Has BT surrendered the landlines to the fraudsters and scammers ?

[countrypaul]

It does happen on mobiles, it may not have happened to you yet. Some places just work through numbers systematically maybe they have not got round to you yet. 

[silentone]

Well I've had a mobile (both car and hand-held) since 1986, and I don't get scam callers.

However, this is about BT Landlines and the surrendering to the scammers, and the vulnerable who fall foul to it on a daily basis.

In my view, BT has abandoned any future development or security on the landline service in favour of digital, which appears to have problems also.

[licquorice]

What? You think the scammers look up numbers in a directory?

They dial millions of numbers at random and hope to get lucky.

Of course mobiles get scam calls along with every other Telco in the world.

[silentone]

As I've stated above.

Trying the deflect the discussion towards mobiles is not what this is about.

[c64z86]

Have you ever given your landline number out to other companies? Like for competitions or even to sign up for a service? They have a tendency to pass your details on to 3rd parties, unless you tick a box which is hard to find sometimes, which then in turn eventually find their way to scammers.

Have you also re registered with the TPS just to be sure? 

[NigelB72]

@silentone we ended our landline several years ago when we moved to a new property. I plugged a phone in and within 2 days we'd had around 20 calls from scammers claiming to be every organisation. We've haven't used a landline since and the only scammy calls I get on my mobile are Three mobile sales people from India who barely speak English... 

[silentone]

Think your missing the point.

Has BT surrendered to the scammers ???

[c64z86]

Being dismissive of the suggestions of people trying to help you, and then asking the same question again and again, is not going to help you get to the bottom of this problem.

[rbz5416]

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@silentonewrote:

Has BT surrendered to the scammers ???

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No, you have.

[silentone]

No one is trying to help, it appears the ball is in my court. So, no action from BT=More people scammed.