nuisance calls: Telecom 2 numbers 0203 455 xxxx

[El Gringo]

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Calls.aspx/020

Latest Reported Numbers
483
02070597699
i have had about 12 missed calls from this number over the last 3 days. Glad i didnt answer after reading the comments about it on here. Looks like they have given up now. When the phone rang i would cut them off straight away the annoying tossers!!!!!!!
Last post by meagsey - 2 min ago
56
02034554011
Got a call from this number around 23:15 8/3/12. No voice, nothing - just hung up.
Last post by Paul - 5 min ago
37
02034554014
02034554014 Got a call at 4.55am! as it is a UK number, the call does originate from within in the UK. Therefore TPS can do something about it.
Last post by AMC - 6 min ago
7
02-0794-0105
dit is weer een nw. telemarketing bedrijf dat het niet serieus neemt met het bel-me-niet register. Heb het nog niet kunnen traceren.
Last post by callkiller - 26 min ago
134
02081509083
"Haha" is lying. He/she does not know IP addresses. We do not reveal this info.
Last post by whocallsme.com - 33 min ago
70
02034554012
got the same call 3 am this morning am in ayrshire scotland i picked up no one there these muppets have been busy grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Last post by tired - 34 min ago
66
02034550262
At 11.30pm at night - too asleep to answer but very annoying
Last post by dollyhonda - 34 min ago
77
02034550239
Called from this number at 5am this morning!! No message left and I didn't call back
Last post by Josie - 35 min ago
2
02-0741-6687
No but they keep calling me and hanging up!!! Very strange.
Last post by Claire - 37 min ago
32
02081447350
i just got a call right now and they asked me to go purchase a voucher for 100 then they will put 1100 into my account, it all sounded to good to be true and when i entered their phone number on the internet i got all the messages, thank you, u just saved me a 100
Last post by geraldine - 38 min ago
42
02076858583
Called on work mobile just a moment ago, Indian accent man sounded like he asked for "Dunston Rhinstone" !!!! - I said he must have the wrong number and he appologised and hung up.
Last post by DT - 39 min ago
1
02-0778-0257
who is this calling my house..?
Last post by simmons - 42 min ago
65
02034550261
Thanks I have lodged my complaint!
Last post by CazyBear - 47 min ago
17
02073455253
Iv ebeen done the exact same thing... same company all the bullcrap!!... Cant belive we fell for it and gave them mony, they owe us money ,but wont refund it, and want more money from us now!!!. Please no body use this company, its a complete fraud and scam. We have reported them to watch dog, ...
Last post by RIPOFFS - 51 min ago
689
02070603887
I have had numerous calls over the past 6 months from this number, all claiming to be First something or other. At first I politely told them to get my name off their data as I was on the TPS register and ex-directory. After being plagued every other day for a week got stoppy with them and then when ...
Last post by SICK TO DEATH - 51 min ago
212
02031671196
who is this/ calls hang up when i get to answer......why ?
Last post by Sam - 55 min ago
16
02080990364
This is a scam ..... why is my Linux sytem sending Microsoft messages. Are the messages rude?
Last post by Jim Young - 1 h 5 min ago
83
02033937908
Yes I got scammed and today they tried again!! Told him to never ever call me again and put the phone down on the scouser thief!
Last post by Sing - 1 h 7 min ago
443
02072454429
Hi Ben, Could you please tell me how it was? Did you attend the preview today? How many people were there? How was their reaction? Cheers,
Last post by Maria Cutjar - 1 h 19 min ago
4
02074166788
I have been receiving endless amounts of these calls, I answered at one point, after repeating myself over and over again that I didn't need a review he kept calling, until today, and he put the phone down on me. Very very rude. So I called back
Last post by markmod - 1 h 22 min ago
44
02034550259
02034550259 keeps calling my home telephone number between 3.00am - 5.ooam
Last post by Jim Clarke - 1 h 32 min ago
21
02034554015
Got a phone call 5.30am today, as I have a elderly step-mother and other family I was very alarmed and thought something was wrong. After several rings before I could answer caller rang off.
Last post by Erica - 1 h 36 min ago
2
02035194953
i need to find who this is
Last post by bob - 1 h 40 min ago
56
02034113090
I got woke at 2.28am this morning and they hung up 02034 554012 i'm registered with TPS also doesnt stop them from getting your number though, i still get cold calls in afternoons on some occasions. I think most of us have giving our number to websites for one thing or another and maybe this is ...
Last post by john - 2 h 20 min ago
4
02052022012
3 days in a row I've had a call off this number but when I've answered there's been no sound for a few seconds then the hang up tone. Think it may be dodgy debt company as they've been persistent.
Last post by Shell - 2 h 24 min ago

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034550262
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034554014
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034554011
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034550239
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034550259
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034554012
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034550261
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034554015

the following are complaints from just one number

02034550239
Got a call from 02034550239? Report it and help to identify who and why is calling from this number.

Bradley
18 h 30 min ago
Received a phone call from this number. No voice message left.

