Scam Alert ! - Page 2

Rp61973 · 8th February 2021, 09:33

Not a car scam, but on Saturday morning at 8am I received an automated phone call from "Openreach" confirming that someone had hijacked my line and I needed to press 1 to speak with someone to resolve the problem.

So I pressed one and was put through to a man who sounded like the Indian "Service Providings" call centre operator from TV's Fonejacker. I went along with it for laughs and went as far as loading up the software from the internet onto my phone (which allows someone else to take over the device) to enable to, convincingly, follow the prompts and let him know what appeared on the screen for the next prompt. When he asked me what the 9 digit device reference was I read the number out but with half of the digits changed. He then asked me to read it again and I changed one of the digits again.

Exasperated, he asked me to read the number out again, so I went back to the first number and then he said it should be eight digits, not nine, so I dropped the end digit off. His manager then took over the call (in true Fonejacker style) and asked me the nine digit number, so I told him the original number but with another two numbers changed. The irritation in his voice was palpable as he probably felt he was seconds away from accessing a bank account or Paypal account.

In the end he asked me my name. I told him my name was Mr Kmiov, K-M-I-O-V.

He then asked me my first name - I replied - Juan - J-U-A-N.

For some reason he then just hung up...

trikey · 8th February 2021, 12:28

They are very clever too, if you try and report the eBay ads it comes up with ‘listing no longer available’ even though the ad is still live!

8th February 2021, 09:33	#11
Rp61973 Loves to post Rover 75 CDTI Classic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Galleywood Posts: 374 Thanks: 80 Thanked 67 Times in 45 Posts	Not a car scam, but on Saturday morning at 8am I received an automated phone call from "Openreach" confirming that someone had hijacked my line and I needed to press 1 to speak with someone to resolve the problem. So I pressed one and was put through to a man who sounded like the Indian "Service Providings" call centre operator from TV's Fonejacker. I went along with it for laughs and went as far as loading up the software from the internet onto my phone (which allows someone else to take over the device) to enable to, convincingly, follow the prompts and let him know what appeared on the screen for the next prompt. When he asked me what the 9 digit device reference was I read the number out but with half of the digits changed. He then asked me to read it again and I changed one of the digits again. Exasperated, he asked me to read the number out again, so I went back to the first number and then he said it should be eight digits, not nine, so I dropped the end digit off. His manager then took over the call (in true Fonejacker style) and asked me the nine digit number, so I told him the original number but with another two numbers changed. The irritation in his voice was palpable as he probably felt he was seconds away from accessing a bank account or Paypal account. In the end he asked me my name. I told him my name was Mr Kmiov, K-M-I-O-V. He then asked me my first name - I replied - Juan - J-U-A-N. For some reason he then just hung up... __________________ 2006 Rover 75 CDTI in Starlight Silver 1973 Rover P6 3500 in Monza Red

8th February 2021, 12:28	#12
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,772 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	They are very clever too, if you try and report the eBay ads it comes up with ‘listing no longer available’ even though the ad is still live! __________________ Lest we forget..