Just had a call from a Cardiff std code. At first no one spoke but I could hear that it was some sort of call centre. Then a man came on and told me to put the phone down. Now that rang alarm bells. Why phone me only to tell me to put the phone down? So being a bolshy mare I refused. I told him that as he had phoned me, he needed to put the phone down in order to disconnect the call. I'm not sure if this is true anymore but I remember in the time of landlines if the caller didn't put the phone down then the line stayed open.
Well he demanded, shouted and complained to someone he was with that I wouldn't put down the phone. I explained again about the UK telephone system and asked if he was phoning from the UK. He said that he wasn't but he was phoning from Wales. They really should get their knowledge of UK geography sorted 
. This went on for a few minutes until finally he gave in and disconnected.
I'm sure this was a scam but I'm wondering what it was in aid of. DH suggested that if they have a line connection to your phone they may be able to hack it without you knowing because you'll assume the connection is broken when you hang up. I don't know if he's correct but it was definitely dodgy.
You'll not be surprised to hear that the scammer didn't have a Welsh accent
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