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

    actually it wont be classified as a scam if they actually deliver the end product. this has been going on for years with both passports and driving licenses. they submit the documents on your behalf and charge a "facilitation fee" eg driving license £70 instead of £20. it was investigated by...
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    [Finance] ******** The Scam Thread *********

    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 !:wrong::shootself
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    [Finance] ******** The Scam Thread *********

    3 cold calls from indian call centres today - must be having a binge before we all go back to work. .. him=="Can i speak to Mr (x) please, this is David (:tosser:) from 'your broadband provider'" me =="I'm his brother and i pay the bills now, how can i help" him=="We've noticed an increase in...
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    [Finance] ******** The Scam Thread *********

    had a good one today - a cold call from "BT" from an Indian call centre. i usually just hang up as Im not with BT but thought i would play along. They clearly hadnt done their homework very well because she kept going on about a 25% discount on my monthly fee and free mobile calls. I asked about...
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    [Finance] ******** The Scam Thread *********

    Interesting..tell them that "Stealing by finding" is a criminal offence and they could themselves get arrested.
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    [Finance] ******** The Scam Thread *********

    weird thing is i know and work with a LOT of indian young men and women. they are so charming, hard working and even they find these mostly indian callcentre fraudsters despicable. one thing of interest though is that there is a culture in india that your boss is like a mini-god and they pay...
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    [Finance] ******** The Scam Thread *********

    i have first hand experience with this after my father (who was 75 at the time) remortgaged the house for rewiring and a new roof etc. They offered a no repayment loan (payments optional) which suited my dad at the time but it quickly became apparent this is a bad idea. Interest only the loan...
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    [Finance] ******** The Scam Thread *********

    i cant beleive ive just spent over an hour reading this "scam the scammer" thread but its been evolving daily since the beginning of Sept. https://aff.419eater.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=907&sid=c5ed82ab2eb492014ea72089b70bec71 Theyve basically intercepted some emails from a guy in Ghana trying to...

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