Scam City At The Moment.

[leigh white]

Never been so mithered lately with phone calls, e-mails and fake letters. Getting stuff now saying I'm an ex US citizen tax avoiding.😃

[bolton_blondie]

6 minutes ago, leigh white said:

Never been so mithered lately with phone calls, e-mails and fake letters. Getting stuff now saying I'm an ex US citizen tax avoiding.😃

I have to block 2-3 numbers daily fucking mythering. 

[Escobarp]

2 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

I have to block 2-3 numbers daily fucking mythering. 

How many of them are @Rudy?

[leigh white]

Just now, bolton_blondie said:

I have to block 2-3 numbers daily fucking mythering. 

When my mam was ill, they drove her crackers.

[MickyD]

Same. Half of them can’t even be arsed to employ a wanker to speak on their behalf, preferring instead to have a robot telling me I’m under investigation for tax fraud. 
 

Today a bank I don’t use warned me that an account I don’t have has been used by some fraudsters. Ooh, the irony.

British Gas needed me to speak to me about the arrears my account is in due to my direct debit being refused. In order to speak to an account advisor I need to press 1.

 

Thing is, people must fall for it otherwise these calls wouldn’t be a thing.

[bolton_blondie]

I dont know how they do it but sometimes they come up with a bolton are code before the number so knob head here things it's either maternity related or one of the GPs from work and I end up answering. 

[bolton_blondie]

9 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

How many of them are @Rudy?

None. Its the other way round, me mythering him heavy breathing down the phone. 

[Escobarp]

2 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

None. Its the other way round, me mythering him heavy breathing down the phone. 

Must be the hormones 

doing your best Pamela Anderson impression 😁

Edited April 8, 2021 by Escobarp

[leigh white]

2 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Same. Half of them can’t even be arsed to employ a wanker to speak on their behalf, preferring instead to have a robot telling me I’m under investigation for tax fraud. 
 

Today a bank I don’t use warned me that an account I don’t have has been used by some fraudsters. Ooh, the irony.

British Gas needed me to speak to me about the arrears my account is in due to my direct debit being refused. In order to speak to an account advisor I need to press 1.

 

Thing is, people must fall for it otherwise these calls wouldn’t be a thing.

Endemic, a lot of folk fall for this kind of thing, I must admit I nearly got sucked in when I thought I was talking to someone from Amazon, you got to be well on your toes these days.

[Escobarp]

Just now, leigh white said:

Endemic, a lot of folk fall for this kind of thing, I must admit I nearly got sucked in when I thought I was talking to someone from Amazon, you got to be well on your toes these days.

That so you can see the kitchen worktop pal?

[boogs]

5 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

None. Its the other way round, me mythering him heavy revving my Juke down the phone. 

 

[leigh white]

Just now, Escobarp said:

That so you can see the kitchen worktop pal?

Your so funny, I cant be bothered retorting.

[Spider]

18 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

How many of them are @Rudy?

She answers those

[FrancisFogarty]

I got one from an automated American lady, saying I had been charged with a serious, but unspecified crime and I had 7 days to pay to an account in America.

Fortunately I've got $245,000 coming in for my Bitcoins so the American lady will have to wait. I gave my details to the Bitcoin lady last week but my money has not come through yet.

Maybe tomorrow.

[jmjhb]

As soon as you answer one, you seem to get them all ringing

[fatolive]

Had one recently, ordered something , got a genuine message/ notification saying Royal Mail will deliver it between 9. &. 2 track it here etc

day before that date I got a text saying my Royal Mail delivery was £2 short of shipping and I’d have to pay or it would be returned and to click on this link to pay. 
didn’t click it but could see how someone panicking for a birthday present etc may do 

 

[Jol_BWFC]

2 minutes ago, fatolive said:

Had one recently, ordered something , got a genuine message/ notification saying Royal Mail will deliver it between 9. &. 2 track it here etc

day before that date I got a text saying my Royal Mail delivery was £2 short of shipping and I’d have to pay or it would be returned and to click on this link to pay. 
didn’t click it but could see how someone panicking for a birthday present etc may do 

 

Got the same text message today. Post office need £2.99 delivery fee. For every 99 who see the scam coming, there is one who will believe it. Sadly.

[Zico]

I don't even answer the phone anymore to anything not in my contacts 

Just watch it ring suspiciously, then Google the number

[Jol_BWFC]

38 minutes ago, Francis Fogarty said:

I got one from an automated American lady, saying I had been charged with a serious, but unspecified crime and I had 7 days to pay to an account in America.

Fortunately I've got $245,000 coming in for my Bitcoins so the American lady will have to wait. I gave my details to the Bitcoin lady last week but my money has not come through yet.

Maybe tomorrow.

The Bitcoin lady has asked the Nigerian Prince to process the payment. It will be with you very soon.

You probably just need to provide a few standard details - bank acc number, sort code, mother’s maiden name, name of your first pet, first school, pet’s name etc. 

Edited April 8, 2021 by Jol_BWFC

[tomski]

Had the Hmrc one saying my national insurance number is being used fraudulently and my impending arrest is imminent unless I press 1 and speak to an officer

[Not in Crawley]

It appears I've been involved in a car crash almost weekly at the moment.

[MickyD]

15 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

It appears I've been involved in a car crash almost weekly at the moment.

Regularly. That one’s often a scouser so I keep him talking to the point where they start believing I actually have had a crash. When they eventually ask for the details of injuries it’s at that point I tell them I had been killed. Strangely, they usually put the phone down.

 

8 hours ago, Mr Grey said:

I've had a couple of UK ones on my work extension as well, how the fuck do these cranks get your number ?

I used to sell life assurance in Manchester where you spent all morning cold-calling and all afternoon face-to-face with those interested in buying some life cover. At the time most numbers in Bolton were five figures starting with a 5. I’d start at 50000 then 50001 and keep adding one to the previous number. The upside to this was that you’d occasionally get a real ranter who was deeply upset about how you got hold of his XD number. That number would be saved for wind-ups later on. 

[Dimron]

Had one a few years ago when working from home , phone rang "can I  speak to the business owner", obviously Indian.

Told him no. He then asked who the business owner was, I replied "Guinness <surname>"

A few days later, phone rang and wifey answers "Can I speak with Guinness <surname>" goes the Indian, wife incredulous "Why do you want to speak to my DOG?" By this time I'm rolling around on the floor imitating a dying fly 🙂

Another one I use is when they phone, I ask them to hold and put the phone next to the radio with Classic FM on until they get fed up

[MancWanderer]

9 hours ago, Zico said:

I don't even answer the phone anymore to anything not in my contacts 

Just watch it ring suspiciously, then Google the number

Same. House phone is never answered and same with mobile if not in my contacts unless I know that someone will be phoning me but don’t know their number like a remote GP consultation I had a while ago

[barryk32]

I'm being scammed by legitimate folk.

CSA reckon thery have uncovered a £1000 debt from 2005.  They cant explain why or show how its come about.

Twats