Received an automated message about hacking

[Anonymous User]

I received a call on my landline which was the voice of an automated message stating ”we have detected some kind of hacking activity your connection is going to be terminted in 24 hours“ there were two touch tone options given to me but I just hung up. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m not hacking anything, could this be something to worry about or should I just ignore? Thanks

[schnapps]

Hi @Anonymous User 

Sounds like some sort of phone scam to me.

If it was me i would contact live chat for reassurance that it is a scam and not legit.

Open the link below and select the most appropriate or nearest help topic, then once you reach the final stage, scroll towards the bottom of your screen page and click the drop down arrow below Get in Touch where you should see the contact option buttons for NowTV.

https://help.nowtv.com/get-in-touch/

[Anonymous User]

Thanks I’ve chatted to them and they have confirmed it’s spam. Thanks for your input

[RoyB]

@Anonymous User 

The touch tone options will call expensive premium rate lines where they will endeavour to keep you on them for as long as possible.

Fortunately, you didn’t fall for it.

In general, no-one outside of your ISP can tie your phone number to your IP address, so when I get a live call from ‘Microsoft’ my response is “What IP address is this coming from, then?”, which of course they can’t answer, because it isn’t.

And they always hang up instantly when I then ask “Are your family proud of what you do for a living?’, which is apparently a particularly effective ploy.

[Anonymous User]

Thanks it’s good to hear some useful advice and glad I didn’t fall for it.

[RoyB]

@Anonymous User 

Also useful in these cases, both for you to check, and to warn others:-

https://who-called.co.uk/