Anyone Had A Call From 091148?
Thu, Jun 26, 2008
I just received a telephone call from a strange phone number.
Dialling 1471 afterwards, in order to find out who it was from, I discovered that the number was 091148.
Six digits isn’t anything like a standard British phone number.
Anyways, the caller told me that my email address had been selected from a list of UK landlines and that I was set to receive a £99 free holiday pass.
Having written about scams for so long I was wise to what this could be and refused to play along.
The caller, who sounded Indian, was quite insistent about wanting to know my postal address.
After asking him half a dozen times what the call was about, he hung up.
Has anyone else received a call from this number?
Can anyone confirm whether it is a scam or not?
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I’ve just had the same call.
Before he had a chance to say anything I asked him what he wanted and he hung up straight away.
yes i just recieved this call, also the guy sounded indian and i dont know how he knew my email address but he had my house name wrong
anyway im only 17 so he said i had to be 18 and he’d ring me again later.
if i confirmed my email address does that mean somethings going to happen?
Hi Rebecca
How did they get you to tell them your email address?
Did you give out any other personal information?
i didnt tell them my email address they said is this your email and i said yes because it was
and then i tried to correct my house name but he couldnt understand what i was saying
Personally I would be a little worried if someone knew my phone number AND my email address.
It may be worth monitoring your bank account and perhaps requesting a credit report from Experian, just to be on the safe side.
On the other hand, it could just be someone who has acquired your details through legitimate means but do you want to take a chance on that?
ok thanks i’ll keep an eye on everything
i hope someone solves this mystery
i’ll keep u updated if he rings back
Thanks Rebecca, and I hope there isn’t anything sinister in your case.
Hi Dara.
I’m intrigued as to what this call is all about now.
I thought one possibility is that it is some sort of marketing exercise but I do have concerns over them wanting a postal address..
Received the same phone call. When I asked what it was about the caller put the phone down!!!!!!
I’m kinda hoping now that someone gets some more information out of the caller so we can be sure what this is all about.
One interesting thing I have noticed is that almost everyone who has viewed this article is from either Manchester or London.
I wonder if that is relevant?
just had the same call, they new my wife’s name but the phone is in my name. We are in Glasgow
Hi Chris
This is certainly becoming ever more intriguing now then.
I’m guessing they are getting the phone numbers out of a phone book or from a list but I’m not so sure that would explain how they knew your wife’s name.
Has anyone else had their name mentioned by the caller?
I got one today - this time a girl also with the accent. Im from Southport
Hmmmm… kateab below is near you… maybe they are targeting specific geographical areas at a time?
My number is ex-directory, and I’m signed up for TPS, so I’m curious to know how they got my number.
I just missed a call from this number. I thought it weird when I saw it (got caller display) so come on here to google it and found this site.
I’m a bit out from Manchester - about half an hour out in Lancashire if that helps. Perhaps our details are on a relevant site pertaining to those areas and someone’s nicked the data?
I have no idea Kate but I’d sure like to find out!!
Aye, I’m half an hour from Southport too.
I’m with TPS too so don’t often get this sort of call. They never called back last night but I’ve warned hubby about it in case they call back today as he’s at home with the children today. They’re happy cos a prize from a REAL comp I entered turned up this morning and it was garden toys for them!
Awwwww that’s great, especially as the schools are on holiday.
I’ve entered a few genuine competitions in my time but haven’t won anything in years.
My only win was a good one though - tickets for the premiere of Star Wars back in 1977
I guess I’m still baffled as to what this phone call is though…
Just had a call from 091148 31/07/08 saw it on my caller display as it was not one I recognised did not answer,but just remembered I had heard of this number before from friends.
matelot Edinburgh
Seems like the caller, whoever they may be, is covering a wide area of the country now.
Missed a call from this number this evening. I’m in North East Scotland so is not targeting geographical area.
Thanks for that input Kieron.. guess it’s back to the drawing board on why certain numbers are being called then.
Just had the phone call from this number but they hung up. We live in Devon
Well it sounds like they are phoning across the whole country now then.
