He wasnt very bright - but yes it;s a spam call.
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Claimed to be calling on behalf of the UK government regarding how we manage overseas finances. Woman with an Australian accent.
Claimed to be calling on behalf of the UK government regarding how we manage overseas finances. Woman with an Australian accent.
Claimed to be from Leeds University and doing some kind of survey. Really sceptical of this but looking forward to her calling me back tomorrow, when I will have a huge list of questions for her around the University, the department she is working for and the aims of the research document they are producing. She will hopefully hang up on me fairly quickly ;-)
they said they were aster
Caller said it was part of a training survey. Asked me prequalifying questions- What type of industry, What percentage of turn over is domestic/ commercial, What percentage of turnover is new builds, how many full time employees and for our post code. Said we qualify but need to speak to the person in charge of training so will call back when they are in the office.
American woman saying she is calling from Leeds University and wanted to speak to a manager about how we operate as a business then heard a loud burp and ended the call
Scammers using random dialer, no idea who is behind it
Very bad English. Scam probably.-Dangerous. Have nothing to do with them
Phone didn't ring..just got a msg saying I had missed call...
training survey
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- Number range allocated to: Belgacom International Carrier Services SA
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