@Mattbroughton08 wrote
Has anyone else been contacted?
Over the years this scam has been running many thousands have received calls exactly like that. Not just VM customers either, BT and Sky customers get them too,
You were right to be sceptical. Next time they ring just end the call straight away.
Unfortunately, they will call again because they now know your number is live. The scammers work from the readily available lists of numbers allocated to the various providers and then use auto dialers to work systematically through the list until someone answers the call. They have no idea who you are, unless you gave hem any details, and they only know you are a VM customer because your number is one allocated to VM.
Take no notice of the number that appeared in caller display or is recorded on 1471. The scammers will have faked the number and next time they call it will appear to come from a different number.
The scammers are all based overseas and it has proved very difficult for the UK authorities to take action against them.
Coenoby
Edited to add
Sorry nodrogd, you beat me to it.
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