01269 839047 Negative Who called me from this phone number?

Whatever you do, don't alow them to persuade you to log on to your pc or 'talk you through' anything as they will probably try to hack it and get passwords etc. Read recently about someone's bank details being accessed this way.

They want you to go online to a site they have set up. They will then direct you to click a few "buttons" on their site and then your computer will be under their control. Bank Accounts, Passwords, Personal photos (always good for Blackmail!), etc

I’m not sure it’s helpful to hear that the scam caller has an ‘Asian’ or ‘Indian’ accent. As if this, in itself, should make us concerned. If you call customer services for Vodafone, O2, etc you may very well get someone with an accent unlike yours. Your mayor or MP might have an accent that could be described as ‘Asian’. We’ve all been screwed over by white American men far more often. Lets start expressing concern when we hear their voices.

Had a call from this bas___d said he was from BT. Ok I said I have set up a password with BT what is it. He put phone down. I usually say to S--t callers what's my password.

I asked him whether he was from an assisted suicide company, and had my children asked him to ring, this seemed to baffle him and he mumbled someting else, decided I was mad, possibly correctly! and put the phone down. I am beginning to enjoy these scm calls and try to waste as much of their time as possible.

Be careful saying yes and ok - because sometimes the scam is they tape your voice and then make it look like you have agreed to buying something from them - we have just had this training at work - so am know very reluctant to say 'yes' or similar when it is a scam.

Got a call from this Bolton number 01204 471167 claiming i needed his help to fix my PC. Strung him along for a bit before he hung up. This weird little man should try another scam as this one clearly isn't working.

The reason you cant call back, is because these are skype numbers that block incoming calls. The original idea of this, was that you could set up a business in india, Thailand, Phillipines etc and it would so as a British number. Ebay for example work this way, as do Barclays. Ever noticed how they call from Mumbai or Davao city and it still comes up with London, Manchester, norwich, ipswich etc etc etc. you wont be able to call these people back. So savour the moment and really waste their time!!!

Answer to poster Steve. BT lines are leased or rented out to other companies. To stop monopolies BT have to do this. The fiber optic cables and copper wires to your house are mostly (75% quoted seems low ro me I would say 90% plus) put in by BT or in some areas which get Virgin fiber optic broadband, Virgin are the ones that dig up the road and put in there own fiber optic cables. The other companies get a deal with the amount of lines rented or leased which is why they can compete with BT. Saying this, BT would not be calling you if you are not with them in any case. I used to work for BT. I have Virgin broadband and have had one of these calls telling me I would be cut off by BT, not sure Virgin would like that.

I received a call from this number on my mobile device, it is not the first one from the Ammanford area. Previously they have tried to con information out of me regarding my life insurance policy, however they did not know who I was with or what my policy number was so I hung up. I did not answer this call as I learnt from that experience. Every unknown number that calls I now block and google, they are always scammers!

Got a call similar to this some time ago while I was flying a light aircraft from Leeds Bradford International Airport... Told him I had just taken off and was climbing to the designated flight level so couldn't talk as i was taking instructions from Air Traffic Control... He suddenly lost all interest in whatever he was trying to sell me - asking me how to fly an aeroplane! Mentioned i was happy to take him up to perform aerobatics and when I mentioned we don't carry parachutes he suddenly found something else to do and that was the last I ever heard from them...

As I have a Marketing, Advertising and PR company - and generally avoid picking up the phone to a number I don't recognise - I tell the spam ones that do manage to get through that I will report them to The Advertising Standards Authority for investigation... The ASA is there to protect the public from dubious advertising claims and has authority to take action against companies which breach their regulations; their requirement is that advertising/PR messages should be "Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful" at all times. I did get a call from the number you quote which I simply ignored and, though it would not pass the ASA's standards they're probably too thick to know that!

Called at 5.45am and woke me up! Ammanford, Wales... Didn't answer, and saw this site. Thanks guys. Will block number now.

