davieG Posted 12 June 2020 Posted 12 June 2020 I've been sent this notification Not sure how true it is but the person who sent it to me is someone I trust. Anyone else seen of know of this?
Dahnsouff Posted 12 June 2020 Posted 12 June 2020 If you don't know it, you didn't ask for it Delete it
Wymsey Posted 12 June 2020 Posted 12 June 2020 Beware of Coronavirus-related scams, too. DWP scam warning - Thursday, 4 June, 2020 Action Fraud are continuing to see examples of emails and texts sent by fraudsters purporting to be from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP will never text or email asking for your personal information or bank details. Do not click on the links or attachments in suspicious emails and never respond to unsolicited messages and calls that ask for personal or financial details. If you are expecting a call from the DWP on your online benefit application, DWP work coaches will leave you a message in your online journal to let you know. NHS Test and Trace guidance - Monday, 1 June, 2020 Unfortunately, criminals will exploit every opportunity they can to defraud innocent people of their money, or steal their personal details. It is important to remember that NHS Test and Trace will never ask you for any form of payment or any passwords or PINs. They will also never ask you to download anything, ask any details about your bank account or send someone to your home. Whilst it is possible for criminals to spoof official phone numbers, they cannot fake official website addresses. We would encourage anyone with concerns about a phone call, text message or email they have received, in relation to Test and Trace, to check the website address being provided to you carefully. If possible, type the official address, which will be https://contact-tracing.phe.gov.uk followed by unique characters given to you, directly into your browser. Test and Tracer callers will NEVER ask you to dial a premium rate number to speak to us (for example, those starting 09 or 087) ask you to make any form of payment or purchase a product or any kind ask for any details about your bank account ask for your social media identities or login details, or those of your contacts ask you for any passwords or PINs, or ask you to set up any passwords or PINs over the phone disclose any of your personal or medical information to your contacts provide medical advice on the treatment of any potential coronavirus symptoms ask you to download any software to your PC or ask you to hand over control of your PC, smartphone or tablet to anyone else
urban.spaceman Posted 12 June 2020 Posted 12 June 2020 1 hour ago, davieG said: I've been sent this notification Not sure how true it is but the person who sent it to me is someone I trust. Anyone else seen of know of this? Stay home. Save lives. Protect the NHS.
MPH Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 Also, if you get an email saying “ congratulations! you have won two free season tickets to watch Nottingham Forest!” DO NOT open the email. It contains two free season tickets to watch Nottingham Forest.
Nick Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 I had a London number call me up the other day reckoning they were HMRC and if I didn’t comply and give them all the details needed a warrant would be issued for my arrest. I asked how they would arrest me when they were ringing me and were requesting my name, address, national insurance number and of course requesting a payment...
Thefox81 Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 9 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said: I had a London number call me up the other day reckoning they were HMRC and if I didn’t comply and give them all the details needed a warrant would be issued for my arrest. I asked how they would arrest me when they were ringing me and were requesting my name, address, national insurance number and of course requesting a payment... Had something similar on monday or tuesday. HMRC requesting payment as I havent been paying enough tax and wanted a payment for £750. For a start my tax is paid from my employee as im not self employed. Then they asked for my address so i said if your HMRC then you would have my address. The line went silent i laughed and put the phone down.
murphy Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 8 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said: I had a London number call me up the other day reckoning they were HMRC and if I didn’t comply and give them all the details needed a warrant would be issued for my arrest. I asked how they would arrest me when they were ringing me and were requesting my name, address, national insurance number and of course requesting a payment... tbh I enjoy those kind of phone calls. Sometimes I get them from people saying that my computer has a virus and wanting to get remote access. As if there is some kind of worldwide virus police force working to cleanse people's computers out of the goodness of their hearts. I tend to start off by playing dumb and going along with it. I'll ask them to hold while I start up the computer and leave them hanging for a while. Then I will start asking them questions like how do you know? what OS do I use? who do you work for? what's in it for you? etc, I might pretend the computer has crashed and needs restarting to delay them more, there might also be a pretend knock on the door that I have to attend to. In the end, when it becomes apparent that we both know that the guy is a scammer and his cover is blown I will ask him how he sleeps and possibly chuck in some of the most creative abuse I can muster. These people really are the scum of the earth. The way I look at it, the more of their time I can waste, the less time it leaves for them to scam others and hopefully pisses them off as much as possible.
stix Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 36 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said: I had a London number call me up the other day reckoning they were HMRC and if I didn’t comply and give them all the details needed a warrant would be issued for my arrest. I asked how they would arrest me when they were ringing me and were requesting my name, address, national insurance number and of course requesting a payment... My mother had that very same phone call a few days ago too.
Suzie the Fox Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 26 minutes ago, murphy said: tbh I enjoy those kind of phone calls. Sometimes I get them from people saying that my computer has a virus and wanting to get remote access. As if there is some kind of worldwide virus police force working to cleanse people's computers out of the goodness of their hearts. I tend to start off by playing dumb and going along with it. I'll ask them to hold while I start up the computer and leave them hanging for a while. Then I will start asking them questions like how do you know? what OS do I use? who do you work for? what's in it for you? etc, I might pretend the computer has crashed and needs restarting to delay them more, there might also be a pretend knock on the door that I have to attend to. In the end, when it becomes apparent that we both know that the guy is a scammer and his cover is blown I will ask him how he sleeps and possibly chuck in some of the most creative abuse I can muster. These people really are the scum of the earth. The way I look at it, the more of their time I can waste, the less time it leaves for them to scam others and hopefully pisses them off as much as possible. I too go along with the charade and play dumb, the best ones where i can keep them on the phone for ages is, when they ask for bank details, account number etc and i give them fake details. At that point they get someone more qualified to handle my call and i can really string it out.
Nick Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 19 minutes ago, stix said: My mother had that very same phone call a few days ago too. Apparently they started with a recorded message but then turned to direct calls... what surprised me is that it wasn’t an unknown number it was an actual London based land line. Brazen!
Nick Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 10 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said: I too go along with the charade and play dumb, the best ones where i can keep them on the phone for ages is, when they ask for bank details, account number etc and i give them fake details. At that point they get someone more qualified to handle my call and i can really string it out. This is one of my favourite responses...
Suzie the Fox Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 3 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said: This is one of my favourite responses... Thats brilliant! I so need to get more inventive with my trolls to telemarkets now
Nick Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 10 hours ago, Suzie the Fox said: Thats brilliant! I so need to get more inventive with my trolls to telemarkets now Well... If you liked that, whilst on the subject of ‘pranks’ this is that little step further into, well... Make of it what you will...
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 13 June 2020 Posted 13 June 2020 On 12/06/2020 at 14:30, davieG said: I've been sent this notification Not sure how true it is but the person who sent it to me is someone I trust. Anyone else seen of know of this? I know a who shares all sorts of this kind of made up shit on Facebook "NEW scam all the banks are terrified! If you get an SMS saying you won a prize your savings accounts are all drained immediately and there's nothing anyone can do about it! LIKE AND Share! Leave a comment! Give me some attention please I need followers"
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