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Beware British Gas Scam???



Matrix10

New member
Jun 7, 2011
501
Bexhill
A friend of mine who owns some property let one of his flats some months ago, the tenant requested that a gas meter be fitted. This took a considerable time to arrange, and became extremely complicated, but finally a date was given last week. My friend then received a phone call purportedly from British Gas requiring a £500 deposit immediately, to which he replied that it was the tenant that had requested it and was up to her to pay, and passed on his tenant’s phone number. The tenant was then called, and the caller became somewhat hostile, to which she said to cancel the installation. However a day before the installation my friend received a call from the contractors to arrange a time the next day for fitting, the job was then completed with no problem. The telephone number from the person demanding money was blocked so a return call could not be made, so looks like a scam to me, but they had all the details of the installation. ???
 


pseudonym

New member
Sep 22, 2011
599
Hell
A friend of mine who owns some property let one of his flats some months ago, the tenant requested that a gas meter be fitted. This took a considerable time to arrange, and became extremely complicated, but finally a date was given last week. My friend then received a phone call purportedly from British Gas requiring a £500 deposit immediately, to which he replied that it was the tenant that had requested it and was up to her to pay, and passed on his tenant’s phone number. The tenant was then called, and the caller became somewhat hostile, to which she said to cancel the installation. However a day before the installation my friend received a call from the contractors to arrange a time the next day for fitting, the job was then completed with no problem. The telephone number from the person demanding money was blocked so a return call could not be made, so looks like a scam to me, but they had all the details of the installation. ???

British gas is one big scam imho
 




edna krabappel

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NSC Patreon
Jul 7, 2003
47,228
Never mind British Gas scams. I've had four emails today urging me to update payment details on my World of Warcraft account.

Seriously. World of Warcraft :ohmy: Frankly I'd sooner admit to subscribing to internet porn sites.
 


Northstander

Well-known member
Oct 13, 2003
14,027
Sounds a bit dodgy to me, however depends on meter type.

If it was a "credit" meter - they will be "credit" checked and potential security deposit required.

If it is Pay as you go - it's dodgy and I would contact the police!

:thumbsup:
 




happypig

Staring at the rude boys
May 23, 2009
7,934
Eastbourne
Years ago a mate of mine bought a house and called BG to get the account put in his name.
They said "you haven't got any gas there",
he said "yes I have, there's a meter under the stairs, a gas cooker and a central heating boiler"
They said, "you are mistaken, there is no record of gas there"
He said "I am not mistaken" and gave them the meter number but they wouldn't budge and refused to give him an account.
After a year of trying various avenues, he gave up and had free gas for several years.
a few years ago he took early retirement from his job as a gas fitter for British Gas
 


harmonmonic

New member
Dec 10, 2020
1
Years ago a mate of mine bought a house and called BG to get the account put in his name.
They said "you haven't got any gas there",
he said "yes I have, there's a meter under the stairs, a gas cooker and a central heating boiler"
They said, "you are mistaken, there is no record of gas there"
He said "I am not mistaken" and gave them the meter number but they wouldn't budge and refused to give him an account.
After a year of trying various avenues, he gave up and had free gas for several years.
a few years ago he took early retirement from his job as a gas fitter for British Gas (help with supplier: britishgas phone number)

Your friend must be a very honest and lucky person
 



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