There new one is to say that they will just ask three simple questions and it won't take long , I asked him a few simple question to which he stumbled a lot and put the phone down.

Received a call to my mobile saying he was calling from 'The Pension Dept'. I asked which company it was, he replied 'The pension dept'. I asked the pension dept of where? The government? Replied "no" I asked him if he knew who my pension was with? He replied "no" I hung up.

Dodgy sounding line saying they had been informed I'd been in an accident (I had three days previously). Said they were transferring me to their supervisor at which point I hung up and looked on here.

Had a missed call on my company mobile today. I never answered and checked this site. Blocked the caller on my phone.

Just missed a call from this number Ammanford Wales again. Now have read the comments will try to block but let's face it that doesn't always work!

Got a missed call from this number. I always check unknown phone numbers now. I like to block them before they get a second chance at calling me. Glad I checked on this number.

Had a call from this number for the accident scam. Very politely asked where the caller had obtained my number as it was a restricted UK government number, and the simple act of accessing the number was a threat to national security and an offence against the crown. I added that the call was being traced and to expect a visit from UK security services. Boom call disconnected.

Call from an Asian man asked for me by name. I said there is no-one here by that name so he said f**k you and cut me off!

Telephoned requesting to speak to my late dad regarding a medical insurance. When i explained my father had passed away 18 months ago and how they got my number hung up.

Just had a call from this number 01269839047. Didn't answer the call as didn't recognise the number. We always google a number we don't know.

Had a missed call from this number today, tried calling back but no answer! Thankfully I have found this post when googling the number! Hope he calls back, as I am just in the mood!!!

Two calls so far today from this number. One at 14.47 and next at 15.14. On answering phone get silence followed by a female voice saying goodbye.

Got a call from this number but never answered, glad I didn't now.

I got a call from this number, a Asian woman claiming to be from Nationwide Building Society. Wanting to speak to my Cousin. She gave his full name and my address, though he has never lived here and told her so. Can I ask your name she asks? I said no, why do you need them. She then hangs up.

Calls at around 10:00. Tells me that he is from British Telecom. He is calling because "We have detected a problem with your computer". He is insistent that I must log on to my machine so that he can help me to resolve this problem. We are not with BT and he is obviously a dodgy character. But Hey! I'm retired and time spent "helping" me is time not available for scamming someone else. "Can I call you back? I'm rather busy just now." "No sir, this is not a help desk. This very urgent." [Sounds like this is offshore] He transfers me to a "Technical specialist" "Can you wait, my laptop is upstairs." [More time wasting but my pc is upstairs] "Look at the left side of the keyboard. Hold down the Ctrl key and the black flag key" He wants me to enter the sequence EVENTVWR. This opens the event log. Look up this item on Wikipedia where all is explained, including "Often used by scammers" to persuade users that there is a problem with their machine. "I'm sorry but I have to go now. Can you call back in say an hour?" Amazingly he does call back three hours later but I really don't have the time to play.

Just had a missed call from this number, glad I had missed it. No message left... Really annoying to think I could have interrupted something important just to be mugged off by this clown. Thanks everyone for sharing.

I had a call from 01269 839047 saying same thing, my internet would be disconnected, I said ok "that's great" he replied, what is great about that? I replied, I do not have Internet, now f--k off and aquire some morals!!!

I was called this morning from 'London, England 020 7946 1413' and decided not to answer it. I instantly received a message stating that I had a missed call from +44 1269 839047. So glad I didn't answer the call :)

got this call last night but did not answer it as I did not recognise it, it was to my private mobile and not my work one which is strange. Anyway I checked it and found the cmment below. Glad I did.

Just had a phone call from this number An asian guy said he was from BT and whilst i have been using my computer for last two hours. It had been hacked. He was insistant i log onto my Computer I told him i hadnt used it today. He still tried to push for me to log on i said no and hung up. After reading the below messages turns out i made the right choice. Beware!!

