This person claims to be your mobile phone provider and claim that your SIM is going to be deactivated and so he can send you a new SIM and ask for your account details and other sensitive information don't be fooled by this scam
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Rang and said they were from department of finance and asked how many employees we had without giving our name or any details of our business name. Alarm bells rang.
called saying they were from NI Water and asked how many employees i had when i asked how they got my number they said the line was bad and hung up
survey regarding energy regulator
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How to Block This Number
On iPhone
- Open the Phone app and go to Recents
- Find the number 028 9693 0291 and tap the info icon (i)
- Scroll down and tap Block this Caller
- Confirm by tapping Block Contact
On Android
- Open the Phone app and tap the 3-dot menu
- Go to Call history or Recents
- Long press on 028 9693 0291
- Select Block number or Block/report spam
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