Thread: Phone NBN scammers.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I see contact tracers have had trouble contacting some people as it comes up as an unknown number and some people don't answer.

I had an email yesterday saying I had won a $100 Qld Holiday voucher and to click a link for details. I was suspicious, but it turned out to be genuine, so I may be going whale-watching. You never know.

Originally Posted by 350RRC

I get the odd one on the mobile but have found the trick with an 'odd' number (with a location showing) is to let it ring a few times then answer.

If all is quiet on the other end one of the 32 numbers whoever has dialled has picked up.

If I hadn't have answered a call that was just a bit suss once I'd have missed out on a fill in fish survey job up at Ned's Corner, where I'd never been, all expenses, etc, etc.

A great gig teaching someone how to drive a boat in creeks, launch and retrieve safely with no ramps. Safety, safety and get the job done. Would have measured / weighed 50k fish that week. We were doing the small stuff with nets.

DL

I always let the home phone answering machine take the call, which I "call screen" and answer it if I want. I normally don't answer the mobile unless I recognise the number but having said that, similar to the unsolicited whale watching and fish surveying, I did answer the mobile once while half asleep just after the GFC and it was my bank, about re-arranging my affairs so that I ended up with a $30K tax write off.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Yep, I quite often get some Aussie sheila's voice, warning me that my NBN will be cut off. Don't even have it here.
Same sheila, I reckon, does the Amazon account scam, another non-account I have.

Yep, That's Nicole. We all love her...
Terry