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Keeping Getting Calls From (02) 8015 7641?

General · January 27, 2015

Without fail, every single day I get multiple calls from the number 02 8015 7641 for the last week or so. They keep trying to call, yet don’t seem to leave a message on my voicemail. I keep putting off answering the call after some Googling seems to indicate that it is some kind of scam or competition.

So, after being constantly hassled day-after-day I tried calling the number back with my caller ID on private. I tried a few times and I kept getting this pre-recorded message in an English accent that said: “All of our agents are currently busy, please stay on the line, your call is important to us and will be answered shortly” – then it hangs up on you. Weirdly enough, the number doesn’t even ring which leads me to believe it is some kind of automated spam/scam.

When they called back next, I answered the phone this time around. After waiting a minute or so, I was put through to an operator.

The company is called Winning Choice and basically they are calling about entering into a competition to win some large sum of money. I asked them why they kept calling me multiple times a day and not leaving a voicemail and the lady didn’t have an explanation.

The explanation why they don’t leave a voicemail message is quite clear: they know you won’t call them back if they say they’re calling about a competition that involves a survey.

They wanted to send me through a link to a survey to win some money. I just hung up on them as the lady sounded like she was in an Indian call centre reading off of a script, almost robotic like, but definitely a real person. I was nice to her, but if they try calling again, I won’t be so nice next time.

Dwayne

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Kizmo
Kizmo
8 years ago

Yes its some wierd competition you can win a large some of cash for doing a servey, said some indian sounding woman. I was trying to interupt her by saying i am not interested but she kept of speaking so I hung up…..

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Kelli
Kelli
7 years ago

I got repeated calls from this number and at one point, it went through to message bank. All I heard was a woman giggling. Creeped me out.
Now on the block list.

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