[Finance] ******** The Scam Thread *********

[vegster]

The last 2 days I have had a lot ( for me) of mobile calls from unknown numbers in the UK, none ever leave a message, I'm getting 6-7 calls a day suddenly.. Any ideas everyone?

Edit: Forgot to add that they are all different mobile numbers, none have called more than once.

 

[studio150]

The last 2 days I have had a lot ( for me) of mobile calls from unknown numbers in the UK, none ever leave a message, I'm getting 6-7 calls a day suddenly.. Any ideas everyone?

Edit: Forgot to add that they are all different mobile numbers, none have called more than once.

Scammers upgrade.

They now have the ability to effectively show different numbers, so that by blocking a scamming number the scammers can still reach you.
The best thing to do, as I think most people do, if you get a call from a number you don't recognise, do not answer it. If its important a message will be left, if no message its usually a scammer. If you don't answer they seem to get fed up and the calls should stop in a few days,

 

[Wardy's twin]

What I find strange is at least two of the scammers are using an automatically generated voice(BT call) and an american accented one for my bank but still automated. They just sound fraudulent....

 

[vegster]

Scammers upgrade.

They now have the ability to effectively show different numbers, so that by blocking a scamming number the scammers can still reach you.
The best thing to do, as I think most people do, if you get a call from a number you don't recognise, do not answer it. If its important a message will be left, if no message its usually a scammer. If you don't answer they seem to get fed up and the calls should stop in a few days,

Thanks for that, I have not answered any and will continue to do so on your advice, cheers!

 

[Weststander]

The classic texted attempted fraud. We’re not awaiting a parcel and wouldn’t pay extra anyway.



Annoying how they’re able to get a plausible looking weblink.

 

[Arthur]

New one for me this morning.

Recorded voice telling me HMRC will issue a warrant for my arrest if I do not push 1. I didn't and now I'm waiting for the old bill to turn up

 

[Si Gull]

New one for me this morning.

Recorded voice telling me HMRC will issue a warrant for my arrest if I do not push 1. I didn't and now I'm waiting for the old bill to turn up

Same for me 5 mins ago..... I think they're onto us! Time to do a runner

 

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[lawros left foot]

I had a phone call this morning from a web ‘developer’ who told me of a website using a similar name to my business, my address and telephone number. It is for a butcher’s, that appears not to exist.
The caller offered to send me the link if I sent him my email address.
I declined, and just asked him to tell me what the web address was which he did. He also told me , he wanted to build a site for a business ( come-incidentally, a butcher’s)that wanted to use the same name as the bogus site. He said, until the site was removed, he couldn’t use it. My question is, if this is a scam, who is doing the scamming?
Is it the guy who phoned me, is it the bogus website owners, and who are they scamming, me, or someone else, or the Government to get Covid grants for a bogus small business?

 

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[AmexRuislip]

The last 2 days I have had a lot ( for me) of mobile calls from unknown numbers in the UK, none ever leave a message, I'm getting 6-7 calls a day suddenly.. Any ideas everyone?

Edit: Forgot to add that they are all different mobile numbers, none have called more than once.

They're all computer dialled, as already mentioned if not on your contact list, don't answer and when rung off, block and report the number.
You can register here for landline and mobile blocking calls.

https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/whatiscorporatetps.html

 

[vegster]

They're all computer dialled, as already mentioned if not on your contact list, don't answer and when rung off, block and report the number.
You can register here for landline and mobile blocking calls.

https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/whatiscorporatetps.html

Thanks, I'm ok now, the calls to the mobile have stopped as i did not answer any. The TPS thing is pointless sadly, home number and mobile number have been registered for years and my " preferences " are routinely ignored.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

There is a scam doing the rounds in the UK. You order a download of a household manual for a small amount, a couple of quid, which is legitimate, and then you get billed an amount of 24.90 every month from a company called helpandmanuals.com

 

[studio150]

Second call in two days, from the Energy Advisory Line.

Tired to tell me he was our local energy advisor a scam about loft insulation.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

I had a new variant of the internet performance call the other morning.

“Good morning Sir. I am calling from BT Openreach on behalf of Sky and Virgin”

Trying to cover as many bases as possible there. I let this one go on for longer than usual and it appears that they try to get people to download remote software apps on the phone to then get access.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Phone call this week purportedly from Halifax Bank saying we had someone trying to scam our account and odd amounts taken out (there often are!!) Their number was the same as on the back of the bank card but it was the International one, they said they were in Leeds.... their number 07860 092424. All reported to Halifax.

 

[maresfield seagull]

just had a call on my mobile (automated script). "Your National Insurance Number has been suspended due to suspicious activity - press one to speak to an agent to prevent an arrest warrant being issued!"

WTF !

Getting these calls regularly on both my personal and work mobiles

 

[AmexRuislip]

I'm rich.....

 

[studio150]

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Such a poor attempt, not sure anyone would fall for this scam.

 

[rippleman]

Such a poor attempt, not sure anyone would fall for this scam.

Yes, it is difficult to believe that there are still people who fall for these "obvious" scams but sadly they do. If they didn't, the scammers wouldnt be using them.

Bear in mind that they are mailshotting these scams to many thousands at a time. They only need a couple to respond and they have made their money. I have always been convinced that if they employed someone to re-write their scams into credible English they would be far more successful. Let's just all be grateful that they don't have that level of sophistication.

There was recently a daytime tv programme with her that used to be a singer and then was on Corrie looking at people caught by (mostly) romance scams. They are a different beast and many fairly smart and sophisticated people lost many thousands to the scammers.

If you ever get a flicker of doubt and wonder "is this a scam?". It will be.