02209000126

My phone's Call Guard cut off the call just after one ring, though I’m gonna block the number regardless. On a different note, to the person who said on 15/9/16 that they were dropping TalkTalk because of all the scammers pretending to be from there - honestly, that’s a bit harsh (unless there’s more to what they didn’t say). I’m not the biggest fan of TalkTalk myself, but it’s hardly their fault when scammers use their name!

This number has been ringing me up about 2 or 3 times daily over the last week. Every time, it's just silence - nobody says anything even after 10 seconds. When they call and I've got time to spare, I sometimes mess about with them for a while just to pass the time.

This number keeps ringing me but thankfully my call blocker sorts it out and stops the phone from ringing. I just see a log showing that it tried to call me at certain times.

I am constantly receiving silent phone calls from an individual. Although I did answer the first call, they promptly ended the conversation upon realizing they had dialed the wrong number. This repetitive behavior is rather irritating.

This keeps happenin with the same tale. They claim to be from TalkTalk and ask me to put Teamviewer on my PC.

It's incredibly rude when someone keeps calling me without saying a word and then abruptly hanging up when I pick up the phone.

Beware of a fraudulent phone number that is attempting to gain access to your computer information. The number to watch out for is 0220, which seems to originate from Gambia. Furthermore, it is linked to Gambia's Gamcel GSM phone system, possibly affiliated with Gamtel, the parent company. You can find more information about Gambia's area code 9 by doing a quick search on Google. To know the location precisely, you can visit "http://www.wtng.info/wtng-220-gm.html". If they call again, be sure to inform them that the Gambia Police have been notified and are taking action, as this offence carries a potential sentence of 10 years in prison.

They claimed to be representatives of Virgin Media and proceeded with their standard "eventvwr" protocol. Subsequent research suggests that this particular telephone number is commonly associated with Talk Talk scams. Once I informed the caller that I was aware of their fraudulent tactics, they threatened to disconnect my internet and abruptly ended the call.

My elderly mum, who's 89, got bothered by someone claiming to be from TalkTalk. Afterwards, I got a strange call where the machine didn’t say anything, and I accidentally said “hello” anyway. That must have confirmed my number was active to their system because the very next day I was rung up from 02209000126 with one of those internet scams. Do you know if this website reports anything to Oftel? Even then, I’m not sure they’d have power over calls coming from abroad.

Today I got a call from 02209000126. The person said it was TalkTalk but then just hung up. I did a bit of digging and found out it's a scam number. They've tried this stunt before and almost got me, but thankfully I was more careful this time. I don’t get why TalkTalk doesn’t keep track of these fake calls and block them!

I've just received a missed call, but this isn't the first occurrence. I remember hanging up the last time it happened.

I received a call today from an Indian individual claiming to be a diplomat, trying to gain access to my computer. He instructed me to press the WINDOWS key followed by the R key, but I refused and told him to send an official communication instead. He became upset and told me to be quiet, to which I responded with strong language, apologizing afterwards as simple words get the point across easily. Five minutes later, I had another call from someone named Elisa, but I hung up immediately. I promptly reported the phone number already. Don't let these idiots intimidate you

He mentioned that he was from TalkTalk.

I received a phone call which I missed, and when I used the 1471 service, it provided me with a telephone number. Curiosity led me to search for that number on Google, which led me to this website. However, I decided not to return the call.

The person who phoned said they were from the technical services department of TalkTalk. They claimed there was an issue with our computer and asked us to turn it on. We played along, pretending to be confused, until they eventually ended the call.

Earlier this afternoon, I received a phone call from a person who claimed to be from Talk Talk. According to him, my computer had been hacked, and he requested remote access. However, I began to suspect that it was a scam and informed him that I will not grant remote access without verifying his identity. I quickly ended the call. Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to conduct a quick google search for the phone number. Coincidentally, as I was reading the search results, the caller rang me back. It was quite amusing, as I was able to confidently inform him of his own identity.

They claim they’re from TalkTalk’s tech support. I get these calls pretty often but just tell them if there’s an issue, I’ll ring TalkTalk directly and then hang up. Usually it’s a bloke on the phone and nowadays they’ve started yelling nonsense at me before I end the call.

Persistent calls from individuals claiming to be from TalkTalk continue, with them having access to your personal information such as your name, address, and account number. How can one effectively deal with this ongoing situation?

There are a group of scam artists operating offshore who falsely represent themselves as BT, Talk Talk, Sky, Virgin or even Microsoft. They often use tactics like claiming that your computer has been hacked and show you a list of errors from Microsoft's event manager. Additionally, they may open msconfig and show you a list of disabled services to deceive you. Their ultimate objective is to trick you into downloading a program that grants them remote access to your machine. They will then proceed to show you various things like the command prompt tree and falsely claim that your computer is infected. All of these actions are aimed at convincing you to purchase their security software, but in reality, they are only after your bank details. It is crucial not to engage with these scammers under any circumstances. Simply inform them that you are using Linux Fedora, Linux Mint, or even Windows 3.1, and promptly end the call.

Got a weird popup sayin’ Windows found a possible threat on my PC. Pretty sure it’s not real though.

Got a call from someone saying they were with BT, telling me my router had been compromised or hacked or something. Sounded dodgy to me.

I got calls from this number on my mobile like four times today but never answered since I didn’t recognise it. No voicemail was left either, so pretty sure it’s either someone trying to sell something or a scam.

The person who called claimed to be from Vodafone's technical services. They asked if I was in front of my device, to which I said yes. They then asked me to press the key and R, but were surprised when I told them that it wasn't working. When I informed them that I wasn't using Microsoft, they asked if I was using a Mac instead. I completely confused them when I told them I was using Linux, and they simply responded with "Oh!" before abruptly ending the call. If they were a real techie like myself, they would have known the difference. It's the best prank of the day so far! When I tried to retrieve the call to get their number and call back, the phone system didn't recognize their number. So I'm just sharing this story about a foolish person who tried to steal my personal information but ended up getting fooled themselves. Hope it made you laugh!

so it looks like it was talktalk calling me earlier or something

Watch out, got a call claiming to be from Microsoft's tech support - definitely a scam, so don’t bother ringing them back.

Got a call from someone saying they were with TalkTalk, telling me my internet got hacked or something like that.

TalkTalk's at it again - they keep switching the phone number they use every single week!

I get calls from this number several times daily. They never bother to leave a message, and whenever I pick up, it's just silence before they cut the call.

Someone called pretending to be from TalkTalk and told me my laptop was hacked. Seemed a bit fishy to me.

The caller claimed to be from the Talktalk technical department.

There is a fraudulent tech support scam going on targeting Virgin Media customers. Initially, I received a call from a male individual named Alex, and today I received another call from someone named Alice. These scammers are claiming to assist with fixing Wi-Fi issues related to Virgin Media.