I answered this number and, after a typical pause of someone targeting many numbers at once, the caller asked to speak to an unknown person/s (Mr or Mrs ...). I said, "No. Please remove this number from your list". I was asked, "Why?" to which I replied, "Because you do not know who this number belongs to, and I have not given you permission to use this number to call me." He persisted, insolently asking, "So, just because I don't know the right name, I should not call this number? Why?" I said, "Because you do not know who I am, and I have not given you permission to call this number ..." He hung up before I was able to tell him I would report him for breach of the Do Not Call register.

This number has called mine.

I have a simple method for dealing with telemarketers and scams:

"Hi! You've called <insert local police station name here>. All of our Officers are currently tending to other calls and will be with you shortly. All calls to this number are monitored, recorded & traced for security purposes. If this matter is urgent, please call <insert name of station's sergeant here> on <insert station's phone number here> or stay on the line. Thank you!"

In the rare occasion when i've failed to use this message, it's not completely irretrievable as, i will then follow with:

"Are you aware that the telephone number you have dialed leads to a police station? Are you aware that it is a criminal offence, punishable by imprisonment a fine, for making a false call to the police? Are you aware that you personally can be punished and, extradited from your country of origin to serve your term of imprisonment?"

Most often, i don't even make it half way through either of those messages before they hang up.

The beautiful thing is, there is no way for them to know whether they have indeed called a police station or not and, whether they are, in fact, having their call traced.

I was advised to do this by a sergeant in the federal police. He routinely diverted his home phone to his office so that all calls could be easily traced. He told me that a number of times the details of the calls were passed on to the international cyber unit where they then led the local authorities to make arrests and, the prison terms may often be a lot more severe in some countries of these origins for making scam calls to an international police force.

Just clarify two last things though:
The Do Not Call Register simply serves as a means to filter out legitimate unsolicited calls. It cannot and, will not, be able to stop illegitimate. It is simply a list of names and numbers after-all.

If you do experience regular and frequent scam and/or nuisance calls, contact your telecommunications provider and request that your number be flagged to record incoming caller IDs. When you then receive a scam/nuisance call, simply leave the phone off the hook (don't replace it) and call your provider on another telephone and request them to trace the call. That number will then be registered as a nuisance caller and, the number will be sent a warning notice. If it continues, their service will be stopped.

Good luck, have fun and, remember don't get angry - rip them a new one instead!

how do you block a home number please

I have now managed to block this number on my home phone so it will only ring twice then the phone handset will hang up on caller! Look at the phone you are using and find "block number" to stop being harassed by these scammers.

Yep, Indian calling, introduced himself as John (LOL) and asked if I had any solar panels. Told him that I live in a cave and only have candles, pedal power generator and I cook on fire.
He thanked me and said "have a good day" and sounded just like Apu from "The Simpsons". Brought a tear to my eye.
I'm on DNC register as well, but have a suspicion that this info was sold to them by some rogue workers from telco.

Man just phoned me 1.50pm saturday and greeted me by my name (How are you Mr ....?). He then stated he was calling about solar rebate scheme; asked if I have panels - i replied "That's none of your business and I'm on the do not call register. To which he hung up.

A number of people have posted here, being indignant that they are getting calls from this because they are on the DNC Register - Just to be clear, this is a foreign scam - there aren't any solar panel rebates like they say are being offered. Being a foreign enterprise, they can ignore the DNC to their hearts content. they are probably using a VOIP Dialer, which is masking the Caller ID, so it shows up as an Aussie NUmber, not an Indian one (easy to do). reporting them to DNC will do nothing - DNC has no control over this type of call/scam - only domestic ones.

dirty little scum of the earth INDIANS should f*ck off!!

I can't believe the trouble some people go to to talk to these people and then complain (sometimes in a vile, racist way) about how inconvenient it is. Just let the answering machine take care of it, then check the number on this page and block the number. Simples.

I don't bother answering any calls anymore. The answering machine answers with "please leave a message. Telemarketers this number is on the DNC register". I figure if the call is important they will leave a message and I can return the call. No one leaves a message and they don't call back. Saves wasting my time running to the phone and getting stressed out with those annoying telemarketers. It has done the trick though. It also seems I'm paying phone rental costs to accommodate the telemarketers to carry out their business. Not happy.

The phone had rung 3 times throughout the day 4th time I had to get out of my sick bed to get the phone, little did i realise it was a scammer when i grabbed the phone. The guy ask how I was I said Im sick what do you want, then him and his mates started pretending to make vomit noises down the phone, then laughed and hung up. I was furious so I rang back and advised that I was not impressed about the treatment I had just recieved and when I got back to work I would be looking up there number as I work in telecommunications and that I would be ringing their telecommunication provider and playing back the tape of what they did. (i didn't tape it, but they don't know that) No more calls

Some dirty filthy Indian mongrel who called me by my name. The curry muncher wanted to know if I had solar power. I said " I have two words to say to you f**k off" and hung up. Why are these calls getting through when I am on the Do Not Call Register? Obviously this register is useless!

Just another scammer calling about Solar Power etc, don't bother

Had hung up by the time I got to the phone so decided to use the reverse number site to find these comments. We are also on the Do Not Call Register which is less than useless. Have now blocked this number

Caller: charlene 0527

saying i won a trip to disneyland and my partner too, they didnt ask if i have a passport etc, she told me her name was charlene and her client number 0527
i will be contacting the do not call register as i have done this many years ago and im still receiving unsolicited calls.

Since we moved to TPG broad band and mobile we are swamped with these sort of calls

An annoying phone call, asking to speak to Mr so-and-so, told them they had the wrong number, and they responded with oh but you'll be glad we rang. Told them I doubt that, and that I know about the scam, and they hung up. targeting SEQ atm.

Solar panel scheme. Rude as don't even bother answering.

I routinely answer the phone by saying "National Center for the Extermination of Nuisance Callers". If the call is from a friend, they recognise my voice and greet me (sometimes with a bit of hysterical laughter first). If they're nuisance callers I usually hear "Click, BEEEP". Just got that reaction from the above number.

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