I got a phone call yesterday from somebody claiming to be calling from a well known mobile phone network company who wanted me to change from my current network to their provider.
The whole situation sounded very dodgy as he asked me for my account details over the phone so I could avail of their cheap top of the range phones plus he seemed to have forgotten my name during the duration of the conversation. He also didn't want me to call him back but insisted he phone me. Needless to say I haven't heard a word since. I asked him were he got my number from and he said he was given them by provider.
Have I got this wrong and the whole situation is legit? Do rival mobile phone companies exchange information about their customers?
The whole situation sounded very dodgy as he asked me for my account details over the phone so I could avail of their cheap top of the range phones plus he seemed to have forgotten my name during the duration of the conversation. He also didn't want me to call him back but insisted he phone me. Needless to say I haven't heard a word since. I asked him were he got my number from and he said he was given them by provider.
Have I got this wrong and the whole situation is legit? Do rival mobile phone companies exchange information about their customers?