A man called, said 'hello?', then claimed to be from the federal government and asked if I had solar power. He was Indian.
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Caller said 'hello?' and when I asked who it was, claimed to be from the federal government and asked about solar power. Sounded Indian.
Some guy called and just said 'hello?'. I asked who he was and what he wanted. He said he was from the federal government and asked if I had solar power. Indian.
Caller too scared to speak, same as before.
The same caller again, too scared to say anything.
Same caller too scared to speak.
No answer, no message. Suspected spam/scam.
Didn't pick up, no voicemail. I suspect it's spam or a scam.
I didn't answer and no message was left. Suspected spam or scam.
Constant calls with changing last four digits. Callback gets blocked immediately.
They call non-stop and keep changing the last four digits. When you call back, they block you right away.
Calls constantly and then changes the last four digits. If you try to call back, they block the number immediately.
Called back after a missed call, and the person said they hadn't called me.
I missed a call from this number and returned it. The woman who answered denied making the call.
Missed the call and called back. The caller answered and said she never called.
My iPhone blocked it. No message left. Spam.
iPhone blocked this number. No voicemail. Spam.
Called from a health insurance comparison site. Polite, but I declined.
Health insurance comparison site. Friendly caller, but I said I wasn't interested.
It's a comparison site for health insurance. The caller was friendly enough. I told them I wasn't interested.
Got a call about solar batteries I don't own. Seemed like a scam attempt.
An Indian-sounding caller said it was about solar batteries. I told them I have no solar batteries, so it was obviously a scam.
Answered and the caller claimed to be calling about my solar batteries, which I don't even have. Clearly a scam.
Missed call, no message. I just blocked the number.
No message was left after a missed call, so I blocked and deleted it.
Got a missed call with no voicemail. Blocked and deleted the number.
Received a scam call from this number.
Scam call, beware.
This is a scam call.
Missed call from this number.
Got a missed call from this number.
I missed a call from this number.
They called and didn't leave a message.
Received a call from this number with no voicemail left.
Called but didn't leave a message.
A legitimate charity called unsolicited and was quite rude. They admitted they'd bought my number and said I'd be back on their list in two years.
Unsolicited call from a real charity that bought my number. The caller was rude and said removing me wouldn't last.
It was a short and rude call from a legitimate charity, but it was unsolicited. They had bought my number and when I asked to be removed, the caller said I'd be back on the list in two years.
Unable to call back as the number is not connected.
Tried to return the call but it wasn't connected.
Couldn't call back because the number wasn't connected.
My phone flagged this number as suspected spam.
Came up as suspected spam on my phone.
The phone displayed this as suspected spam.
Asked to call back the following day.
The caller said they would call back the next day.
They wanted to call back the next day.
Rang without leaving a message, shortly after a similar call from a New Zealand number.
No voicemail was left. It arrived just five minutes after another silent call from New Zealand.
Called and didn't leave a message. This came five minutes after a call from New Zealand that also left no message.
The caller asked for Melisa, then asked again when told wrong number. Sounded automated.
They kept asking for Melisa even after I said they had the wrong number. Seemed like a bot.
Asked for Melisa, and when I said wrong number they asked again if Melisa was around. Sounded like an AI call bot.
Received spam from this number.
This is spam.
Received an 'Are you busy?' message from this number.
Came with a text asking 'Are you busy?'
The message just said 'Are you busy?'
Getting repeated calls from this number over the last couple of weeks. I think it's a scam and it's very annoying.
Several calls from this number over the past few weeks. Seems like a scam and is just annoying.
I keep getting calls from this number several times over the past couple of weeks. I think it's a scam caller and it's very annoying.
iPhone warned of suspicious calling activity. I didn't answer and blocked it.
Phone flagged suspicious activity, so I didn't pick up and blocked the number. Scammers.
My iPhone indicated suspicious calling activity so I didn't answer and have now blocked it. Go away scammers.
A text saying 'You OK?' is a phishing attempt to get you to call. It's a robo scam, beware.
Got an SMS asking 'You OK?' It's clearly a trick to get you to call the number. Beware, it's a scam.
Received a text saying 'You OK?' which is obviously a ruse to get you to call back. It's a robo fishing SMS scam, beware.
No voicemail left.
They didn't leave a message.
No message was left.
This number is for One Nation head office.
It's the One Nation head office number.
Just a prank call, no idea.
Seemed like a prank call, no idea who it was.
No idea what it was, just a prank call.
Got a message saying 'You good?' from this number.
Received a text asking 'You good?'
The message just said 'You good?'
Answered the call and the caller hung up straight away.
They hung up as soon as I answered.
Got an unsolicited solar panel call. Mentioned the Do Not Call register and they hung up instantly.
Ringing about solar panels without invitation. Told them I'm on the DNC register and they hung up immediately.
Unsolicited call about solar panels. When I said I was on the Do Not Call register and would report them, they hung up instantly.
Received spam from this number.
This number is spam.