steve m
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:37 PM |
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Telephone text re an earthquake
About an hour ago I had a text phone call on my landline and it said " we have just had a 6.5 eaerthquake, but we are all fine" the no it
came from was 07988
*******
the no is not any one we know (think we know!)
i wrote the no down so i could find out who it was, but now when ive gone back and done 1471 no number is listed
very weird ?
plus i cant even find any news about a big earthquake
Is it a hoax, or a spam call ?
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splitrivet
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:40 PM |
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Sounds rip offish to me.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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vinny1275
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:42 PM |
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Might be similar to the spam emails that went round after the chinese earthquake (and still are, bizarrely).
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:47 PM |
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http://www.welt.de/english-news/article2215570/Strong_earthquake_strikes_near_Greek_island_of_Rhodes.html
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Humbug
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 02:51 PM |
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Don't call - it's either a wrong number or some sort of con
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Don't call - it's either a wrong number or some sort of con
Why what could happen? They already have his number. Perhaps someone just pressed the wrong contact when sending the text.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:10 PM |
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As above, probably just a wrong number. We get those talk/text things all the time at home, and half of the time it's a wrong number.
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pewe
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:13 PM |
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No2 son (works in seismometers - you know what I mean) reports 6.4 in the Greek islands 35.983N 27.785E. Light structural but population risk to 4k
persons - not to say injury just based on pop. density in that location.
You can also visit www.usgs.com and look for a live feed earthquake reports.
Cheers, Pewe 
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 09:56 PM |
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What the hell's a text phone call? 2 different things surely?
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WanchaiWarrior
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| posted on 16/7/08 at 01:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
What the hell's a text phone call? 2 different things surely? [/quoI
I think in the UK you can send a text from a mobile to a landline and it talks out the message.
Could be wrong though as I dont live there anymore.
[Edited on 16-7-2008 by WanchaiWarrior]
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mr henderson
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| posted on 16/7/08 at 05:58 AM |
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Try googling the number
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 16/7/08 at 07:27 AM |
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Text a landline? Surely you'd just ring it and say what you have to?
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 16/7/08 at 08:30 AM |
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It's a brilliant service for winding up your mates. Brings a childish giggle to my face every time I hear a computer generated posh middle-aged
woman hurling abuse that'd make a builder blush. Try it 
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JoelP
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| posted on 16/7/08 at 05:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by martyn_16v
It's a brilliant service for winding up your mates. Brings a childish giggle to my face every time I hear a computer generated posh middle-aged
woman hurling abuse that'd make a builder blush. Try it
and death threats sound funny too, apparently!
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steve m
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| posted on 17/7/08 at 11:38 AM |
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Well, we seem to have got a bit further with my weird text
yes there was an eartquake in Greece, and yes some family is safe, but nothing to do with my family ?
try sending a text to your home no with the following
"ken dodds dads dog is dead"
always makes me laugh
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