01269 839047 from AMMANFORD, WALES! Got a missed call from this number, so I checked the internet and found this:))

The idea behind these calls is to either get you to disclose additional information that can be used to Hack into one of your accounts, to get you to download manually some program to your PC (Manually to bypass any Firewalls or Virus protection you have) or to simply extort money from you.

Caller blocked.

Recieved a missed call (immediately missed as I was on my phone at the time) don't bother calling back.

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Just had a call from this number, as my business mobile i answered....after 4 seconds and no words they hung up without saying a word. Looks like another scam!

Got a text message from this number saying 'Missed call: this number called at 14.21 but left no message.' Bizarrely had another call from a scam number at exactly the same time.

Both my partner and I have received a call from this number on our mobiles within minutes of each other which cant be a coincidence. Checked the number and found this, this number needs to be sourced and blocked esp if he is claiming to be from BT.

I just got a call from this number. So i asked if he was calling about Colin, my giraffe . I refused to be swayed from Colin. According to my phone, I kept it up for 2 mins 44 seconds before he hung up.

received call today from 01269 839047 - didn't answer and glad I didn't

Called me today, I was in a meeting so couldn't answer. When I finished the meeting I called the number only to see that it was invalid. Upon checking the above, it would seem that I didn't miss out on anything. Shame that I couldn't speak to them, I could do with letting some abuse go on a deserving cause! Number now blocked!!

Received a call from this number today. Asian accent, Said from BT internet technical department. I asked him what my name was and hung up when he gave the wrong one.

"I've been informed you were in an accident that wasn't your fault" - pity I can't return the favour ..

Everyday at least 3 times a day I get a call from the above number. Not answered it as they never leave a message. After reading the reports that have already been made, I'm glad I haven't. I have now blocked this number.

Lady telling me I had been involved in accident which wasn't my fault. She slammed phone down on me when I said I was fine ... Nutter!

Had 2 silent calls this morning from this number. With spam calls I usually say 'hold on' and just leave the line open until they twig & hang up. If it's a British voice on the line I advise them to get a proper job...I hope it winds them up.

This number called this morning but left no message

I got a call from this number and believe it to be a scam whereby they convince you there is a virus on your computer then try and sell you software for over £100 to clear the virus. They try and get a screen share with you or else instruct you to open a terminal window and show you your active TCP connections with the “netstat” command (this is not harmful BTW). They try and convince you one or more of these connections are to a hacker. With me I got an initial call from “BT” about my internet connection. Then he tried to get me to open a screen share with him. I refused but suspect it was to do the “netstat” command to show me “bad” TCP connection. He said an engineer would be outside my house shortly and huing up. 10 minutes later I got another call and they got me to do the “netstat” command. I told him I didn’t believe any of these TCP connections were not legitimate. He said if I did not help him fix this virus, due to Data Protection Act(!), my internet connection would be disabled for 6 months. I told him both he and I knew that was a lie. He hung up.

Just had this call myself. Didn't answer as I was on a call and am abroad anyway. Didn't recognise it obviously - looks like I made a good choice not to answer. 😊

I have had a number of missed calls from 01269 839047 - very annoying as I run my own business. Today I answered the phone and and a man with a heavy Asian accent claimed he was called from BT about my internet connection. I asked him what about my internet connection. He said did I know that it was going to be disconnected in two hours time. I asked why? I then said that I would take his number to call him back to make sure he was who he claimed to be. He immediately rang off. He clearly attempting to commit fraud. Is there anyone that these people can be reported to and prosecuted for misrepresentation at the very least?

I've just had an early morning call from the same number, possibly the same asian bloke.. I think he calls early because he's calling from India. I just said to him "This better be good".. then he started his spiel, and I screamed at him to "FUCK OFF".. he's just tried to call again but I haven't answered

An Indian sounding man, told me he was calling from BT Technical dept and my computer is at risk of being hacked. I told him that I didn't believe he was from BT, and asked him to verify who he thought he was speaking to, he gave me my name! I then said, what is my Account No. then, he started to get a bit irate, telling me he was from the technical dept and they didn't hold that information!! I then said, well, If you're from BT and there's a problem, I'll call them tomorrow and ask to speak to their technical team. He then said "Madam, your internet is going to be shut down in 30 minutes". I just hung up and then checked the number.