Bill
18 h 24 min ago
This number calls and then hangs up, so I dialled the number to hear a recorded message.. No names.. just tried to get me to press various buttons to "stop receiving" calls from them... I assume this is a scam and I'll ignore it next time.. I'm already registered with TPS... so much for that!

Sean
18 h 1 min ago
Just got a call from this number (6:45pm to my office phone...), no message left
Reply !

budge
17 h 43 min ago
answered call. just said it was wrong extention, then hung up

Devon lad
17 h 42 min ago
Just got call they hung up

Jane
17 h 12 min ago
Got a call, I said hello and a recorded message said it was not a valid extension. I just hung up.
Reply !

Elaine Skinner replies to Jane
16 h 43 min ago
I just got same message a few minutes ago. Definitely a scam. Maybe they hope folk dial the number back out of curiosity then it costs them an arm and leg for the call

Bob
15 h 44 min ago
Same as everybody else, got a message which said it was not a valid extension
Caller: Dont know
Call Type: Prank Call

MM replies to Bob
15 h 24 min ago
Just had the same call, rang off after 4 rings.

Disturbed my sleep for an early start tomorrow - illegal cold calling w**kers. Will reprt them to the TPS.

Notice it has only started happening on 8th March, and about 8 complaints in as many hours.

Tossers!

Zen
15 h 21 min ago
These tossers have the nerve to advise us thet we can register with the TPS on their recorded message.

What f***ing idiots! WE ARE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH TPS AND THAT MAKES YOUR CALLS ILLEGAL.

NOW F*** OFF!
Reply !

Bob replies to Zen
15 h 5 min ago
Report them to Offcom. I just did

John Edw
14 h 34 min ago
Just got a call saying "the extension is not available". Got one earlier in the week from a Birmingham number 0121 314 0004 with an identical message. What's going on.........?

Kirsten
14 h 32 min ago
Just got the same call stating wrong number and hang up. Going oreport to ofcom too. I'm ex directory and tps registered. Very annoyed

coco
14 h 28 min ago
Just got a hang up at 22.14pm. Totally unacceptable, thought it was a family problem.

psymo22
14 h 20 min ago
I am amazed that all this has taken place in the last 5 hours, I too got a hang up on answering so I googled the number. Brilliant to know that its nothing at all...
Caller: unknown

AnnoyedInLiverpool
14 h 19 min ago
Rang here about 45 minutes ago. Out of order. I'll report them tomorrow.

Wills
14 h 17 min ago
Got a call from this number tonight (08/03/12 at 21:49). They hung up as soon as I answered. I did not try to ring this number back.
Call Type: Prank Call

Nan replies to AnnoyedInLiverpool
14 h 17 min ago
Check out 0121314001 to 0004. Must be 500 posts about calls received throuout the night over the past couple of days. Looks like the people doing this have changed their numbers.

Debbie
14 h 15 min ago
Just got a call
Caller: 02034550239

John from Oldham
14 h 15 min ago
Reporting this caller to the police

[four pages of this]

Janet replies to fiona
2 h 3 min ago
OK folks the 02034550239 is a line allocated to a company called Telecom2 Ltd they are based in London. I just spoke to them and they say they cannot give details but they rent the line on and have received many complaints and are going to get this stopped they were very polite and helpful. However due to the huge number of times this has appeared on this site and many others I would suggest that any one receiving a call after a few days should keep ringing and pestering them. They're number is 02081141000
email info@telecom2.net

Please pass this on

morris
1 h 43 min ago
9th March at 3.05 am. If the phone rings in the middle of the night - it is quite alarming. However, thanfully it was just this scam number. I hope it can be stopped.
Caller: 020304550239
Reply !

patsy
1 h 20 min ago
02034550239 got a call at 1.45 am friday morning.surely there is some way these calls can be stopped?

Josie
1 h 12 min ago
Called from this number at 5am this morning!! No message left and I didn't call back

carol80
16 min ago
phone call at 2.04 from 02034550239 woke me, my husband and our baby really unacceptable

these calls started about 18hrs ago and have continued over night. From the number of complaints it appears someone is using Automatic Calling Equipment(ACE) to dial hundreds of thousands of UK numbers.

so which UK company resell/supply this number range?
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbe...ndex.htm#geog1

http://www.telecom2.net/
Welcome to Telecom2
We are a UK based telecommunications company with a wealth of experience in the market of national and international calls and have millions of numbers available on a multitude of tariffs.

http://companycheck.co.uk/company/06926334

TELECOM2 LIMITED

Company Information

Registration Date: 06/06/2009
Registration Number: 06926334
Type: Private Limited with share capital

