Argos/John Lewis/M&S holiday scam.

Outtathaway

I got another call from this lot yesterday (second time I've answered one) and I just hung up on them

paulherts

We had the call, but American female did not know or would not give details of the company involved.

andyspencerj

yeah this is an old scam, we were informed about it at work before xmas.

Purdy_1

My husband had a dodgy phonecall tonight. He answered the phone to what seemed a recording in an American accent saying he had won a holiday and to press number 9. Of course he didnt - but Id hate to think what would have happened or how much it would have cost us if he had. :mad:

BFG_2

Purdy_1 wrote:

...to press number 9. Of course he didnt - but Id hate to think what would have happened or how much it would have cost us if he had. :mad:

It wouldn't have cost you a penny...

There seems to be an urban myth doing the rounds that by pressing a button on an INCOMING call, you'll be magically connected to a 'premium rate line, charging you £50 per minute.'
1. You can't be charged for incoming (except reverse charges)
2. There is no '£50/min tariff'; even the rip-off prize/scam lines are only able to do max of something like £1.50/min.

See somewhere like www.icstis.org.uk for details.

If this isn't what you were referring to on your posting, my apologies.

Purdy_1

BFG wrote:

It wouldn't have cost you a penny...

There seems to be an urban myth doing the rounds that by pressing a button on an INCOMING call, you'll be magically connected to a 'premium rate line, charging you £50 per minute.'
1. You can't be charged for incoming (except reverse charges)
2. There is no '£50/min tariff'; even the rip-off prize/scam lines are only able to do max of something like £1.50/min.

See somewhere like www.icstis.org.uk for details.

If this isn't what you were referring to on your posting, my apologies.

From what I have read if he had pressed 9 he would have got thru to a "real person" who would then have tried to scam credit card details "to verify his identity". I didnt say that by just pressing 9 we would be charged for the call.

As the saying goes ... if it seems to good to be true - it probably is.