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Iv got a message on my answering maching asking me to ring a number to claim a big prize, Im ex-directory, and with BT,,do you thinks its legitimate?...I dont know what to do,,,i dont want to ring and end up having a phone bill for thousands...

Claire DON'T phone it. I get these at least half dozen times a week! All a Scam! Christine

Definitely a scam. You can stop these 'phone calls by signing up with the Telephone Preference Service, it is free and stops all unsolicited calls. I was getting calls every day, signed up and have not had any bother since. If someone does call you can report them! Tricia

Claire i get these calls at least 3 times a week ,had one this morning. They sound like American,s i just put the phone down ,but they do get on your nerves. Val PTFG

I agree with the others Claire, it is a scam. They are probably trying to get you to ring a premium rate number and will have you hanging on for ages to rack up their profits. Christina

What's the betting that the number to call starts '09' ?

Unfortunately tps won't stop all these calls as they originate from outside the UK. Someone had the cheek to tell us that you had to register every year. Max call cost in UK is about £1.50 a minute you would have to be on the phone for about 11.5 hours to get a call to cost £1000. Just ignore them, but do register with tps as it does help. Ros

Thanks everyone for your input,, Yes Brian,,,the number does start 0905,,cheeky buggers,,

JUst read Jims thread. Dont ring. You have not won. If you have not entered, then you cant win. We are also exdirectory and I get them too. Deanna

The proof that this is a Scam is the fact they rang your Ex-directory Number. If you have not given it to them there is only 2 ways they can get it. 1 from BT who would be brakeing a contract. or 2. they have an aotomatic dileing machine that diles one number then the next in sequense (123456, 123457, 123458) That meens its not a genuin prize but an entisement. for you to ring and spend £££ on the call.

hi . we are listed on the TPS & it does work. You can report these 090 numbers to them too and they will investigate & pull the plug on them. Also I pay £ per month on my telephone bill which blocks callers with nos witheld . They get a message which says ' this tel nos doesnt accept nos withheld calls. WE are also nos withheld outwards but can put in a code if we want to take it off for one call, as soon as you put the phone down at the end of a call it goes back on automatically. WE are EX DIR too We also registerd our mobiles & reported premium line dating service texts that we wre both receiving . thay made out our names had been passed to them as someone looking for a partner.REALLY we are both pensioners happily married for 48 years!!! We dont get any unwanted calls now!!! Shirley

It is a scam Clare don't ring them back..........

Evening all. This is one of my all time pet hates. I have been getting up to 6 of these calls a *day*!!!! Have always had number with-held calls barred, but they still get through. That's because the number isn't with-held. If I dial 1471, I get - the caller's number is not known' This, apparently, is different to number with-held, according to NTL, though they can't tell me what the difference is, and why they can still get through!!!! This has peed us both off so much lately, that hubby had our number changed last week and also went ex-directory. So far - so good, no calls! Debbie

Claire, don't ring up! If that call's genuine, then I'm Miss World, lol. :-)

Well ...I thought if i had really won something they would know my name wouldnt they,? And i know i havent entered a competion with 'Telecom Promotions' ..!! Thanks everyone,,,youv been great as always, claire xx

Further to my reply We are on Telewest & we dont get any unwanted calls now Shirley

so what no. do you dial to get rid of them please?

Google ---Telephone preference service - & you can register online Shirley, ps its www.tpsonline.org.uk