I Rang A Secret Numbers Station... And Got A Response!

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Back in May I published a video on a story that broke back in 2013 on The Kernel in which a phone number was made public that had apparently been set up in place of the famous Lincolnshire Poacher numbers station.
An anonymous source claimed that the Lincolnshire Poacher lived on as a secret telephone number for MI6 agents to receive encoded messages in the Middle East.
Known only as Mr Bland, the informant claimed that after the Lincolnshire Poacher ceased operations in 2008, it was moved to a UK telephone number. Mr Bland even provided the telephone number.
The Kernel called the number and was met with a mysterious version of the Lincolnshire Poacher.
The following day after numerous calls to the number, the Lincolnshire Poacher message system had been taken down. Instead of hearing the numbers station, callers were relayed a different message.
The Kernel, along with several readers, then received a text message from a different number informing them that the “Lincolnshire Poacher” telephone number was restricted and requesting that they don’t call it again.
When the Kernel tried to call the new number that the text message was sent from, they were told that the number wasn’t recognised.
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I Rang A Secret Government Numbers Station!
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@RingwayManchester

First part!

@01cthompson

In the late 80's I worked in the central alarm station/control room of a US based multinational corporation. I was basically a glorified telephone receptionist and radio operator. The company had its own security director who was a retired military intelligence officer. What is interesting is that at a point in time everyone in my position was given an envelope with a piece of paper inside. The paper had a person's name on it and instructions stating that if someone called our international help line and identified themselves as that person we were to only ask them where they were and nothing else. We were to them immediately contact a list of people at their office or home no matter the time of day or day of week. It seemed very bizarre to me and my coworkers that a regular business would do this. It also felt that we were being used as a last resort. Years later I now have to wonder if it was a similar situation to what was explained in this video.

@ozzybozzer

it seems counterintuitive to make your top-secret intelligence phone line blast the (essentially) theme song of a very well known number station down the line at you for all your enemies to hear.

@Aletsch

If shortwave radio fuzz and artefacts can be heard on the telephone line version, its most likely a hoax. A legit source is likely to have access to and use a direct recording of the original sound source / hardware generator used. Added to that, yes, calling strange numbers on foreign networks is totally going to get noticed, particularly if under investigation; so that would be very strange.

@RevMikeBlack

It sounds like you were being played by one person who decided to have some fun at your expense. By the way, Sir Alec Guinness is the real George Smiley. Gary Oldman did well, but Guinness made you feel the Cold War malaise that was Britain during that era. Thanks!

@tee_m

Time to register an 0845, make a weird recorded message and rake in the profit!

@vwestlife

The tune it plays sounds like it was recorded from shortwave radio, and then the rest of the audio sounds clean. So I think that's a clue that it was a mock-up rather than authentic.

@jimbotron70

Imagine an MI-6 undercover agent in Middle East calling home in the UK, not raising attention and suspicion on him 😅 Come on, even a profane like me senses a problem with this narrative.

@davidsradioroom9678

I agree. Sounds like a hoax.

@user-yq6hg1rh7b

This is obviously a fake telephone number used by a troll (probably the same one who submitted the number). Why would they play the Lincolnshire poacher tone at all? The whole point of the interval is to tune in properly before numbers are read and to identify the station itself. if you have a phone number, you wouldn't need to do either of these things. Plus, i even recognize the static in the background of the tones as the Conet Project recording of it. If you were the real lincolnshire poacher, why would you need to use a shotty recording of your own station when you can just generate the tones yourself?

@SomeoneBloodyRandom

As I said on the other video, using a number station as a auto playing recording on public accessible number is dumb idea because every phone line on every network in every country is attached to a Dialled Number Recorder for one very basic reason, Billing.

@3v068

As always, i love the radio conyent, but you taking deep dives into things like numbers stations are always really intriguing to watch and listen to. Thanks for the work you put in your videos Lewis. Youre awesome! Youve also got a good following across the pond here in the states.

@JohnCompton1

Not gonna lie. I knew next to nothing about Ringway's core content, radio communications and the like. I hitched my wagon after the incredible Duga and number stations series of videos. But I'm a huge fan of learning about things I never even knew existed. Especially when presented in such a way that makes seriously technical subject matter easily digestible and so very interesting .

@RichardGilmoreDronetech

For someone even to spend the time setting up a fake number, and response on the line with music and numbers etc, is actually Brilliant 😂😂😂😂. Government stuff though.. MI5, MI6, SNEEKY BEAKIES etc etc. We will never know exactly what goes on within these organisations.. class video. Keep them coming

@Steve-GM0HUU

I might try those Lincolnshire Poacher numbers on The National Lottery this weekend.

@tricky778

A finger of fudge is just enough to give the kids a treat!

@derekporter7658

Fascinating video Lewis. Keep them coming!👍

@bobroberts2371

A much better covert dial in would be a weather number and the report would have subtle messages mixed into the report.

@shodan2958

So nice to have someone who has seen my favourite TV series of all time The Americans! Yeah I love that element of it, I recall even them tuning in onto the BBC on shortwave so that they could get information. Certainly gave a "Damn this is certainly set a long time ago" vibe to it.