Hi, I live on my own with my DS and today got a phone call from a company called 'swingers uk' who said they were ringing to confirm a party booking, made in my name and from my phone number and from my address for some party involving S&M and anal. I got really freaked out by it and can't understand it at all. They said the call was made on a date about 2 weeks ago by phone at a time when I would either have just been back from work or my mum would have been here looking after my DS.

There is a man in my life who I've just had a big row with and I wondered if he could have done some nasty prank but they said it was 2 weeks ago that the 'booking' was made so unless he got them to say that it doesn't ring true.

I have looked back at my emails and web browsing on that date but again nothing and apparently it was by phone.

I don't know what to think?

Does the company exist? Are you sure its not a mickey take?

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I did a search for 'swingers uk' online and couldn't see anything with that exact name. The woman on the phone offered to give me their phone number but I didn't take it.

Someone is trying to wind you up methinks.

Have you checked your phone bill for the number?

Me thinks he has a GF who has just found out about you...

I would ring them back and say in a very assertive tone that you have not made this booking and it should be cancelled immediately. If they try to argue say very firmly that you will be seeking legal advice; make a point of asking the person's name and the full postal address of the company so you can forward it to your solicitor.

they said the phone call for the booking had been made on valentines day and gave me an exact time of 5.35 pm. I have been seeing a man recently and on Sunday had a bad row and he isn't talking to me now, my first thought was it had something to do with him but we hadn't had a row on that day when the phone call was allegedly made.

Could the chap you had a row with have got a friend to ring you in order to freak you out?

Sounds nasty.

I can't ring them back because I didn't take their number. They called me twice and I told them I would call the police if they called me again. They said they would take me off their database and not call me again. But I just can't understand it.

Are you with BT? You can see all your calls online, time and length of call so you can prove or disprove straight away ?

I'm not with BT, I'm with Virgin. I'm sure the man I was seeing hasn't got a girlfriend but he is very pissed off with me. It's really creepy if it is him but I just don't get that they say it was a phone call, if it was web browsing etc I would go carefully through my son's web browsing on that date but they are adamant it was by phone.

it honestly sounds like someone was doing a nasty windup. I would think no more of it.

I suppose it could just be a really odd sales technique - they pretend you've booked a party and you then think "wow, actually that sounds really good" and you go ahead with the "booking"

can I see my phone calls online with virgin? does anyone know? the company actually sounded fairly genuine though as they offered me their phone number.

How did they she (the woman who called) manage to get s&m and anal into the conversation?

Possibly irrelevant but just tryng to imagine how that came up in the call, because that makes ir sound more like a wind-up.

But the call wouldn't have to be made from your phone, would it?
The person making the booking would have given all the contact details (yours) - wouldnt matter which actual phone tey were calling from.

they said something like they were ringing to confirm my party booking for Saturday, then said something about S&M and anal. The worst of it was that the phone call was answered initially by my DS.

I agree with Jezza, if they were a genuine company, they'd be unlikely to go into ahem, details with you over the phone.

Well, I could be wrong but in my experience

They said the phone call was made from my phone at 5.35pm on Valentines day (that made me a bit suspicious as I'd have thought they would have said 14 Feb not Valentine's day)

Sniggers at the thought of anal sex parties cold calling.

C'mon OP-it's a wind up.

Exactly, they'd say 14th of February, at 5.35pm.

Can you remember the name of the company? Goggle them maybe or redail your phone? 1471 the call? Or ask Virgin if they have the number?

Norty Thingumy

mouse.

I'd take the number if they call again and if you are really concerned,speak to virgin and see if they can trace this caller as it could be seen as a nuisance.

the number was withheld. Yes the companys name was 'Swingers UK' which I have googled and not found anything specific.

It's worse if it's a hoax as the only person I can think of who has any axe to grind is the man I was seeing and that in my opinion is really creepy behaviour.