Comments on: “Global Economic Forum” Survey call warning

By: D64

D64 — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:43:31 +0000

In reply to Alex B.

Had phone calls years ago from these wasters and had another one today from a mobile number out of nowhere.

I answered and they used my full name, said I don’t recognise the name and they should update their records accordingly as I am not the individual they are looking for.

They said they it’s not a problem and they could do a survey with me on 8 questions anyway, they just needed some personal information of mine.

They are a poor quality lot but still be on guard.

I recommend not answering personally. I have concerns that they can record a call and then have access to you saying certain phrases with your voice with the potental to create / manipulate ot make a sentence and pass voice verification… Perhaps I’m cynical, but these people are very persistent for some reason.

By: Gill

Gill — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:28:21 +0000

In reply to Warrick.

I have had repeated calls from mobile phones which I have blocked
Last call I threatened to sue them for hassling me and hung up
They are very in your face
Constantly call you by your name and say you requested a call
The operators are like little ants … very persistent and annoying

By: MANISH RAJPAL

MANISH RAJPAL — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:42:44 +0000

So I got a call a few months ago from a USA number & this Filipina sounding lady stated the usual bullshit about Global Economic Forum Survey etc…I politely declined and disconnected. She then called a week later from another country (UK), and repeated the same thing, and I told her ,,,,I had told you last week that I’m not interested. She then said but you told me to call back, (which I hadn’t), this time I hung up not so politely. She called a day later again when I lost my head and ended up cursing the crap out of her. I also said …don’t call me again, xxxx. To her credit, she calmly replied, I’m never going to stop calling you, I have access to hundreds of numbers, and hung up. She has since lived up to her promise, and over the past 3 months I’ve built up a list of various blocked numbers from the US and UK mostly.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Tue, 28 May 2024 09:13:21 +0000

And now they are calling people like me, in Sweden. This time from a number purportedly in Boston, MA, USA. My bullshit detector is very sensitive and so I terminated the call and blocked the number in less than 30 seconds. Then of course I wasted minutes googling, finding this page and venting. Hope it helps someone else later on.

By: Jasmine Hunter

Jasmine Hunter — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:01:21 +0000

I’ve have been getting hounded by these “Global Economic Forum” scammers for a few years now. Always a NZ landline or 021 number. Block each time. I immediately tell them to stop calling and remove my number from their database but they’re getting persistent! Two days ago I screamed and swore at them to f*#k off and the woman got angry back and called back immediately again!!! I’m on the verge of changing my number even though I’ve had it for 10 years.

By: Alex B

Alex B — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:11:59 +0000

Just had a similar call from “Global Economic Forum” NZ mobile number but seems to be fake. About 8 questions starting with economic situation in NZ and then personal questions also related to investment. gave some random answers. Probably digging some information for future scam. The caller had a Filipino accent.

By: Warrick

Warrick — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:10:09 +0000

Still happening. This time from 0274188516 and I’m pretty sure yesterday from 09-8017519. I got global economic forum clearly this call, probably the same yesterday but had huge background noise. background sounded like lots of kids.

By: Bcjim Okjhhi

Bcjim Okjhhi — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:34:06 +0000

Same, received a direct call from +16174885121 claiming to be from the Global Economic Forum. They knew my full name. Blocked and reported the number immediately.

By: NA

NA — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:56:12 +0000

Interesting – given that this is the only relevant page that came up when I searched this topic, I’ll add here for the benefit of others, that this caller also calls Malaysian numbers, from a US line. And yes, caller sounded Filipino.

By: RCF

RCF — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:33:15 +0000

number calling was 044738779114. about 8 questions on innovation and growth. Identifying role, industry, last name, first name and a hobby. Probably digging for the future. Final question about investment, higher of lower than $ 25.000. Be carefull with these people.