Published on 12, July, 2020
Just received a call from 07458 122813.I never answer calls from numbers I don't recognise, so I rejected the call and searched it online.
On who-called.co.uk/.../07458122813 there are several reports that the caller is claiming to be from the National Autistic Society soliciting donations or Gift Aid details. A user reports: 'Very troubling. Was convinced until background noise got in way.'
The above user's comment suggests that they are autistic, as am I.
It's worrying that we should be receiving this call as autistic people. I just happen to have expertise in infosec and scam-spotting. It may be a coincidence, or it may be that our details have been leaked. I'm not going to make guesses or accusations at this point - I'm just putting this out there for information. Please spread it around. There are many autistic people out there who are very vulnerable to this kind of thing.
It is good that you have expertise in info security and scam-spotting.
When I read your post, the phone number used by the scammer was what stood out to me. I tend to think of phone numbers beginning with '07' to be mobile phone numbers. If the National Autistic Society was in the habit of cold-calling people to solicit donations, I'm inclined to think the calls would be made from a landline.
If I had been on the receiving end of that call and been convinced it was genuine, I think one question I would have felt compelled to ask was how NAS had obtained my phone number. In my case, there is no reason why the National Autistic Society would have my phone number stored on a database, as it's not something I have ever had cause to give them.