WARNING

msmon55

newlife1 thanks for warning. I would have known immediate that this one is a scam as I know tps is free and has not need for bank or card details but its always goid to be given alerts for scams.

newlife1

msmon55 LOL I knew it was a scam but just felt like keeping this man on the phone to see how far he would go,

wedgington

newlife1 there should be an option with the TPS to let a call through every now and then for entertainment purposes . Some of these scammers get really hot headed when it dawns on them that they're being played. Cheers for the warning 👍

dcbr

wedgington there should be an option with the TPS to let a call through every now and then for entertainment purposes .

TPS doesn't work like that. It's illegal to cold call a number which is registered with TPS but the onus is on the caller to check the database; if a caller is unaware of TPS or chooses to ignore it their call will not be blocked.

netes81

newlife1 ... so the TPS doesn't work then?

wedgington

netes81 to be honest I haven't had a scam/spam call since registering but I doubt anything can be totally secure. The way I see it is it's free, takes little time, and if it stops any it's worth it 👍

newlife1

netes81 We didn't find it works but the call I had was a scam call, the caller asked for the long card number on my card. Please see my post and the replies

kenco02

netes81 most scammers use number generators to crate phone numbers and 90 % are located out side the uk and use ViOP to get into the uk.

frenchielove

newlife1 cheers, and hope you are keeping well?
Had an e mail about my Amazon Prime subscription referring me to a log in page, I don't even have Amazon Prime so I forwarded it straight to them.
but just watching that drama called Cold Call, have you seen it, everyone should watch it because that's how easy it is to fool some people ☹️

haridus

This is a long running scam:
https://community.giffgaff.com/d/21638398-alert-false-telephone-preference-service-calls

davidevans0000

newlife1 thanks for the heads up.

marie48

Thanks being getting a lot about amazon prime and netflix.

darrenperfett

dcbr also if you have unknowingly given permission for companies to contact you when you have been on a website for example, then they can legally bypass TPS, so when you are on a website check that you haven't unwittingly given permission for them to call you,such as on comparison sites.

sha_shah1

newlife1
Thanks for heads up

chand311

newlife1 thanks.

roomey1991

newlife1 thanks for the warning, seems to be happening more often

pw6049

Thanks for the information

ken_peck

newlife1
I believe you have to 'renew' your TPS preference every year as it doesn't carry over automatically.
Toodeloo for now..
Ken
EDIT: Apparently only applies if you are a company.

kicker

Thanks for warning @newlife1 there's plenty of these scams around especially with Xmas just around the corner.

unftlaty

Basically never give any personal or bank details out over the phone !
whenever my Uncle gets call like this he has a portable radio next to the phone he just turns it on puts the reciever next to it and walks away doesn't take long for then to hang up !

netes81

newlife1 .. i did read your post. And the replys. I was under the impression that tps stops unwanted calls coming through,which is why i commented that it doesnt work