Telemarketing from Mercury Energy: protect your privacy? - +64 9 967 8636 (09 967 8636)

A call back to the number resulted in an answer machine, claiming a competition had been won and requesting a return call with name and number

I didn't answers as i didn't recognised the number, i called back and they said i had won a competition, it's a scam

Following a call from this number, I decided to call back with a blocked number, only to be greeted by a recording claiming to be from Mercury Energy Telemarketer, which is peculiar since my number is not listed in any directory or on social media, implying that they must have obtained it from a trusted business I've dealt with in the past.

After missing a call from this number, I searched online and discovered multiple reports of suspicious messages, so I decided to call back and was greeted by an automated recording claiming to be from the SPCA, which seems fake since I have no affiliation with them

I contacted Mercury energy, and they stated that they didn't recognice the number as one of their internal numbers, suggesting it's probably a scam; moreover, my household is already a customer of Mercury, making it pointless for them to cold call and annoy us. The scammer wasn't aware of this and continued to push their servises, refusing to stop calling back; I've now blocked the number.

Over the past few weeks, this number has continously called my business line; whenever I anser, the call immediatly ends, so now I just ignore it when I see the number appeer on my caller id.

A guy, who i'm guessing was pretending to be from Mercury energy, called me and claimed i was over charged with my power, but when i asked him what was the point of the call, he quickly cut me off, and i tryed to call back but theres a answer machine that cuts you off after a few seconds.