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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 07 Sep 2010 Posts: 10

Hi... can i ask expert advisor here... the following details...
as i am from singapore... can someone tell me.. personal number means what? landline? mobile?

Information on phone number range +44 70318XXXXX

Number billable as personal number
Country or destination United Kingdom
City or exchange location
Original network provider* Magrathea Telecommunications Limited

*) Number portability has not been taken into account

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:23 am

Melodyrenee

I am assuming that this relates to you other post regarding an estate agent.

All numbers that start with 070 - +44(0)70 are internet based numbers and can be diverted to almost anywhere in the world.

They are NOT UK numbers

Connect your two posts together, and the chances of it being a Scam are now 100%

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 07 Sep 2010 Posts: 10

sigh... but thanks alot for your analysis

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 07 Sep 2010 Posts: 10

Any advice from the expert for the following? Like where this email coming from?

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:38 am

Hiya,

The 070 numbers (+4470) are as Spot says *virtual* numbers, in much the same way as 080/090 etc are - they don't relate to a single device, but are forwarded on to any device, potentially anywhere in the world. There are very few legitimate uses for them these days, but they date from before many people had mobile phones, so they would be used to ring around a list of landline numbers until they were answered, or for people to forward them to home/work numbers, or for anonymity. They start with 07 like UK mobile numbers as they are in the 'personal' category, which included mobiles. I think they should be killed off, myself.

Hard to tell, but it looks like it may have come from Malaysia, via USA, back to Singapore?

I'm sorry to hear you've been scammed, Singaporean people are generally so genuine, honest and trusting, and it is one of my favourite countries. Please do not let this colour your view of the UK, sure it is cold and wet at times, but it has many great features too! And your scammer seems to be based outside of the UK too, (perhaps in your neighbours to the North?) Sad

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:51 am

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Put that through http://www.ip-adress.com/ip_tracer

It gives the origin as Malaysia

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:00 am

I'd guess Kuala Lumpur.

Rental scams are becoming very popular there. I'm running several straight baits with them at the moment.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 07 Sep 2010 Posts: 10

Thanks all for your advices. So what if i call him on that +44 number? Meaning i am paying for IDD call charges to UK? Even tho he is not physically in UK?

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:32 am

Why don't you use skpe?

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:33 am

Yes, you pay IDD to the UK PLUS a premium to call the +4470 number (upto 50p/min S$1.50/min plus a premium for international premium rebilling) - I do not suggest you bother calling it, it is only more wasted money.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 07 Sep 2010 Posts: 10

yea gotta stop from now haaa

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 07 Sep 2010 Posts: 10

skype can only call to skype users right?

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:07 pm

Skype can call regular phone numbers too - but as this is a scammer who has, presumably, your real-life details, you need to drop all contact with him now, and not speak to him on the phone, or reply to his emails again.

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:27 pm

wowwow wrote:

Why don't you use skpe?

The last time I checked, Skype doesn't connect to 070 numbers; I expect that it's something to do with them being considered Premium rate numbers .

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:22 pm

^^^ But if lad calls a Skype Number OR ring2skype number is his tab!

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