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How long has this service been running and who is it for?
The service was created in 2011 in the Czech Republic. It is an online forum where the users can share their experience with phone numbers, both annoying (mostly telemarketing, surveys) and useful (e.g. couriers, offices)..
Since the beginning, the service has been received very well, which led to localization into more languages. Nowadays, the forum exists in more than 20 languages and 34 countries throughout the world.
The service is intended for anyone who wants to identify the owner of an unknown phone number. The creators of the forum have also recently created the mobile app Call Insider for Android phones. This app, which is connected to the database of the website phonenumbers.ie, also allows users to automatically block telemarketing numbers.
Wangiri calls are typically missed calls from an overseas number, with the caller hanging up after one ring or less, before the receiver can answer. The intention of the scammer is to entice you to call back the number upon seeing a missed call. If you were to call back the number, once connected you could be charged…
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Ireland
Got a call there just a minute ago, saw it was supposedly a Dublin number. Didn't answer as I had no reason for anyone from Dublin to be calling me.
Nuisance Apr 03, 2023 00
claimed to be an opinion poll company but spent 10 mins asking financial questions till I hung up
Nuisance Mar 23, 2023 00
Market research (supposedly)
Nuisance Mar 17, 2023 00
Received a call claiming to be the Department of Health asking if I would be ok with participating in a survey
Nuisance Mar 08, 2023 +20