This number has rang 3 times this morning ( saturday ) i answed on 3rd attempt but nothing?? Cant wait to speak to him tho 😉

Had a missed call from this number. My home phone has a Call blocking facility that blocks all numbers not stored in my phone, phone did not even ring and I have googled this number which has led me here. Get a call blocking phone and it gets rid of this kind of pest.

Early morning call from this number claiming to be BT. Informed me that my Internet connection was corrupt and would be switched off in two hours for six months! When I was asked to take down his contact details for a special code to connect me I ended the call.

Ditto the same BT scam. When I challenged him he hung up. Surely BT should be on to this? Will msg them and post the response.

Just had a call from this number. Second "spam" call of today. Foreign man saying he was from BT. Mumbled something about the internet connection and then wanted to know if I was the owner of the computer in the house. I said his was the second call of this nature this morning and could I have his number. He hung up.

Had a call from this number today 21st March. It was a foreign man and had trouble understanding him but basically he said he was from BT and my internet was going to be disconnected and he would send me documents in the post to have it reconnected. I asked him again where he was calling from and he hung up

Have received several phone calls from Asian man, today said he was called Peter. Wanted to discuss my computer and internet. I have told them I do not want to deal with them. They do not seem to take 'No' for an answer

They rung at 9:06am, I answered but they hung up, tried calling back half a ring and it was cut off, and I had a message on the phone screen saying, the call cannot be connected.

I had a missed call from this number on my mobile...very very concerned about how they got my mobile number

Same story: Asian accent, claiming to represent BT Technical Services. Internet will be cut off in 30 minutes. My wife answered and passed him to me. I told him he was lying and he rang off. He was ringing on a Virgin phone line. The number ostensibly used is not recognised. More importantly, Ofcom's website does not appear to have a facility for reporting this. Why not?

Just received a call from this number claiming that my BT line would be disconnected. I replied ok and the caller asked if that was a problem. I just said no that's fine, he couldn't understand why I was not bothered but just hung up. What I suspect he wanted was either access to a computer or perhaps payment to stop the disconnection. This is just a job to these people and they have no morals whatsoever. If BT or whoever were forced to investigate every call it would stop overnight.

Got a missed call from this number- glad I checked here

Received a missed call from this number. Thanks for the heads up folk!

01269 839047 Ammanford Got a call from this number. I didn't answer it and came straight online to find this page. Totally glad I did.

I'm assuming they have managed to get numbers from BT as a large number of people on here stated the caller was from BT. I base this on the fact they now seem to be changing tact. I was asked by this number if I would take part in a survey on behalf of EdFe and other companies and would only take 3mins. Needless to say I told her I was on my way out and couldn't. Apparently it would benefit me to answer the questions!? Yeah whatever.

I got a missed call from this number registered as Ammanford when I tried calling it back, the message said there was no such number!!!!! I have subsequently blocked the caller now.

This number phoned me - from Ammanford and I didn't recognise number so I didn't answer then googled it and found this....will add to blocked callers.

Had a call from this number at 8am this morning claiming we have problems with our internet (which we actually do at present, but BT are dealing with). Caller did say he was with BT but something didn't seem right with his approach. Asked caller to call back in 2hrs, glad I checked this number as I thought code was strange for BT. Will alert BT today regarding this caller.

Just had a call from this number at 7:45am. The man at the other end was claiming to be from BT and started asking questions, I could tell it was a SCAM and put the phone down.

