The same lady with an indian accent called, saying that she works for a diamond company and she will need our address to send us information. Come on ! This is for all scammers, do you think someone will be that stupid to give you his address
This company called and said they were from the Government Grants department and then hung up. The person had a very heavy Indian accent. When I tried to call the number back it was busy.
I got an unsolicited call from this number this morning at 08:30, in South Africa.
The caller was a man with an Indian accent. He claimed to be from "Mackie Research" and asked if I knew anything about "Share Markets" (an unusual, generic term - VERY suspicious).
He claimed that they have an office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
He stated something to the effect that the market has done well, and the offer a service where they send you market tips 3 times a year, and would it be OK for them to call me back.
He asked for my e-mail address so he could send me information. I agreed so I could learn more about this SCAM. 1 minute later I received a blank e-mail with the subject "t". VERY suspicious. I flagged it as phishing.
He asked for my occupation and whether, if I was given a tip in the next few months, I would have 10,000 Dollars (presumably USD) to invest. Why would he use this currency if I am based in South Africa? I told him it was "unlikely".