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Had a phone call last night from an Indian call centre , the guy on the other end said I was owed £700 in bank charges, at that moment I politly told him where to go. I did 1471 and the number was 0123. I was looking at teletext on BBC this morning and it said it was a scam.
---------- Post added at 07:16 ---------- Previous post was at 07:07 ---------- Just found a link on the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-s...wales-11168250 |
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Yes, I expect the helpful call centre agent would shortly have been asking you for your bank details ...
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They just spoof numbers using some kind of device... like the 0000000000 number that appears on our 1471 occasionally :)
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Bedford starts 01234, what was the next digit after the 3??
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Saying "You are owed 2000GBP from a loan". When further questioned/pushed, the person said "The loan you took out for the car". It's a scam. A crap one too, had us laughing down the phone. :p: |
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If it's a Windows keyboard, try holding down the Alt key and typing 0163 on the numeric keypad.
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I have just had one of these calls. on 1471 the number is showing as 001234567890 There was no one there when I answered and then the call disconnected.
The one I had prior to this call was the same number and during that call I was informed that my bank had identified that I had been overcharged £700 in overdraft fees and if I gave my bank account details it would be refunded immediately. I asked the guy what bank he was representing but he said he couldn't tell me because of the Data Protection Act. :erm: Pity I have never had an overdraft, I could have been £700 better off. :D It's a shame when these calls come just as I get settled down for a rest 'cause I love winding the callers up. My deaf routine really gets them frustrated. :D |
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