I regularly read about these calls in the local rag and recently got one!
"Female" voice speaking German, "Dad I had an accident etc etc. Arrested etc etc. Can you help me?".
Now I don't have a daughter, so I answered "Well you deserve it!".
The "female" said "Why?", and I answered "Because you called me last week and you're a f-ing scammer".
The voice immediately changed to male and I was cursed in German, English and Turkish
I wasted a lot of his time with insults which he returned and then his "brother" took on the debate so I wasted more of his time. I had fun and in the end he said "I know where you live" to which I replied that I have a big dog waiting for him.
Anyhow reported to the Police and to a good friend who is head of the local Kripo.
Question is why does the telephone system allow anonymous calls to private numbers?
Is it a German thing, a European thing or a world wide issue?
Anyone else had experience of them?