Mobile Phone Scam? I think? But not sure how it works

st999

What kind of scam could this be? :mad:

they are being picked up by courier today

Which courier?

That is the scam

Stan

donstermonster

st999 wrote: »

Which courier?

That is the scam

Stan

Nah i rang the phone provider not the courier and got them to arrange to pick them up from my works address

Paul_Varjak

Have you actually thought that someone is setting you up to accuse YOU of fraud?

donstermonster

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

Have you actually thought that someone is setting you up to accuse YOU of fraud?

I think that is EXACTLY what is happening, i must have really upset somebody !!!

qw3rt7

Would also do a credit check with experian or similar. It MAY be possible that someone has opened a bank account in your name and hoped to get the phones sent elsewhere / was sitting in a car outside your address and expected you to be out when the phones where delivered so they could have 'just got home' when the courier arrived.

Last time i checked experian checks could be done for free if you canceled within a month, though the £5 odd a month is worth paying in my opinion, as they will email you when new searches are made / accounts opened.

donstermonster

qw3rt7 wrote: »

Would also do a credit check with experian or similar. It MAY be possible that someone has opened a bank account in your name and hoped to get the phones sent elsewhere / was sitting in a car outside your address and expected you to be out when the phones where delivered so they could have 'just got home' when the courier arrived.

Last time i checked experian checks could be done for free if you canceled within a month, though the £5 odd a month is worth paying in my opinion, as they will email you when new searches are made / accounts opened.

How very astute! A bank account HAS been opened in the name of a neighbour but with all the goods being delivered to me , definitely somebody setting me up to look i have committed fraud

Awaiting reports from main 3 cred ref but cannot have them yet as i need further verification that it really is me tryin:Tg to get the information i think that speaks volumes about what i am about to find out !

Paul_Varjak

You definitely need to follow up on that original police incident number with the new information you now have!

Paul_Varjak

qw3rt7 wrote: »

Last time i checked experian checks could be done for free if you canceled within a month, though the £5 odd a month is worth paying in my opinion, as they will email you when new searches are made / accounts opened.

It is actually £6.99/month and you only get e-mail alerts once a month! If you do sign up for CreditExpert you really need to check your report daily after incidents such as these!

donstermonster

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

It is actually £6.99/month and you only get e-mail alerts once a month! If you do sign up for CreditExpert you really need to check your report daily after incidents such as these!

thanks, i have signed for daily alerts and full access 24 x 7 at 7.50 per month

mateypeeps

donstermonster wrote: »

How very astute! A bank account HAS been opened in the name of a neighbour but with all the goods being delivered to me , definitely somebody setting me up to look i have committed fraud

Awaiting reports from main 3 cred ref but cannot have them yet as i need further verification that it really is me tryin:Tg to get the information i think that speaks volumes about what i am about to find out !

"Passing off" is a crime so the Rozzers should be doing something about it, especially as it is HARRASSMENT as well, of you and the neighbour.


You are being harrassed under the Act, if an action causes you distress or harm, it does not matter if someone else would not care about it, it is the effect on you that matters under Law.

Not that I am an expert so get some Citizens Advice, Victim Support advice, etc.

In fact, it might come under the set of laws covering STALKING, and should be escalated by the Filth into a proper crime number. Perhaps. And investigated a bit more enthusiastically. IP addresses and names and addresses held by the ISP therefore, could be ordered by the Police, then the Old Bill could go round and feel their collar.


As to the credit reference agencies, once they are happy that you are you, arrange a decent password with them, one that the person that obvoiusly knows something about you, cannot work out (so not your pet's name, not date of birth, not house number, etc.

Then arrange for them to ask for it every time "you" phone up, or even write a letter, as proof it is not the other person hacking in.

Virgin Media do this if you ask.