Accounts filed on: 19/12/2011
For period to: 31/12/2010
Category: Full

Registered Address

37TH FLOOR 1 CANADA SQUARE,
CANARY WHARF
LONDON
E14 5AA

Activities

SIC classification code: 7487
SIC classification: OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

related to this company

NETCOLLEX LIMITED

Activities

SIC classification code: 7260
SIC classification: OTHER COMPUTER RELATED ACTIVITIES

[EDIT] it is possible the CLI are being 'spoofed'

[El Gringo]

and the same thing happened with these

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01213140001
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 pages of complaints

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01213140002
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pages of complaints

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01213140003
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pages of complaints

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01213140004
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 pages of complaints

06/03/12 to 08/03/12
I have never seen so many complaints in such a short period

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbe...ndex.htm#geog1
Magrathea Telecommunications Limited

ok people are claiming these numbers are being spoofed...but why

[El Gringo]

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01513490020
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01277510015


http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01172090021

a lot of nonsense in these 'whocallsme' but basically thousands of strange calls over a day or so (5/6 March ).

and guess what
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbe...ndex.htm#geog1

Telecom2 Ltd number again.

[El Gringo]

and this

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01172090021
anony
5 Mar 2012
These bloody PPI calls are so damn annoying. 5 days a week been going on for months. 2 or 3 times a day. Just now another one exactly same recording, same woman's voice, same message but from a different number 0113 339 0021. Bristol area I believe.
Caller: PPI touts

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01133390021
1 2 3 pages of complaints (5 Mar)

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbe...ndex.htm#geog1
and another Telecom 2 Limited number

[Hamlet]

You remember netcollex? Same people.

[El Gringo]

You remember netcollex? Same people.

Originally Posted by Hamlet

yes mass complaints about mysterious rogue internet dialler charges on 'customers' bills (2004/2005) now complaints about thousands of nuisance calls in the middle of the night (2012).

and I hope people complain and contact the ICO to solve this mass marketing abuse.

http://www.ico.gov.uk/

Receiving unwanted marketing texts or calls?
We’re aware of an increase in people receiving unwanted marketing texts or calls from organisations who do not to identify themselves. We understand how frustrating this is and we want to learn more so we can find those responsible.

If you have received a message or call but don’t know who it was from please tell us about it.

http://www.snapsurveys.com/swh/surve...k=133095764648

[El Gringo]

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01613540614
01613540614
Got a call from 01613540614?

Calvin
9 Mar 2012
no messages was left.

Paul
9 Mar 2012
Rang a few times then stopped

Mike
9 Mar 2012
Received a call from this number about 20 mins ago, said something like you dialled the wrong extension.

Received a similar call on Friday 9th March at 3:11am, albeit from a different number (0203 455 4015)

Very annoying
Caller: Unknown

Ian
9 Mar 2012
recieved a call from this number 11:18 rang a few times answered and dial tone came on, started to get a few calls like this different numbers though, had one last night 03;50 from an 020 number, as you said very annoying!

amstid
10 Mar 2012
Got first call Friday 9th March 5.09 am. from 02034554015, the following night got call at 12.09 am from 01613540614. Both just rang twice then stopped. Very annoying

Td
10 Mar 2012
0161 354 0614 called me at 23 .39 on Friday 9th march 2012. We were woken by the 0203 number at 04.30 the night/ morning before which appears to match the pattern others have posted.
Caller: Unknown
Call Type: Telemarketer

Chris
10 Mar 2012
Got a call from this number at 23:57 Friday 9th March. Rang 4 times then stopped. Very annoying woke everybody up.

it appears the people using the '0203' numbers and this number(01613540614) are the same person and are using the same 'marketing' list.

01613540614
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbe...ndex.htm#geog1
'number' belongs to Localphone Limited.

so how could these calls make money and who for

http://www.localphone.com/incoming_n...united_kingdom

Location Prefix Setup Fee(Exc VAT) Setup Fee(Inc VAT) Monthly Fee(Exc VAT) Monthly Fee(Inc VAT)
Manchester 1613 £0.75 £0.90 £0.75 £0.90

Incoming Numbers in Manchester
Get an Incoming Number in the 1613 area code of United Kingdom (“Manchester”) for a £0.75 setup fee and £0.75 per month.

Forward calls to your existing landline or mobile at our low call rates, or to your Localphone Internet Phone or Voicemail for free.

Localphone also offers cheap calls to United Kingdom from anywhere in the world.

nope don't know.........but I'm pretty sure it's not being done for the fun

[Telecom2]

Re 0203 455

On Friday 9th March Telecom2 started to receive a number of complaints about these calls to our customer care line from the general public.

It started to emerge that someone was indiscriminately auto dialling to UK phone numbers and using “CLI spoofing”. We started to investigate the numbers being spoofed to try and find out more about this traffic and see if we could stop it.

