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jscadden
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11 months ago
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I have been getting strange calls on my Alexa! They have been announced .

These calls have occurred on several occasions but there has been no response when answered.

 

The address displayed on the Show:

Live:.cid.df4165dba45de214

 

The address is also announced on my Alexa devices!

 

John

  • From memory, Skype uses caller IDs that look a bit similar.   Is anyone trying to Skype you and it's being directed to your Show?

  • Adduxi's avatar
    Adduxi
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    From memory, Skype uses caller IDs that look a bit similar.   Is anyone trying to Skype you and it's being directed to your Show?

    • jscadden's avatar
      jscadden
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      I've just checked my Skype account and I have call forwarding and voicemail active and no one has told me they have been trying to contact me. The calls do not come through on my mobile so they are not being forwarded via Skype although normal calls to my mobile would show up on EE calling!

      These calls have appeared before but do not respond when I try to pick them up.

    • jscadden's avatar
      jscadden
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      When I checked my Skype account online, it showed nothing but I found the Skype app on my laptop. A call register showed that address and several others, mostly from unidentified profiles. One profile did appear to be a 30-year-old African woman!

      Needless to say, I've blocked them all!

      • Adduxi's avatar
        Adduxi
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        Some good detective work there!   Hopefully you will not see those again on your Alexa Show.