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All the scam calls I've ever received, the callers didn't have run of the mill Anglo Saxon accents. Then it depends what mood I'm in and time available: - Abusive (after making 100% sure it's a scammer); or - String them along with nonsense such as claiming that I want to give them more...

On R4 this made me laugh, one of the You & Yours team happened to be targeted by a scammer, the journalist was quick-witted in recording the various phone calls. The scammer claimed to be "Sam Robinson" from O2. From 06:40 is the funniest bit, if you want to cut through...

But I did almost fall for the TV licence scam a couple of years ago. The colour, font, logo were exemplary. I was up to my eyeballs in admin and until just before the final click, thought it a simple email to deal with. Just shows. Whilst the elderly are very vulnerable.

Portal-TV-Licence-037940 <fatheha.ali@hotmail.co.uk> helpfully informs me that my TV License has expired, all I have to do is click on his emailed link. :wanker:

Here's a new one for me. An email from 'Amazon Prime' wanting my payment details updated, effectively as I'd replaced a bank card (which was in fact true). I realise they churn out millions of these scam emails, knowing a % will fall for it. The scam email expertly copies the text/imagery...

An associate is getting plagued by these emails, the tw@t sender, after getting no joy their wording has become very direct :lolol:. The funny thing is that their first wave of emails were addressed to Charles, they thought he was the MD at a clients, something they must’ve gleaned from...

I’ve use a variation on that: “Hello ……………. is it me you’re looking for?”

Cnts are at it again, by email.

Same here and it turned out to be genuine, I called them back later. Luckily, I wasn’t abusive to the initial caller!

I advised my son to move the bulk of money with his bank to the savings account (probably paying 0.1% interest) that came with the current account. Thinking that unless any scammers obtain full internet banking access, any fraud would be limited to the lower sum in the current account. This...

The TV licence email scams are doing the rounds again.

Beware of fake TV Licence renewal emails, I received one today. I’ve a feeling they always target this time of year …. playing on folk thinking there are actions they must take at the beginning of April.

‘Got lucky’ relatively speaking with a fraud of my bank debit card. I’ve a very rarely used second bank current account, where these days I transfer a few quid in before ordering/paying for a home delivered Indian over the phone. Low and behold someone paid for a £13 Uber fare in Brighton with...

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Phone Contract Offers Sussex and Surrey Police have received several reports from victims who have been contacted by fraudsters out of the blue offering phone contract deals. In one case a 38-year-old Female from West Sussex received a call from a male claiming to be from Three mobile’s...

Good point, I'll do that now.

I took a call this afternoon from a supposed UK 07*** mobile number. A pre-recorded American voice told me "This is HMRC, you have committed a tax crime, to rectify the position now ..... blah, blah, blah". Yeah, right.

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.

A couple of current scams as described on Eddie Mair’s LBC show in the last hour. - Fraudsters buy (or take a contract to buy) a high value item such as mobile, using the scammer’s email address, victim’s postal address and victim’s bank/card details. The online retailer delivers it to the...