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Dave9946 · 17-08-2011, 17:58

My partner had a call this afternoon seemingly from o2 curtesy of Virgin Mobile to offer a great deal for my partner to move to o2 on a mobile contract. Now o2 has not and will not have been given any contact details by my partner so they sure have not got the virgin mobile number off us.

Now assuming the first explanation coming to mind is mass dialing of random numbers and each network having a pretty unique first 5 digits for all numbers on there network being the reason they know it to be a virgin mobile number to have it said they are calling on behalf of virgin mobile etc, in other words a scam and nobody will have given this company (because I doubt o2 opperate in this way) my partners number. Well there has to be another explanation as they also knew and mentioned my partners name when they called.

Anyone know what this almost certain scam is and how they will have got my partners number and her details connected to the virgin mobile phone?.

17-08-2011, 17:58	#1
Dave9946 Inactive Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 352	o2 calling partners virgin phone to poach custom!? My partner had a call this afternoon seemingly from o2 curtesy of Virgin Mobile to offer a great deal for my partner to move to o2 on a mobile contract. Now o2 has not and will not have been given any contact details by my partner so they sure have not got the virgin mobile number off us. Now assuming the first explanation coming to mind is mass dialing of random numbers and each network having a pretty unique first 5 digits for all numbers on there network being the reason they know it to be a virgin mobile number to have it said they are calling on behalf of virgin mobile etc, in other words a scam and nobody will have given this company (because I doubt o2 opperate in this way) my partners number. Well there has to be another explanation as they also knew and mentioned my partners name when they called. Anyone know what this almost certain scam is and how they will have got my partners number and her details connected to the virgin mobile phone?.