Subsequently we have had lengthy discussions with Ofcom and BT which has resulted in the following information and action taken:

• Large volumes of calls originating from another carrier (not Telecom2) were coming into BT
• Earlier in the week the same thing was happening but they were presenting another company’s number as the CLI
• The calls present spoofed CLIs, these are the Telecom2 numbers, and those customers that ring the numbers back get through to the legitimate numbers presented.
• Telecom2 blocked all the numbers that they were told were being presented to the end user, all this means however is the customer ringing back cannot get through, it has no effect on the outbound calling.
• The calls stopped coming through by 5.30pm on Friday
• Ofcom are satisfied that all reasonable steps were being taken to stop the flow of traffic and reduce consumer harm.

One of the other companies affected by this has used the following analogy which we feel is a good summary:

One of our customers described it as having your car stolen and used for a robbery and then being accused of doing the robbery. Which is pretty much how it has felt?

We will of course remain vigilant to any developments or escalation.

So once again we apologise if this has affected you but please be assured we were not party to this and we have attempted to stop all actions of these people whoever they may be.

[El Gringo]

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/02034550262
RMB
9 Mar 2012
I recieved a call from this number @ 04:37am this morning,
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ellie62uk
9 Mar 2012
argggg 11.10pm not as bad as some it would seem, I didn't answer it because I wasn't quick enough, but called it back and pressed the 9 to try and stop the calls, please someone tell me I'm not going to receive an enormous bill. Also 2 nights ago another no. (01213140002) called me at 3.20am, now that definitely annoyed me and I called the number back to hear it was apparently a spoof going on, yet another enormous call charge I'm panicking about

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01213140002
John
6 Mar 2012
I missed a call from this number.
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Gillyb
7 Mar 2012
Got a call at 2.50 this morning,

it happened on more than one night on different numbers to the same people

and this

http://www.telecom2.net/services/uk-.../geographicals
Uk Numbers: Geographicals
Looking for a special UK number for London, Birmingham, Manchester ... Then you are in the right place.

Geographicals, land-line numbers or fixed are numbers belonging to a region in the UK such as London, Birmingham, Manchester, etc. By taking one of our numbers, we allow businesses to advertise a particular number, giving presence in that part of the country and taking advantage of all our technologies such as dynamic routing, which allows our customers to change where the number is being sent to at a flick of a button.
All geographical numbers in the UK start with 01 or 02 and are fully accessible internationally.
The following table provides a list of the number ranges we have available for you. If you see anything you like just click on it and get it!.

http://www.telecom2.net/services/call-termination
Services: Call Termination
Best quality to price ratio on the market

Let Telecom2's network carry your outbound calls
We can deliver calls to any country in the world and due to our exclusive relationship with the large telecommunications operators we can offer you much cheaper rates than the ones offered by your standard carrier.
We have very high quality lines capable of delivering large volumes of traffic. All our routes have full CLI and we have a selection of VoIP and TDM delivery (good in case you need to work with data such as faxes).
If you have significant volumes (over 10,000 minutes per month) we may be able to offer you better pricing than you are currently getting. Please contact us to let us know your requirements.

does this mean that if we dialled a Telecom2 01 02 number it could be terminated any where in the world and Telecom2 could deliver that places out bound calls to us?

http://www.whophonedme.co.uk/prefix/02034

02034554011 March 12nd 2012 21:43
Telecom2 Response
BT and Telecom2 became aware of this issue and began investigating it on 9th March. It emerged that someone was indiscriminately auto dialling to UK phone numbers and using CLI spoofing, to falsely present genuine numbers rented by Telecom2 clients. BT contacted the carrier accepting the calls into the UK and persuaded them to stop sending them. BT, Telecom2 and the Telecom2 clients apologise but had no part in making these calls. There is no revenue share on the spoofed CLI.

if you read what Telecom2 has written 'had no part in making these calls' it could be true in so far as if a 'client' of a Telecom2 client had made the calls-hiding behind the 'seller/reseller' excuse (Telecom2/Telecom2 client/client of Telecom2's client).

yes unfortunately that is known as marketing in the uk today
yes that is exactly what Telecom2 claim their numbers can be used for
of course not
yes but when the calls from the thousands of complaining public are being made they are seeing a 'spoofed' number but dialling a real number to Telecom2, and when these calls leave the Telecom2 'exchange' it is carried on their clients real number, and are there interconnect charges-how do Telecom2 earn money from calls on these 01 02 numbers?-are there interconnect fees between carriers

[El Gringo]

off topic and more than a little sad for any parent

You remember netcollex? Same people.
http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/911139429

Originally Posted by Hamlet

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-suburbia.html

premium rate porn diallers can buy a nice house though
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...=feeds-newsxml