On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:49:18 +0000, Derek Geldard
wrote:
>On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:12:22 +0000, judith
>wrote:
>
>>Interesting - I just had very similar - they were offering a debt
>>consolidation service. I pressed 5 to say that I was interested and
>>was put through to an American/Canadian voice - I asked her what
>>company she was calling from she said UK Consolidation. I told her
>>that the number which they had dialled was a Trading Standards number
>>- and that she had broken the UK laws and to stay on the line whilst
>>the call was traced as a precursor to legal action.
>>
>>She rang off ;-)
>>
>>1471 gave a number : 015179312168 - which when I called said it was
>>not recognised.
>
>Not enough digits, if you notice. You missed a leading zero.
>
>The number is actually 00151 793 12168
>
>Which is 1-517-931-2168 as dialled in America.
>
>That is to say subscriber 2168 on telephone exchange number 931 in
>area code 517.
>
>2168 happens to be the start of a numbering range so probably they
>have hundreds of "lines" and are just using the first one as a
>presentation number.
>
>http://www.michigan-mi.info/517-931.html
>
>MICHIGAN Phone Numbers
>Exchange 517-931
>
>Lookup the owner of this MICHIGAN number!
>
>517-931-2168
>
>Telephone Company: LUCRE, INC.
>Registered City: Grand Rapids
>State: MICHIGAN (MI)
>Zip Code: 49503-3022
>
>www.lucre.net/
>
>HTH (But I doubt it ! )
Many thanks - it is of interest |