Enter Your Question Title Herescam Phone Call?

[hellywelly4]

Today I had a phone call from 001231538976. I don't usually answer calls when I don't know the number but today I did. It was a very plausible call telling me that BT want to reduce my charges. I played along with them until they asked what is the name of my bank. The ladies involved were very pleasant Asian ladies but they had English names, which always alerts me.
I googled the phone number but nothing came up.
Do you agree it was a scam?

[fiction-factory]

If you are with BT I think it's very unlikely they would call offering to reduce your charges unless you had recently told them you were leaving for a better deal

[Buenchico]

It's easy to put false numbers into the caller ID system and the one you've seen is clearly an example.

'00' at the front means that it's an international call. The '1' as the third digit means that it's (allegedly) from North America or the Caribbean islands, with the next '2' then reducing the options to the Caribbean alone. However the '3' shows that it's actually an unallocated code, which no island in the area uses.

I had a missed call from an 001 number the other day which might well have been the same scammer who called you.

[hellywelly4]

Thank you for the info about how the numbers work. I never knew that.

[mikey4444]

Yes, yes and more Yes Helly !

We have discussed this sort of scam many, many times before here on AB.