Had another call from 07049 number and as per the line goes dead.
It's a premium number and they are hoping you will phone back.
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/07049/6
07049 scam phone
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Re: 07049 scam phone
I use the same policy with phone calls as I do with emails - if I don't recognise the number/email adress I ignore it completely. If anyone wants to get hold of me that badly, they'll call back or leave a message.
Don't take it personally......
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Re: 07049 scam phone
Lots of people will call back when they see a missed call etc.
The number is rated pn7, minimum charge 89.9p. 7.2p per minute daytime and 1.8p per min evening s and weekends
The number is rated pn7, minimum charge 89.9p. 7.2p per minute daytime and 1.8p per min evening s and weekends
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Re: 07049 scam phone
It's quite simply theft but Ofcom don't see it that way........Their review determined a ban to be not a proportionate response. For God's sake, it's not rocket surgery is it? 
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1.3 Ofcom and PhonepayPlus continue to receive complaints about the 070 range. Most of these complaints are concerned with scams, although some relate to the high pricing of calls to 070 numbers. Currently, the most prevalent scams are missed call scams where mobile phone users are left unsolicited “missed calls” encouraging them to call back an 070 number.
1.4 Since our review of telephone numbering in 2006, the number of complaints has significantly reduced and we have found that the use of 070 appears to be declining.
1.5 Given the continuing number of complaints regarding scams on 070 numbers, and the apparent characteristics of the range that enable these scams to exist, it remains important to carry out a review of the number range to decide the most appropriate and proportionate measures to address concerns about this range.
1.6 Our analysis of the consumer detriment and the costs and benefits of different options to address any consumer detriment leads us to conclude that closing the 070 number range as previously intended is not a proportionate response. Given our legal duty to provide end users with a migration path to another number allocation where a number range is closed, our analysis shows that the costs associated with migration significantly outweigh any benefits gained from closing the range.
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1.3 Ofcom and PhonepayPlus continue to receive complaints about the 070 range. Most of these complaints are concerned with scams, although some relate to the high pricing of calls to 070 numbers. Currently, the most prevalent scams are missed call scams where mobile phone users are left unsolicited “missed calls” encouraging them to call back an 070 number.
1.4 Since our review of telephone numbering in 2006, the number of complaints has significantly reduced and we have found that the use of 070 appears to be declining.
1.5 Given the continuing number of complaints regarding scams on 070 numbers, and the apparent characteristics of the range that enable these scams to exist, it remains important to carry out a review of the number range to decide the most appropriate and proportionate measures to address concerns about this range.
1.6 Our analysis of the consumer detriment and the costs and benefits of different options to address any consumer detriment leads us to conclude that closing the 070 number range as previously intended is not a proportionate response. Given our legal duty to provide end users with a migration path to another number allocation where a number range is closed, our analysis shows that the costs associated with migration significantly outweigh any benefits gained from closing the range.