"Andy Champ" wrote in message . uk...
wrote:
Just had a strange and lengthy 'phone call claiming to be from EDF
saying they're going to send me something to plug in to halve my leccy
bills. I was then passed on to a supervisor who wanted my credit card
number "for identification". Needless to say, I declined. The line
then went dead, but someone called back. I didn't answer, but no doubt
they'll call again. 1471 says "We do not have ..."

Is this a scam? They have no conceivable need for a card number, as I
pay by direct debit, and isn't a utility bill a common means of
identification?

Chris

If it happens again, take good note of the time and call the Police ASAP. I'm pretty sure they can override "number withheld", at
least for UK numbers.

Andy
But it's not a withheld number "The caller withheld their number",
it's an unavailable number "We do not have the number to return the call".
Probably from abroad.

If I was dishonest enough to do this, I would present a UK geographic number
that has nothing to do with me, It's easy to do with VoIP and would give a
false sense of security to people like yourself who believe that if it's got a
valid number, it's tractable :-)

--
Graham.

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