Hi there,
I just received a call from 091148 and I’m in Bristol, so I guess there isn’t much of a geographical link. Seems to be a fairly new thing too, judging by the dates everyone has posted. I didn’t get to speak to anyone - they hung up as soon as I answered - but I was wondering if anyone else has managed to confirm that they actually have our email addresses, or if its a naughty fib and just part of the scam. Also, purely out of curiosity, does anyone know how you can have a simple 6 digit number like this?
Im ex-directory and with TPS too, so this is certainly intriguing.
I don’t think anyone has confirmed whether it is a scam or not yet Rich!
Mainly because the caller isn’t giving any information away.
A 6 digit number suggests to me that it is an internet phone - anyone else got any thoughts on that?
I’m ex directory with TPS and I had this number call me a few times.I’m in Devon. The number shows on my caller display so I don’t answer the phone.
I’m on TPs but not too many of these marketers who still ring me seem to be bothered by that small technicality
I’ve had it too and I’m in West Yorkshire. I’m also on TPS and ex-directory. I’d suggest random dialling but one person at least said the callers knew their names. Very dodgy. They hung up when I answered
That’s what I don’t understand - seems like they started talking and now hang up - I’m beginning to think they may be looking for curious people to call them back…
Just had this same number call in Devon. Never answered the phone but checked 1471. Think this is a call back type of scam with an expensive premimum number?
By the way and just for general information, we blocked our number from receiving no number calls with BT…. But does not work for calls not made within the UK. So basically useless and not worth the monthly fee.
I too have blocked the ‘no number’ calls but find that some shady businesses get around it anyway.
As for a premium number, I’m not sure - I’m still convinced that number is an internet phone.
I could be wrong though.
Have tried digging a little further on this number. This is a real oddity. The only information can drag up seems to imply this is a premimum rate number. I would personally not suggest that anyone call them back… Looks to me to be a £0.95 per minute callback.
As to the TPS, well does not seem to work for us. One good solution (at least for us) would be that BT bar all calls from outside of the UK where the number is with held on our landline. Seems that is no organisation that has the power to regulate these people and make the difference actually required.
Simple and obvious this will never happen due to revenue issues.
Whilst they make money, I simply get very cross and bugged by them.
M.
Hi Mike
Where did you manage to locate the fact that this is a premium rate number?
If indeed it is then it would definitely be a bad move to call them back, for obvious reasons.
Number is odd for a telephone number dont think it is Indian either.
This is certainly puzzling Aruna.
By the way, who is that in your avatar now?
That’s my daughter, Scam.
The picture is rather grainy but she looks like a cutie, just like her mother
Awwww thank you!
You’re welcome - I’ve still got that picture of yourself that you sent me on my hard drive somewhere!
somewhere??? very flattering!
“Charming” is my middle name!
I just had a call which my husband answered. The man asked which electrice & gas supplier we were using & that he was not trying to sell anything. My husband passed the phone to me & i enquired who he was
He just said ASSHOLE & disconnected the phone.
Was it from this 091148 number Luiza?
just had a call from this number, and was disconnected the second i picked up. googled it instantly and arrived here. it’s strange :/
Yes it is - the nature of the call seems to have changed from offering something to enticing the recipient to call back.
Therefore it still seems rather suspect to me.
Hi
Just received same call from 091148. Indian lady saying i had won a £99 pound holiday pass.When i asked how she got my number,she said from a survey site? i asked what’s the catch and she hung up.Sounds like a telephone scam to me.I am in Sheffield by the way.
Let me guess… you’ve never used a survey site?
Hi
It is a premium telephone number at 80p a minute
Found the pricing for it in the link below
http://www.dupre.co.uk/calc.asp?Action=2
Excellent find g, that certainly answers a few questions.
Thanks “g”.
I just got this call today and they hung up.
I knew better than to call back as a scam was the only plausible reason.
My husband received a call from this number today and the Indian caller asked for me by name. As tha phone is registered with TPS and is not in my name I would like to know how he knows my full name.
My husbad asked who he was several times, the only thing he said was that he was “sat in a very high building in London looking out of a window on a lovely day” — and I thought the whole country had it pouring with rain!!! My husband hung up the phone when the caller would not say who he was.
I am from the far west of Cornwall so obviously they
have now covered the whole country.
Judging by the comment on the weather I think it’s likely that THEY are not in the UK either!