Attempted fraud

[XFool]

Gee thanks. I do not remember the timing but O certainly had a dialling tone.

Can you be sure that a scammer isn't playing you a recording of the dialling tone?

Yes! That is what my "Yes I know..." was referring to. Hence the waiting for a possible timeout was the thing.

[doolally]

Can you be sure that a scammer isn't playing you a recording of the dialling tone?

Yes! That is what my "Yes I know..." was referring to. Hence the waiting for a possible timeout was the thing.

But how long to wait?
You can try dialling your own number. You should get "The number you called is busy" message. If not, the dialtone you got was almost certainly a recording
doolally

[XFool]

Yes! That is what my "Yes I know..." was referring to. Hence the waiting for a possible timeout was the thing.

But how long to wait?
You can try dialling your own number. You should get "The number you called is busy" message. If not, the dialtone you got was almost certainly a recording

A new twist! Thanks for the suggestion.

Then again... I don't get scam phone calls.

[tjh290633]

But how long to wait?
You can try dialling your own number. You should get "The number you called is busy" message. If not, the dialtone you got was almost certainly a recording

A new twist! Thanks for the suggestion.

Then again... I don't get scam phone calls.

Famous last words.

TJH

[Watis]

A new twist! Thanks for the suggestion.

Then again... I don't get scam phone calls.

Famous last words.

TJH

My thought too!

Unless ... XFool has been the victim of many a scam - but just hasn't realised it yet!

Watis

[XFool]

Famous last words.

My thought too!

Unless ... XFool has been the victim of many a scam - but just hasn't realised it yet!

But it's true! I didn't say I had never received any (just very rarely) scam calls in the past.

I have previously described my last one several years ago on TLF. Funnily (or embarrassingly?) it was the scammer who groaned and hung up on me.