Comments for Craig Knighton

Comment on Congratulations, you have won a trip to the Caribbean by lennie k

lennie k — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:13:08 +0000

well looks like they’re back in business in the uk as we just got a call about half an hour ago. naturally being in the banking industry we knew it was a scam straight away. the guy on the end of the line got abusive and extremely rude, said we’ll just give it to a family whose more deserving, and hung up on us lol. imagine.

Comment on Strange callers to mobile, 0703 and 02920822640 by jojo

jojo — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:32:28 +0000

hi,
ive had calls from 02920 all this week, im always afraid its the bank so didnt answer lol in the last few weeks ive also had another scam number call me which i googled and its some company in nblackpool trying to get credit card details. Thanks to your blog and the internet i now know not to call back or answer.
I dont know if its a connection but my contract is up soon for the mobile.
These calls are annoying!
Thanks x

Comment on Strange callers to mobile, 0703 and 02920822640 by Shanad

Shanad — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:57:51 +0000

Hi Dave,

I thought I was psychotic, having this intense gnawing feeling that there was a scam behind a man I made contact with through a Christian dating site. He said he worked on an oil rig in the North Sea about 450kms from Aberdeen. He used an 0703 number and initially didn’t share it with me for about two weeks, then there was apparently a sudden emergency and he called me but after a few minutes asked if I could call him back. He said his daughter and housekeeper had been involved in a car accident and were unconscious in hospital. While I was supporting him as best I could through this supposed crisis he asked me to transfer 800 pounds sterling through Western Union to a doctor whose mobile number and a street address he provided. When I called the Dr’s number provided I could not connect, out of genuine concern to assist my new friend I searched him on the internet and contacted his surgery to get more information with regards to the amount and method of transfer and of course the condition of the patients. The doctors receptionist had no records of this patient and referred me to another doctor by the same surname who also had no records of the patients, neither did the local hospitals in the area. When my “friend” found that I had tried to contact the doctor he became very controlling and abusive saying that I should just follow his instruction without question and transfer the money as there are lives involved. I would like to know how to trace this number and report it so that no other innocent woman is mislead by this unethical and indiscreet behaviour. Please advise.

Shanad

Comment on Strange callers to mobile, 0703 and 02920822640 by Craig

Craig — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:53:47 +0000

Glad to be a help.

Comment on Strange callers to mobile, 0703 and 02920822640 by Dave

Dave — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:14:06 +0000

I just had a call from 02920822640 which stopped after about 3 rings, your post has been very helpful & informative, thanks for putting this info out there.

Comment on Communications Direct cold calling phone numbers by Tony Heywood

Tony Heywood — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:09:00 +0000

Just read your article. Have received a phone call (missed call) from 02920368711. Seems to fit in the sequence mentioned. However, I am an ORANGE user – Regards Tony

Comment on Strange callers to mobile, 0703 and 02920822640 by Craig

Craig — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:46:25 +0000

0703 are premium rate numbers used by scammers as they look like UK mobile codes. Do not call.

Comment on Strange callers to mobile, 0703 and 02920822640 by den

den — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:08:35 +0000

I met someone on date site who said he was down on his luck and just gave me a new mobile no to call begins with Nigaria 0703 in virw of the aboe comments am i right to be suspicious

Comment on Strange callers to mobile, 0703 and 02920822640 by Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:03:42 +0000

I had a call from this number today but as the number looked so weird i didnt answer it, and decided to google the number instead. Glad i came upon this thread. Thank you!

Comment on Horncastle not worthy of NHS dentist? by Craig

Craig — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:38:52 +0000

Apologies David for not following up with my original post, and contacting you in person to get your side, I can’t in all honesty remember why I didn’t. It was more a post about the malaise of medical care in the UK, where often costs seem to be more important than actual patient care, according to the news anyway, and the rumour gave a local slant. Given that I’m also dentist phobic, with possibly my worst experience in the dentist’s chair, being at the hands of a former colleague of yours, I may have been over indignant!

Glad you put the record straight.

NOTE – There were smileys in the original post, but they seemed to have been stripped out, possibly during an update.