Reports of frauds, deceptions and scams keep appearing, weekly even daily, on
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.

Prompt reply from Barclays.

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Thank you for bringing this to our attention

Just has a call from the 'telephone preference service' noting that I was receiving a large number of nuisance calls. They offered me a box to plug into the back of my phone which would block all nuisance calls from UK and abroad for just £1.80 per month for 3 years, then free lifetime service. The first guy was very fast talking and when he had explained everything he put me on to a senior manager with better English and less accent who asked me for either my credit card details or bank account details. At first was quite believable for a second or two, but told the 'senior manager' to get lost. H

A very wise decision!

I joined the TPS years ago, I never had a plug in box and I've never had to pay a penny - it did stop 99% of sales calls. I was getting several a night, now I probably get 3 or 4 a year at most.

I paid £50 for this screen cleaner. I think I may have fallen victim to a scam?

Me too!

My latest.

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I don't receive any spam.


It must be due to the bull mastiff which usually picks up the phone.


Have told her not to, but she doesn't listen to me.

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Their email :-apples@poundhost.com

The 'check now' address :- http://webskilltechnology.com/cs.html

"Thank you not to respond"...........that's nice of them!

Halifax online banking -


PLEASE BE ALERT23 Aug 14


A small number of our customers have received phone calls from companies offering to repair or upgrade their computer. These callers then turn out to be fraudsters who install software allowing them to take over your computer and access Online Banking.

HELP STOP THE FRAUDSTERS
Don't allow someone who calls you unexpectedly to access or install software on your computer.
Don't disclose your Online Banking password or memorable information to anyone.
We'll never ask you to transfer your money to another account due to fraud or any other issue.
We'll never make an automated phone call asking you to approve a refund into your account.

Don't listen to the news bullshit and believe it all......

What the hell does anyone do with all that hacked data?

"Yesterday JP Morgan Chase admitted to a cyber-attack earlier this year, saying it was cooperating with US law enforcement officials investigating the breach. Names, addresses, passwords, Social Security numbers and dates of birth of 76 million customers were stolen, as well as details of 7 million small businesses. They added that the company had not ‘seen any unusual customer fraud related to this incident' ."

Email scam from Delta airways to download your ticket , anybody had one today . My one was sent straight to spam.

HARRYCAT it's a v.good question - but I guess they are after sufficient details just to extract money, or re-use your computer to attack some Government or Utility/Company they dislike ( or will sell-on to someone else).
The situation is so bad and flawed that any Institution that says they have security systems in place (etc.) is in denial - they can't have - and as computers get more powerful (mention "Cloud" Arrgh! ), the whole system will become open to abusers.


You wouldn't send your bank-details through the Post on a post-card, but that's what you might as well do, if using a computer - the only real security is to present yourself in person to your branch that knows you.
er, IMHO.

hangon, I agree with some of what you say, but every time that you wrote a cheque in the past, you were passing on your bank account number, sort code, your full name and an original signature! I think chip and PIN has got to be more secure.

Harry, glad you said that, I have said exactly the same to others, also same for electronic transfers if you wish to be paid that way.

I've been getting odd phone calls lately - both direct and via viber.

I've finally tracked it down to IFX (Cyprus based).

Anyone else have any experience of them?

I don't know if you have registered your number with the Telephone Preference Service skinny, it does stop a lot, if not all of these nuisance calls.

Thanks - this is them - IFX Forum.