A man with an Indian accent said they're 'calling about my computer'. 9/10 calls I get on my landline are from telemarketers or scams so I only answer it if I'm in a mood to play with them. I was hoping to play the 'oh there's something wrong with it is there...' game with them as I'd just poured a cup of tea, but when I said 'oh, someone calling again about my computer?' he hung up. I feel sure the call was just made to look like it was from Wales. The connection time sounded like he was calling from another continent.

Had a phonce call today from this number from someone with a heavy Asian accent who claimed he worked for BT and that our internet line would be disconnected within the next 2 hours. I asked for a number that I could call him back on to verify, he reeled off a number so quickly I never had a chance to write it down so I asked him to repeat more slowly, again he rapidly said a number so i just hung up. Will see if my internet is disconnected....!

Just got a call from an Asian person saying he was from BT, and he was about to disconnect my Broadband connection. I said "OK". He said "You are ok with that" ? I said, yes. He said "But it will be disconnected for at least two months", I said "fine". Just knew this was a scam, but then looked online to see if anyone else had reported it. Surely someone somewhere from BT should be able to delete this account and stop them from phoning. Don't quite understand what the company has to gain from these hoax calls, but thankfully know it is rubbish !!!

Had a call from this number yesterday morning and hung up. They rang again today at 7.30am and again a few minutes later. Strong Asian accent, gave his name which I can't remember. Claimed he was from BT and that there was a problem with my internet which could be hacked and that BT were trying to solve it. He said it would take about 15 minutes for them to correct the fault and that I should go and sit in front of my computer and turn it on. I told him that I don't have time to do this at 7.30 in the morning and would call BT and check his claims, he hung up. Now I have read this blog I will not answer calls from this number.

Received a call at 07.35 in the morning from an Asian speaking male sounding as though he was in a call centre. Told me my BT Internet gateway was unsafe & being hacked and about 20 000 users were being affected. He gave me his name as John Wright and gave me a BT ID no. He then wanted me to turn on my computer. I was very suspicious and said not until my husband was home & I wouldn't use my computer today, to which he replied my computer would still be hacked when off. I told him to call back in 10 mins so I could get up & turn computer on purely to get rid of him. Then I checked the call no & found this site. I haven't answered the phone & he called back 4 times on the run.

Received a telephone call from an Asian man saying he was phoning from BT and that there was a problem with my internet connection and they have switched it off till I fix the problem (internet was not switched off). I informed him that my internet was not with BT to which he replied that BT own 75% of the internet in the UK and other companies have to pay to use it (I have a feeling that is what is known as a lie). He said he needed to talk me through deleting some files on my computer otherwise he would not switch my internet back on. Not sure what he was trying on, because as soon as I would have got to my PC I would have seen that my internet was still connected. Told him that my land line is no where near my PC and advised him to call back at a decent time (he phoned me before 8 in the morning).

Caller was male with strong indian accent. Claimed to be calling from Credit Investigation Dept (this time - previously Citizens Advice). I asked him which company and he waffled about being regulated in Financial Services. Againg I asked which company and explained that a department is a division of a bigger organisation. He then claimed to work for the UK government. Told him to "f*ck off" and he terminated call. Tried to phone number back to harass him but the number showing is invalid. Anyone have any numbers I can use to call this scum.

Just called my mobile. As I didn't recognise the number immediately I decided not to answer. I read the above comments & am glad I didn't!

I've just had all my personal information stolen this weekend. This number called me claiming to be the citizens advice bureau and said I had debt. When I said cynically I didn't think so he hung up immediately. I think my information has been sold on... Bugger.

Slightly creepy Asian speaking gentleman asking to speak to the owner of the business. I asked who is calling, and he said: My name is "Peter" you must be the wife (!), so I said what business are you calling from? He mumbled something about Telecom Services offering you a deal on your telephone. I said no thank you. He said: What is your name? I said it doesn't matter, we are not interested, goodbye. "Peter" then said oh ma'am please don't go. I said again we are not interested. He then said: But you have a lovely voice ma'am. I just said goodbye! I could still hear him complimenting me and saying don't hang up, hello hello, as I hung up!