Scamming

[Zezti]

If anyone's ever wondered where phone scammers get your name and number from...
http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/publisha.content/en/index.publisha

As simple as putting in an area code or even just a city, then they have the names, addresses and phone numbers of a wide range of people at no cost at all.

 

[Caudy]

I occasionally get emails off "Amazon" saying something completely random is due to be delivered on such a date. The first was a Deer antler chandelier for £400. At the bottom of the email it just says "If you have not ordered you can contact our help desk here"
It was obvious to me that it was a scam mainly because it wasn't the email I'm registered with on Amazon, but someone else my have fallen for it, it was convincingly laid out apart from the email address being weird

 

[PITA]

i should have quoted your original post, now you've made me look stoopid in front of everyone

Errrm.

 

[PITA]

Yep, I was also guilty of this schoolboy error.

Errrm.

 

[PITA]

I'd read that in a paper however long ago,they say they are from your bank and when you put the phone down and call to confirm the previous caller hands the phone to a 'Colleague ' who runs through security checks to rinse all the info off people. Some right shoitehawks about.

aka RS.

 

[flibbyflob]

My mum has one of those rape alarm things and sets it off down the phone at any cold caller that she gets. One way of getting rid I guess.

 

[lancs blue]

Dont trust anyone you do not know.

ok uncle jim

 

[Seathestars]

There's one going round pretending to be from the DVLA. Got a txt saying they owed us some money for road tax but the car was new and I thought it was strange.
Called the DVLA and they said its a scam, apparently the txt takes you to a link and they get into your account, if you complete the form.

 

[arch stanton]

Errrm.

t5he original post just had the word 'scamming' and nowt else, all the rest was added after my hilarious retort.