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Frauds and Scams (SCAM)
axdpc
- 20 Sep 2003 15:08
major news channels and newspapers. Some of these frauds seem just too big and remote to be of immediate, direct relevance to our daily lives. But, we will eventually pay for the consequences and damages, in taxes, costs of goods and services, regulations, copy-cats etc.
I hope we can collect, in one thread, frauds and scams, reported or heard. We must become more aware and more educated to guard against frauds and scams
which impact upon the health, well being, and wealth of ourselves and our families.
ExecLine
- 11 May 2017 11:03
- 615 of 631
http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/30/trading_standards/412/scams_and_warnings/7
Once you've clicked on my link, you might like to pop the site in your browser's 'Favorites' bar and maybe rename it to 'Scam Updates' or similar, so that you can find it again.
Here's what the above site has to say about dealing with unwanted callers, fraudsters and sales people:
Dealing with unwanted salespeople and fraudsters
Whether you are contacted by a genuine salesperson or a fraudster, they may both have got your name and personal details in a similar way. There are many companies and other organisations (including councils) that collect and sell information about you. Stopping information about you being collected or sold will reduce calls from genuine sales people and fraudsters.
Avoid filling in marketing surveys or questionnaires. Junk/scam mailers buy this information to send unwanted post, junk e-mails and make telephone calls. Some traders might even use the information to make doorstep visits.
If you receive junk mail with a return address on the envelope, write 'unsolicited mail, please return to sender' on the envelope and put it back in the post unstamped. This may disrupt their activities and increase their costs. Do not respond to such letters in any other way.
Remove your name and address from www.192.com. Use form: 'C01 record correction form' available from their website. 192.com is one of the principal UK directories used by companies to get names, addresses and telephone numbers.
Register regularly with the Mailing Preference Service (free of charge) and there is a similar free scheme for unwanted telephone calls - Telephone Preference Service or phone 0845 070 0707.
When you fill out your annual electoral registration form, choose for your details NOT to be added to the 'Edited Electoral Register' (sold for marketing purposes). Read the registration form carefully and tick the box to ensure that your details will appear on the 'Full Register' only (used for elections, crime prevention and credit checks). Contact your local elections office.
Whenever you give your name, address or e-mail to an organisation, for instance when you buy a product or service, always tick the opt out boxes to say that you don't want any further information about 'other products and services' and you don't want your details shared with 'carefully selected' third parties.
If you want to stop unaddressed mail, opt out of Royal Mail's door to door service. However, doing so may prevent you from receiving important mail from the Government.
Screen your phone calls using a suitable device such as an answer phone. Avoiding answering unwanted phone calls may reduce the number you receive.
Use junk/spam e-mail filters on your PC to reduce the number of junk e-mails you receive.
Put a 'No Junk Mail' sign on your letterbox.
Don't respond to any unwanted letters, e-mails or telephone calls. You will only encourage them (and others that they share your information with), to send more.
If you are visited - our advice is never to deal with cold callers as this is the favoured approach used by rogue traders who only want to get as much money from their victims as possible. If anyone comes to your home unexpectedly offering good or services, say no, or better still don't open the door.
Callers can always drop information through your door and you can then make a reasoned decision without feeling under pressure to buy. And finally - NEVER send any money to anyone who contacts you out of the blue and don't agree to transfer money using money transfer services such as UKASH or Western Union, both of which are untraceable.
mentor - 14 Jun 2017 09:57 - 616 of 631
who-called.co.uk - was created to stigmatize scammers, spammers and fake offers. The community for phone numbers and phone spam! If you have received such a call or text, or if you have returned the call or text and you now realize it is a scam, you can report it on our website. You should also spread the word to your friends and family to protect them. Add new numbers to help others avoid the telephone harassment.
| 018354237675 | Recorded message about boiler replacement.... |
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| 03303900607 | 03303900607 tells me i am owing money to a debt collector however i have never had a loan.... |
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| 01618145929 | Ppi !! Rings on different numbers... |
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| 02038850016 | So called marketing survey said "Mark". Told them we do not accept unsolicited calls.... |
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| 01632960792 | Silent then taped message... |
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| 08438667020 | Silent. Clearly just a scam designed to make money from anyone who calls back wondering who it is.... |
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| 08448003727 | I have not returned this call as I suspect it will be a scam to run up my bill. The person the other end just kept saying... |
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| 01915645876 | Debt Collector. We're not even in debt. We are the customer that is owed the debt but they just harass us to let them chase... |
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| 01267615461 | Talk talk one big con... |
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| 01218277175 | Jennifer from Pearl Advice Services and they had heard I had been in a car accident. Seems like it was a sophisticated recording... |
Missed call scams start by ringing your phone and hanging up so quickly that you can’t answer the call in time. Your phone registers a missed call and you probably won’t recognize the number. People will often then call the number back to find out who it is. Apart from being a nuisance, the missed call can lead to a scam in two ways
The number you call back may be redirected to a premium rate service (a number that starts with 09) without your knowledge, which means you will be charged a lot of money per minute.
The number may tell you that you have won a prize of some sort and give you another number to call to ‘claim’ your prize, but they may not tell you how much the call will cost. This second number may be a premium rate number, again charging you a lot of money to get your prize.
