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Old 11th August 2020, 12:31   #1
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Default Two telephone scam calls in one morning!

I am clearly popular.

Took a call from a chap obviously working from a script as he could not cope with questions !!! - but easy to wind him up.....

His “brief” was to tell us that the loft insulation we have could make Covid-19 infection worse.

“Really? - tell me more....”

So he did but got easily flummoxed with simple sensible questions. In the end I could not stop laughing and he got angry enough to put the phone down.

Then - 20 min later, an automated voice rang to say that it was a call from VISA to inform me that £600 had been paid out of my account to a foreign country and that I must “press 1 to be connected to a member of the security team”. I just hung on until they disconnected. Waste as much of their time as possible.

I’ve heard of this one before but did check my balances. No issue at all.

A neighbour last week took a call from a lady who said she was from the “Governments COVID-19 check and trace scheme and that they had come up on the system and so needed to purchase a COVID-19 test kit.

I am sure most of us can easily see right through this nonsense - but some are more vulnerable and could be taken in.

I suggest we check on and warn anyone we know like this to stop these bar stewards in their tracks.
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Old 11th August 2020, 12:55   #2
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I am clearly popular.

Now now don't let 2 unsolicited phone calls inflate your ego...

I too try and keep the beggars on as long as possible to spare someone else being messed around
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Old 11th August 2020, 13:01   #3
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Thanks for the warning about the Covid test scam, Stocktake has just posted the same experience he had today with that one. Be very cautious folks.
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Old 11th August 2020, 13:40   #4
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I have caller identification. If I don’t recognise the number then I don’t pick up. If it is a genuine call then the caller can leave a message. So far the record scam calls is 12, all from the same number in one day.
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Old 11th August 2020, 14:15   #5
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Handy:

https://who-called.co.uk

And

https://scam-numbers.co.uk/Number//

Had, what appeared to be, several UK numbers call us a number of times over a couple of days. These rang off before we could answer (as we didn't recognise the number we wouldn't have taken the call anyway). We are led to believe that they hope the recipient does a call back and the number is a high charge one, they answer but say nothing.

There are some really despicable people out the so take care.
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Old 11th August 2020, 14:31   #6
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I have caller identification. If I don’t recognise the number then I don’t pick up. If it is a genuine call then the caller can leave a message. So far the record scam calls is 12, all from the same number in one day.

I adopt the same process as well and it works well . The caller id is free with BT for me.
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Old 11th August 2020, 14:53   #7
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I put an answer phone system on my landline about 2 years ago, and they allways hang up before leaving a message.

I've only go a landline because BT insist I must have one as part of my broadband package. Never use it and have never given out the number - BUT still the junk calls keep coming !
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Old 11th August 2020, 15:17   #8
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I've just had some folks at my door who can "Trim all your trees and do all the clearing up for you". I pondered for a while and told them that I don't have any trees (which I don't!).
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Old 11th August 2020, 15:52   #9
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https://www.tpsonline.org.uk
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Old 11th August 2020, 16:00   #10
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Doesn't work. Most scam calls are from abroad.
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