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AQL Text Messaging serivice left some automated message on my ans phone could not make head nor tail of it

Said we had sent a unreadable text message which we had not sent

A message was left saying an SMS on my landline?. 50% off then a garbled string of numbers. This number has been searched thousands of times on other sites.

Automated message, something to do with a text involving a delivery. As I have nothing on order I assumed a scam so blocked the number.

They called four times from early this morning. I didn't answer and they didn't leave a message.

SCAM Message service.  Do not respond to this number.  Jersey Telcom should get to grips and stop making more money, absolute disgrace for a high profile company like Jersey Telecoms.

SMS message from my dentist reminding me of next appointment. My phone tells me I can disable SMS messages, but apparently it won't. I'll be having words at the dentist! What a waste of time. Took ages for the message to come through.

Called at 7:00 am re SMS text message. I was sound asleep.

Also got call from this number after ringing Hermes to find out where my parcel was.  Seems to be a pattern emerging here!

strange message, appeared to coincide with cancelled Tui cruise but not clear. ignored in the end and relied on E-mail from Tui.

4 silent messages and one recorded message claiming to be from Paypal, which I was expecting.

It would appear, from searching several call sites, that this number is owned by AQL and used by many companies, TalkTalk, Sports Direct, Royal Mail, Hermes, etc., etc. to notify customers of parcel deliveries and other things. However it can also be used by scammers. So to be on the safe side don't press any keys, hang up and block it if you have the means.

Remember, although the number is owned by AQL, it's easy enough for scammers to used this number and make it appear on your Caller Display so you'll never know if it is a genuine AQL call or from scammers, so don't answer is the best course of action. If you do, just hang up and don't press any buttons.

Automated voice saying sms text message re Inland Revenue blah blah they did not ask for me by name.....I hung up....

Trouble with all these services that relay an audio translation of a text someone sent to a landline is they keep calling - starting at silly o'clock in the morning.  And they all give every appearance as being a scam call. This service is operated by AQL for many organisations including but not limited to retail, delivery/logistics, local authorities and utility companies. I think a big phone company also use this service.. Info about this number can be seen on the AQL.TTS (text to speech) web page. If you are not happy about pressing 1 to hear the message (classic scammer ploy) the AQL.TTS web page provides a phone number that you can call to retrieve the message. If it was a genuine text message sent to the landline, the message will be retrievable for several days from the time it was sent. Stay safe folks.

Understand that if you keep listening to the introduction message when you answer the call but don't press any of the numbers, the computer will eventually read out the text message without you having to do anything. Haven't tried this yet as haven't had any very recent text messages from this service but will try it next time.  If this is correct, it is much safer than pressing buttons on your phone if you are not sure.

It’s a scam number. SMS claiming to be PayPal. IGNORE

This number belongs to a Leeds based techy company AQL. It relays audio translations of a text someone sent to a landline.  It is not the BT text to landline service. That service uses a different number. You can check this information on the AQL.TTS web page. Like all text services, the phone operator will not filter out scam text messages. Like all business numbers, there is always the potential for scammers to spoof (copy/clone) the number.

I've had several calls from this number to my landline. The text-to-speech just reads out digits. It seems harmless but I'm going to block it anyway. If any genuine user wants to get through to me they can find some other means.

Understand that there is no need to press any button to pick up the audio translation of a text message someone sent to your landline. Just answer the phone and hang on. If correct, it will make answering calls from this number much safer. Being asked by a computer voice to press a number on your phone is always a bit suspicious.