0843410

I've been contacted by dozens of numbers of the format 0843410xxxx, like:

08434100133
08434100160
08434102207
08434102738
08434106444
08434108228
08434109853

All silent, but other people report they are PPI cold callers based in Australia.

This is blatant phone spam, the email providers have developed effective filters against spam because it'd otherwise make their services unusable and there is no reason the telephone providers can't do the same (say dialling 7726, "spam" on the number pad and pressing a button to report the last number called - I see that there are mobile phone apps for it, bring on the landline smartphones) for similar reasons - people do get rid of their landlines because of the sheer numbers of calls (I can get a dozen a day). If they aren't prepared to raise their game then they should be forced to do so by law.

Today I got calls from:

0843 410 8228 - again
0843 410 0676 - this one was a recorded message for mis-sold PPIs

You can buy 0843 "area code" numbers online (not that this company is the one selling the above numbers, it is just here as an example):

http://www.numbersales.com/numbers/0843-numbers.jsp

So it looks like someone has bought the block of 0843 410 numbers to cover the originating numbers and, presumably, get around Anonymous Call Rejection (which I've signed up to). Which means that someone, somewhere in the UK must have the details of who owns these numbers, although how to find out who they are and how to cut them off

Another batch:

0843 410 1282
0843 410 1795
0843 410 8257
0843 410 9084 - recorded message for PPIs
0843 410 9369
0843 410 9603

I complained about the automated calls to the Information Commissioner's Office (and threw in the silent calls in the comments):

http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/marketing.aspx

I'm struggling to find a way to complain about the silent calls at Ofcom, because each individual number tends not to phone again (I wouldn't be surprised if they used this procedure to get around Ofcom's rules) and there is no comments box:

https://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/tell-us/webflow/silent-calls/

08434100133 08434100160 08434100304 08434100422 08434100485 08434100641 08434100676 08434100696 08434100738 08434100796 08434100849 08434100879 08434101126 08434101129 08434101139 08434101479 08434101493 08434101738 08434101843 08434101857 08434101945 08434101946 08434101962 08434102144 08434102207 08434102411 08434102728 08434102738 08434102818 08434102841 08434102919 08434102930 08434102934 08434102946 08434103074 08434103232 08434103363 08434103382 08434103465 08434103533 08434103535 08434103553 08434103585 08434103586 08434103805 08434103813 08434103846 08434103860 08434103939 08434103969 08434104178 08434104259 08434104329 08434104828 08434104906 08434105259 08434105336 08434105543 08434105748 08434105923 08434106179 08434106245 08434106444 08434106551 08434106656 08434106855 08434107045 08434107090 08434107092 08434107160 08434107187 08434107230 08434107282 08434107297 08-4341-0730 08434107370 08434107441 08434107447 08434107451 08434107559 08434107566 08434107578 08434107599 08434107835 08434107906 08434107946 08434107968 08434108088 08434108220 08434108228 08434108558 08434108755 08434108934 08434108943 08434108999 08434109198 08434109239 08434109366 08434109659 08434109682 08434109695 08434109759 08434109853 08434109855

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbering/index.htm#geog1

Recruitment 4U Limited

Several silent calls from this number, very annoying

PPI claims [***] - stolen numbers list

Another batch, a lot more recorded calls:

0843 410 0673 - recorded
0843 410 0790 - recorded
0843 410 1494 - recorded
0843 410 3184 - recorded
0843 410 3487 - 2 x recorded
0843 410 3610 - 1 x recorded and 1 x silent
0843 410 3912 - recorded
0843 410 4000 - recorded
0843 410 5021 - recorded
0843 410 5830 - recorded
0843 410 9084 - recorded
0843 410 9409 - recorded

All automated ones reported to the ICO:

http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/marketing.aspx

In case anyone is wondering if it is worth reporting the recorded messages to the ICO, then see this recent news about them cracking down on PPI mobile text pests - you can even see the people from the ICO in the Beeb' report that was on earlier today:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20528301
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-22400 ... ed-440-000.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/29/text_spam_megafine/

Of course, there is also the route this chap took recently:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20068927

Personally, I'd like to see this lot hauled from their beds one chilly morning and charged for their cold calling, and I'm going to keep plugging away until it happens.

Good, wasn't it.  The fact that the people they arrested were fined £400,000 made it even better.  That is what i call I fine.  Long may it continue.

Very satisfying!!

0843 - 410 - 0683

Some type of PPI claims, saying press certain buttons to make your claim.  Sounds very dodgy

0843 410 0683 Pre-recorded PPI Claims  - usual automated waste of timers. Hateful people.

(silent call)

0843 410 0683 Pre-recorded PPI Claims  

2 x texts and 2 calls today. grrrr

just got a silent call from the same number.

0843 410 0683 - just got a pre recorded call telling me im entitled to thousands in PPI.

I keep on receiving  recorded messages from  a telephone number 0843 410 06 83 about PPI insurance. They also text me.  Who ever they are I am absolutely disgusted with them but I am not sure what to do? This is clear a phone spam!

How do I complain about this happening to me?

I received a phone call on my mobile @13:09 today Thursday 13th December 2012.  I answered the phone without checking the Id caller as I was expecting a  call from my daughter.  No sooner I said hello when a recorded message came on  " This is an important message...."  obviously I didn't stay on the line til the end.

I am now worried that I will be charged hundreds of pounds just for answering my phone.  

These unscrupulous people should not be allowed to carry on.