I moved to a new area a few weeks ago. I paid to have a phone line put in and was allocated a number (different from the telephone number on the cable line that the landlady had).
I've just had a call on the landline asking for the landlady by name. It sounded like it was from an overseas call centre.
The landlady's name has never been associated with this telephone number, only with this address.
When I said the landlady had moved, they said they needed to speak to the house owner, I said I was a tenant and they hung up. 1471 says "the caller withheld their number".
I haven't even told the landlady the landline number; she only has our mobile numbers.
So where did they (and who were they) get this telephone number / landlady's name combination?
I assume there is a reverse list of address ---> telephone number and they used such a thing - does such a thing exist?
Even more annoyingly, I asked for this number to be ex-directory; and yes, it is registered with the Telephone Preference Service.
I've just had a call on the landline asking for the landlady by name. It sounded like it was from an overseas call centre.
The landlady's name has never been associated with this telephone number, only with this address.
When I said the landlady had moved, they said they needed to speak to the house owner, I said I was a tenant and they hung up. 1471 says "the caller withheld their number".
I haven't even told the landlady the landline number; she only has our mobile numbers.
So where did they (and who were they) get this telephone number / landlady's name combination?
I assume there is a reverse list of address ---> telephone number and they used such a thing - does such a thing exist?
Even more annoyingly, I asked for this number to be ex-directory; and yes, it is registered with the Telephone Preference Service.
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