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Got a call from some Chinese bloke offering a better deal on eckoh shares. He went on and on for about 10 minutes, then I told him I wasn’t interested. Suddenly he started shouting and making horrible threats about killing my family. Scary thing is, he even knew where I lived.

Received a call today, and the person on the line knew my name, where I live, and even the company shares I own. I told them straight away that I don’t give out personal info over the phone and ended the call. They had left a voicemail earlier too. It makes me wonder, where are they getting all this info from? Curry’s emailed me recently to say they’d been hacked, and some personal details (not bank info) were stolen. Maybe these scammers are getting hold of our data from online businesses like that?

Got loads of calls from a bloke with a Caribbean accent trying to get me into some dodgy shares scheme. Proper rude and swears a lot. Last time, my answerphone picked it up - he left a nasty message with some kind of d#### threat and even mentioned my address. Not impressed at all.

Utter rubbish, this feels like a dodgy scam!

I got a call from a man with an American accent wanting to talk to the woman of the house about some shares. I told him she’s both blind and deaf, so if there’s anything about shares, it’d need to come through the post. He then snapped at me, saying I had no right to speak for her and demanded to get her on the line. I was like, pardon? He went on to be really rude, asking who I thought I was. Honestly, it’s unbelievable how cheeky some people are! Where on earth do they find such disrespectful people for these roles? I’ve never encountered anyone like that before.

Like others have said, it’s definitely a scam. Once you call them out for being dodgy, they start getting all rude and offensive. Proper scumbags, honestly.

Got a call from a lady who spoke with an American/Asian accent about some share ownership stuff. We told her straight up we don’t do financial talks on the phone. After that, she started getting really nasty and aggressive. She even rattled off our address and threatened to harm my husband. Proper scary experience.

Definitely a scam, no doubt about it. The guy's voice was so muffled I could barely make him out, and whenever I asked anything, all I got was talk of crazy high prices for some stocks I supposedly have. I kept listening only because I felt a bit sorry, but the whole chat was so dodgy I ended up telling them it really sounded like a con. That did the trick - they just hung up and said goodbye. I came here immediately to warn others.

Got a call earlier that freaked me out - they were talking about some shares and it all felt like a scam with threats thrown in. Definitely dodgy.

Got a call from someone saying they were with McGarry Partners, all about mergers and takeovers or something. As soon as I tried to mention the rules about cold calls here in the UK, the woman just brushed it off and said she wasn't bothered about UK laws at all. Definitely felt like a financial scam to me.

Absolutely alarming! It seems I've stumbled upon a financial con, supposedly linked to a firm claiming to be McGarry Partners, which purports to deal in mergers and acquisitions. When I brought up regulations under UK law, the lady on the line bluntly dismissed it, showing a complete disregard for legalities here in the UK. Quite troubling!

Got a call from an asian guy who rang me about six times in just five minutes. When I told him he had the wrong number, he started swearing and being really rude, even making inappropriate sexual comments.

I've been inundated with calls from this particular number for quite some time now, and each time, the caller has been insistent on discussing share purchases. The most recent encounter occurred at 9:20 PM on the 9th of May, 2018. This caller was exceptionally rude, hurling insults at me and calling me a b**ch on three occasions. While I did respond rather bluntly, telling him to shove off-perhaps not my finest moment, but sometimes you just have to stand your ground against such individuals. Not long after, a woman rang from the same number, also inquiring about shares. I calmly explained my previous interaction, and she informed me that all their conversations are recorded. I made it clear that we had no interest in what she was selling and ended the call. I can handle these sorts of people, but it’s troubling to think of those who might not be able to. It’s high time something was done about this incessant pestering.

I’ve just been through a rather horrid encounter with someone who rang me from this number. Initially, he was rambling on about investments in shares, but then it took a terrifying turn when he threatened to end both my and my wife's lives. It’s utterly revolting! Why on earth is it so difficult to put a stop to these vile individuals? Surely issuing death threats over the phone should warrant some serious consequences?

Got a call from a bloke with a thick Asian accent that was hard to catch. He was going on about some hostile takeover involving an investment trust I have shares in. I told him I didn’t appreciate being called at half ten at night and wasn’t up for chatting. When I ended the call, he rang back but hung up straight away after hearing my answerphone. I’ve since blocked the number.

Someone rang me pretending to be Sylvia, enquiring about some particular stocks. I ended the call, but he kept ringing back over and over until I finally picked up again. Then he started shouting similar things to what others here have mentioned. He even used my name and address, threatening me with ISIS and saying he’d show up at my place. I replied, “Fine, I’ll make us a cuppa,” and then put the phone down. He seemed to lose interest after venting his anger.

On 24th April 2018 around 6:56 in the evening, I got a call from a bloke who started shouting at me and making threats. What really creeped me out was that he actually knew where I lived.

Got a call this evening from someone about Merchant Trust Shares that I offloaded more than a year back. They actually had my name. I told them it’s not their concern and to reach out to my financial advisors instead. They just ended the call after that.

Got a bunch of calls from these people all trying to sell me shares. Pretty obvious it's a scam. I told them straight up and told them to find a proper job instead.

I've had a woman ringing me up, asking to speak to my missus by her first name. This marks the third time in just a fortnight she's called about some kind of shares matter.

An American woman reached out concerning some shares that I no longer possess, discussing a potential hostile takeover of a massive FTSE 100 firm. All she required was for me to sign and provide details of my previous holdings on a non-disclosure agreement… I took it upon myself to investigate Wingbourne Advisors, and it was a rather alarming discovery - the only results that popped up during my search were warnings about scams, along with their own website, which, might I add, is quite recent, having been established in 2017. There’s no sign of them being registered with any financial regulatory authorities either. Moreover, the address they provided appears to lead to a nail salon! It seems that this type of con is designed to extract as much personal information as possible, and then they typically claim that a payment is required for some form of insurance bond or similar.

There’s this bloke who keeps ringing the woman I look after, she’s 91. He’s called her loads of times and even left some really rude messages, calling her names - not very pleasant at all. I reckon it’s the same guy who was harassing her last year too, just using a different number back then. If there’s a way to block him, I’d say do it.

I got a call from a bloke with a US accent asking if John Chainey was there. When I told him he had the wrong number, he started calling me a bitch and hung up. Then he rang back, swearing and threatening me. I passed the phone to my husband, and the guy called three more times after that. Funny thing is, we only recently gave our home number to our bank. I reckon it might have been some scam. I left the phone off the hook for about 10 minutes to get a busy tone, and thankfully, no more calls since then.

I got a call from a lady with an accent I couldn’t place who was asking for my husband, mentioned some shares he supposedly owns. It all felt really dodgy to me. I didn’t bother with it, just ended the call and blocked the number straight away.

Got a call from some bloke asking if I wanted to sell shares at a crazy high price. When he tried to get my email, I just hung up. He was promising like 100 times their worth, sounded way dodgy to me. Too much of a bargain to be real.

Got a call from a lady with a strange accent asking me tons of questions about my shares. Seemed a bit dodgy to me, so I just hung up. Don't trust calls like that!

I got a call from a woman who spoke English with quite a strong accent. She said she wanted to discuss some shares she believed my husband had. When he wasn’t around she called a couple more times. The last time, after my husband told her he wasn’t interested in whatever she was trying to sell, she actually threatened to come to our town (she named it specifically) and said she’d harm both of us and set fire to our house. Quite unsettling, to say the least.

I’ve had three separate unsolicited calls this week, and none of them bothered to leave a message. Quite frustrating, really!