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Evans Electric

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OK  Theres a BT srvice which blocks all the calls you register I believe .   BUT naturally it has to be paid for.

We get cycles of calls from India , must be on an automatic programme ,  so many sometimes that the answerphone is on permamently .   Flag up as "International". They mostly cut off  as soon as the answerphone kicks in .     These days , 99% of work calls are on the cellphone so we rarely pick up  .  Its become 2nd nature now to not pick up , people we know usually shout  " Hello its me "  on answerphone.

The calls are nearly always from Indian guys with English names who  open up with "  'ello ...Mr Eeeeevens , my name is David from Microsoft "     

I do feel that more vulnerable folk may fall for these scams and elerly people are very trusting ......possibly giving control of computer to them .

 
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