Text message scams work by sending you a text message from a number you may not recognize, but the content of the message could sound like it’s from a friend—for instance "Hi, it’s John. I’m back! When do you want to catch up?" or "Hey big fella, happy birthday!". Another common tactic is for a text message to sound like someone flirting with you. Many people reply asking who it is and end up engaging in a lengthy SMS exchange with the scammer. Only later do they find out that they have been charged a high rate both for messages they sent (sometimes there are also charges for messages received as well).
If you have received such a call or text, or if you have returned the call or text and you now realize it is a scam, you can report it on our website. You should also spread the word to your friends and family to protect them.
Geographic numbers01 and 02 numbers These numbers are related to specific locations in the UK and are used for homes and businesses. Calls from landlines are typically charged up to 9p per minute; calls from mobiles between 3p and 40p per minute depending on your call package. For landlines there is normally also a call set-up fee, and call charges are dependent on the time of day. Most providers offer call packages that allow calls free of charge at certain times of the day.
Premium rate number guideShort text message numbers Mobile text shortcode numbers are five or six-digits long and usually begin with 5, 6, 7 or 8. These numbers are often used to pay for new features in apps, to donate to charity, to enter competitions and to download games and ringtones. You may see these numbers in promotions asking you to text a certain word to a number or, you may receive promotional texts asking you to reply to them.
118 – directory enquiries Numbers beginning with 118 are used for directory enquiries services.Costs: Most calls include a charge to connect (can be between 50p and £4) and then a charge for every minute you use the line (can be up to £5 per minute).
0871, 0872 or 0873 These numbers are normally used for customer service lines, such as technical support lines, chat lines, tarot/horoscope lines and sales/booking lines.Costs: Typically between 11p and 15p per minute from a BT landline and between 20p and 41p per minute from mobiles The cost of calling 087 numbers is made up of two parts: an access charge going to your phone company, and a service charge set by the organisation you are calling.
070 numbers Numbers beginning with 070 may look like mobile numbers but they are different and can be more expensive.They are used to divert calls to another phone number. Small businesses and sole traders often used these to avoid giving out their personal phone number.070 numbers are regulated by Ofcom. However, PhonepayPlus can investigate services on these numbers if they are found to offer premium rate-style services and/or the number is being misused and if the cost of the call exceeds 10p per minute.
09 numbers These numbers are mainly used for competitions, TV voting, horoscopes, chat lines, adult lines and professional service lines.Costs: Between 9p and £1.69 per minute from a BT landline (other landlines up to £2.60 per minute) or between 50p and £2.50 per minute from mobiles
Contact the company that runs the serviceIf you want to make an enquiry about your charge, you should first contact the company that is running the service.
To find out who is running the service and the contact details of the company, please use our search engine or contact your telephone provider and ask for the contact details of the service provider.
Stan
- 27 Jun 2017 15:56
- 617 of 631
kimoldfield
- 01 Jul 2017 00:47
- 618 of 631
indushah - 03 Jul 2017 08:48 - 619 of 631
Have asked Moneyam to investigate and warn everyone.
HARRYCAT
- 03 Jul 2017 10:22
- 620 of 631
kimoldfield
- 03 Jul 2017 11:18
- 621 of 631
kimoldfield
- 03 Jul 2017 11:22
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mentor - 11 Sep 2017 13:16 - 623 of 631
Do NOT press 1 this is a premium rate line and they use hundreds of different numbers the person your put through to then talks in a threatening manner saying you must pay £££££ to HMRC on your card to avoid the law suit.
Older people are the ones being targeted .
If you get the call just put the phone down blocking the number is of little use as stated they are using many numbers.
Let your older relatives know about this scam
More can be read about it on Internet just type in HMRC tax scam
skinny
- 05 Nov 2017 12:09
- 624 of 631
"Your email address and password are being illegally published and sold online."
This may well have been stolen recently, but it may be linked to the hack of this site earlier in the year - hopefully its the latter as it will be an out of date password!
Something to be aware of!
ExecLine
- 11 Dec 2017 12:47
- 625 of 631
However, HP did release patches later to uninstall the key-loggers.
Check if yours is/was affected: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409
ExecLine
- 18 Dec 2017 18:50
- 626 of 631
Look at the card slot very carefully. Here's what they might look like:
More at: https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBFYUFC?m=en-gb
ExecLine
- 20 Mar 2018 00:48
- 627 of 631
"We have detected suspicious activity on your PayPal account and need you to confirm some details, please click the link below:
http://paypal-online.uk - PayPal"
You might like to click on the link above and see just what a scam web site looks like.
QN. Why would anyone want to enter their Username and Password for PayPal on it?
The site is NOT a SECURE SITE. It's URL is 'http://....' and NOT 'https://....'
greekman
- 20 Mar 2018 07:21
- 628 of 631
I never click on an attachment even if I am expecting one from Premium bonds or my bank.
My advice to anyone is to always go to the site direct and then open up any links, even then of course double checking the site is genuine.
ExecLine
- 16 Aug 2018 09:45
- 629 of 631
https://www.howtogeek.com/362660/how-to-file-a-chargeback-on-a-credit-card-purchase-to-get-your-money-back/
sutherlh1 - 03 Jan 2019 18:20 - 630 of 631
I then opened Norton,(which said all was well) updated it and did a full scan. All was fine according to Norton, hopefully a narrow escape for me! H
2517GEORGE
- 03 Jan 2019 20:58
- 631 of 631
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