Another scam

Many thanks All for your responses, I am enlightened. The procedure appears to be ignore these calls and whatever you do, don’t try responding because it is going to cost dearly. I wasn’t aware that 0843 numbers were charged at high rate, so much to be aware of these days, why cant we go back a few years to when things were simple, I could cope then. 📵 ▫️

Dave W

Sorry double posted, can’t get the hang of this modern technology. Dave W

Recommended reading: **LINK**

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/costs-and-billing/how-much-does-a-phone-call-really-cost

MichaelG.

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Also this: https://www.gov.uk/call-charges

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 15/07/2019 17:51:43

In recent days, I have had several scam eMails originating from Australia

... I don't recall seeing any before.

MichaelG.

We had a couple of new (to us) ones recently. A recorder telephone voice, female, well spoken and impeccable grammar (for a change):

Stating that it's a recorded message from barclaycard fraud regarding an overseas payment of £600. If this is a fraudulent transaction then please press '1'

It isn't the voice or quite the format of a genuine barclaycard fraud call - which will always insert the cardholders name. I would speculate that pressing '1' either just costs money or transfers you to someone who then fishes for your card details.

Ignore calls like that or look up and ring the card co fraud line yourself

I am not sure about this one.

I have just received a landline call from BT Messaging Services. The nice computerised lady on the line said they had a message from a mobile number for me and if I wanted to hear it I should press 1. Not keeping mobile numbers in my head I pressed 1 and received a message about The Beach Boys. I hung up.

About 15 minutes later I 1471 the number and found it was 08456 021111. A Goggle search showed it did belong to BT Messaging Services and had been useful for some. However others had been plagued with over 10 such calls a day late into the evening.

..and as you discovered you paid for the privilege. There's probably soem scam whereby the originator gets a kick-back for leaving the message with BT to call you or they're spoofing the call-back number.

edit: and i had one today from Ofcom to tell me my internet was being cut off... I didn't bother listening to the end..

pgk

Edited By pgk pgk on 22/07/2019 20:16:51

It's crook. The caller is faking the number of a genuine BT service, but that's not who is calling. They've probably taken a pound or two off you: very profitable if a few million people press 1 as they well might.

Phone numbers are like email and IP addresses; with suitable tools they can be changed to whatever the sender wants. They're no more reliable than a return address scribbled on the back of an envelope. Quite misleading because checking with 1471 implies the call is genuine.

I get a lot of emails from myself offering dodgy pharmaceuticals. Actually the emails originate in Vietnam and are some kind of con. I just delete them.

Dave

A new one today:

[quote]

Dear custοmer,

With internet security an ever changing landscaρe, ΒT has launched ρreventative measures tο ensure οur custοmers and yοur ρersοnal data is keρt secure with the launch οf ΒT Web Ρrοtect.

ΒT Web ρrοtect is free tο all custοmers. ΒT Web ρrοtect gives yοu advanced οnline security οrοtectiοn fοr individual devices against viruses, scams, sρyware, ρhishing attacks and οther internet threats.

< etc. >

[/quote]

Of course it's not from BT, but the insertion of my eMail address next to 'BT ID' lends 'an air of verisimilitude' [*]

Beware !!

MichaelG.

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[*] no, I'm not a fan of G&S but it is a brilliant line

https://www.gsarchive.net/mikado/webopera/mk208d.html

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 29/07/2019 00:14:06

Michael,

To be clear, BT Web Protect is a real BT product (see here ) but of course it does not mean that your email was actually from BT.

Richard

Michael G, what language is “verisimilitude”, is it Latin?

Dave W

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Thanks, Richard

Yes ... I am aware of that ... which is why I warned everyone to beware this spoof

MichaelG.

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Edit: the sender's address displays as

[email protected]

and the use of my email address where BT would normally use a partly redacted display of my ID is a good indication that it is fraudulent.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 29/07/2019 09:54:16

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As such; it's an English word, Dave ... but it is derived from Latin

Etymology: early 17th century: from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis ‘probable’, from veri (genitive of verus ‘true&rsquo + similis‘like’.

MichaelG.

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Edit: The stupid smiley thing is courtesy of this forum editor.

Here's a link: https://www.etymonline.com/word/verisimilitude

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 29/07/2019 10:01:12

Just got one "I'm ringing to check about nuisance calls on your phone"

Yes and you're one of them P*** orf.

Regards Ian.

One thing that has worked for me it to answer the phone but not say anything. The 'nuisance' calls seem to click off after 10 seconds. Genuine callers will say something. My 'nuisance' calls have now almost dried up.

'would recommend a look at the website "Who called me?"

**LINK**

And always worth adding the scammer's number to the website.

Hi, just google the number and you get various options of finding info.

Regards Nick.

Wouldn't be very fast tho...........

Not very fast no, but the paper's already shredded, breaks down easily when damp, and a lot of printer inks are soluble in water.