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Problem with my phone number
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Ok, ever since I bought my mobile several months ago, I've been getting texts from a Sri Lankan demanding that I tell them where someone called Sagara Dinesh is, and when I didn't reply because I have no idea who the fuck this is, I started getting texts like...
"Y cant u say at least NO. plz dnt be so rude. r UK ppl rude this much. is tht cos your white skin.m. sorry."
and...
"hai, im so tired of asking WHO R U? Y r si rude like dis. dont u hav sisters."
Along with some other crazy stuff.
The texts stopped after a while, but then I started getting phone calls from a different number with somone speaking in a foreign language (punjabi? I don't know) and I kept trying to speak to them with no luck so hung up.
Anyway today I got a text from Teanant loan, adressed to a 'Mr Sagara Dinesh' and saying that my loan application of £50,000 has been successful and that he'd like to arrange payment and for me to contact him on a number.
What the fuck is going on here? I'm not going to have bills sent to through to my house or anything am I? And how the fuck do I stop getting texts and phone calls from Sri Lankans, it's starting to do my nut!
"Y cant u say at least NO. plz dnt be so rude. r UK ppl rude this much. is tht cos your white skin.m. sorry."
and...
"hai, im so tired of asking WHO R U? Y r si rude like dis. dont u hav sisters."
Along with some other crazy stuff.
The texts stopped after a while, but then I started getting phone calls from a different number with somone speaking in a foreign language (punjabi? I don't know) and I kept trying to speak to them with no luck so hung up.
Anyway today I got a text from Teanant loan, adressed to a 'Mr Sagara Dinesh' and saying that my loan application of £50,000 has been successful and that he'd like to arrange payment and for me to contact him on a number.
What the fuck is going on here? I'm not going to have bills sent to through to my house or anything am I? And how the fuck do I stop getting texts and phone calls from Sri Lankans, it's starting to do my nut!
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It sounds like something's gone wrong at the phone company, give them a call, and if they won't resolve the issue ask for a new number.
We had a similar problem with Telewest- sometimes they recycle numbers.
Lol I have to admit that at first I found the texts hillarious, provided me and my mates with many good laughs, but now the phone calls and texts from Teanant Loan are really annoying me.
I've never been text spammed except by my friends who say 'you are beautiful. now send this on to 8 beautiful people or you will forever be ugly' or something silly like that.
I love that shit it is hilarious! The last one I got was a Magners related ode to friendship. Interesting. Always the same daft bat that sends 'em too :razz:
Get onto the citizen's advice bureau.
Probably because it's usually cheaper to buy a new phone with a SIM than it is to get one without, unless you're on the kind of contract that does silly upgrades.
I'd suggest ringing up the network customer services and seeing if they can block the number, tell them you're being harassed.
I've had the sri lankan persons number blocked but not the Teanant Loan because it didn't actually come up with a number.
i`d rather just ring my provider n have foreign calls blocked though
but i`m lazy