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Post by veggiewoman on Aug 24, 2006 7:58:36 GMT
I know of a person in charge of a neighbourhood watch scheme, and they have jsut been informed by the police that there is a scam phone call going around at the moment.
The people phone u up sayign you have a parcel that needs collection,then they put u on hold for ages. Then on your next phone bill you get you find this phone call has cost you £200+ !!!!!!
So just to warn you that if anyone phones saying you have a parcel that needs collecting, just hang up the phone immediatly.
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Post by maisiepaisie on Aug 24, 2006 8:13:12 GMT
How does that work if they have phoned you
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Post by lavender on Aug 24, 2006 8:15:48 GMT
they dont, at least not in the one I had a warning about..
you get a card through your door saying that you missed a parcel deliver and to call the depot to re arranged delivery - the phone call will cost you a packet, and sadly there is no packet for delivery - its a scammeroo!
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Post by maisiepaisie on Aug 24, 2006 9:04:54 GMT
Its about time they put a stop to those premium rate numbers. I remember when Kyle was phoning some number to buy credits for some online game. I said he could phone 4 times but he phones 16 times and it cost about £60
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Post by lavender on Aug 24, 2006 9:19:57 GMT
You know those nigerian email scams? I got one through the post a few months back! I rang Trading Standards who said it was unusual for them to do it via the postal system and I forwarded it onto them to deal with - lucky ole me eh??? cant just get scammed via email - oh no!! LOL
Also the ringtone ones get me furious , its the teens they target, the download three for £x but unbeknownst to them, they are then in a contract for 3 a flipping week for a year!!
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Post by maisiepaisie on Aug 24, 2006 9:44:04 GMT
I get a lot of emails supposedly from ebay. They say my account is suspended and to click on a link to update my details and password. Obviously I never do but some people would fall for that. I always forward them to ebays spoof department.
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