Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
I used to play along and keep them talking for as long as possible, but I don't waste my time now.Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
I was the same. I used to have a ball playing along with them: pretending to be non English speaking, pretending to be drunk or stoned, saying..OMG! I'm so glad you rang. I need a sympathetic ear.....you know I've had the week from hell!..blah blah blah. Or I'd take the chance and answer with.."THis is the Australian Federal Police telephone monitoring service..What is the reason for your call to this number."...THat invariably did the trick. NOw I just turn the phone off and it's only an answering service.Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Text supposedly from Three. Usual payment failure update your details rubbish. They don't even obfuscate the website link to pretend it is a real three domain - it just shows as three-support-centre.com I took a look at the site and they haven't even bothered making it look real - all the links on it 404 too.Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Just recently I have been receiving what could be mistakenly thought to be scams, from a reputable bank, Santander. It's an invitation to open an online bank account with all the reasons why, showing all the benefits. It's all looking very authentic – because it is! Very misleading though as I have had an account with them for 15 YEARS OR MORE!Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
If it's scammer using Microsoft's name and telling me I have a virus, I most often tell them I know that I haven't. When they insist I have and threaten to block the Internet, I tell them that's OK because I don't use it much anyway.Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
I have just received a recorded message on my mobile telling me that I owe money to Inland Revenue and that I must press 1 to be connected to someone in the tax office. If I did not press 1 I would be arrested shortly! No name, no address, no tax number - just this message. Obviously I did not press 1 and I have blocked the number ...Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
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