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New scam happened to me this morning
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This happened to me yesterday morning and as it would take me for ever to type it this is a similar description to the call I got:
PLEASE READ AND BEWARE
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ!!
Received a phone call from BT, informing me that he was disconnecting me because of an unpaid bill.. He demanded payment immediately of £31.00 or it would be £ 118.00 to re-connect at a later date. The guy wasn't even fazed when I told him I was with Virgin Media, allegedly VM have to pay BT a percentage for line rental! I asked the guy's name - he gave me the very 'Eng
lish' John Peacock with a very 'African' accent - & phone number -0800 0800 152. Obviously the fellow realized I didn't believe his story, so offered to demonstrate that he was from BT. I asked how & he told me to hang up & try phoning someone - he would disconnect my phone to prevent this.
AND HE DID!! My phone was dead - no engaged tone, nothing, until he phoned me again. Very pleased with himself, he asked if that was enough proof that he was with BT. I asked how the payment was to be made & he said...credit card, there & then I said that I didn't
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ow how he'd done it, but I had absolutely no intention of paying him, I didn't believe his name or that he worked for BT. He hung up. I dialed 1471 - number withheld. I phoned his fictitious 0800 number - not recognized. So I phoned the police to let them know. I wasn't the first! It's only just started apparently, but it is escalating. Their advice was to let as many people as possible know of this scam. The fact that the phone does go off would probably convince some people it's real, so please make as many friends & family aware of this. How is it done? This is good but not that clever. He gave the wrong number - it should have been 0800 800 152 which takes you through to BT Business. The cutting off of the line is very simple, he stays on the line with the mute button on and you can't dial out but he can hear you trying. (This is because the person who initiates a call is the one to terminate it). When you stop trying he cuts off and immediately calls back. You could almost be convinced! The sad thing is that it is so simple that it will certainly fool many. By the way this is not about getting the cash as this would not get past merchant services - it is all about getting the credit card details which include the security number, to be used for larger purchases!
which came from website http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bt-unpaid...one-scam.shtml.
I personally hadn't heard of it until yesterday so thought I would post it on here for others, I am in no way looking to make a name for myself or getting paid on here for this, I now know its an old scam but I thought i would let others know it might be doing the rounds again
PLEASE READ AND BEWARE
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ!!
Received a phone call from BT, informing me that he was disconnecting me because of an unpaid bill.. He demanded payment immediately of £31.00 or it would be £ 118.00 to re-connect at a later date. The guy wasn't even fazed when I told him I was with Virgin Media, allegedly VM have to pay BT a percentage for line rental! I asked the guy's name - he gave me the very 'Eng
lish' John Peacock with a very 'African' accent - & phone number -0800 0800 152. Obviously the fellow realized I didn't believe his story, so offered to demonstrate that he was from BT. I asked how & he told me to hang up & try phoning someone - he would disconnect my phone to prevent this.
AND HE DID!! My phone was dead - no engaged tone, nothing, until he phoned me again. Very pleased with himself, he asked if that was enough proof that he was with BT. I asked how the payment was to be made & he said...credit card, there & then I said that I didn't
kn
ow how he'd done it, but I had absolutely no intention of paying him, I didn't believe his name or that he worked for BT. He hung up. I dialed 1471 - number withheld. I phoned his fictitious 0800 number - not recognized. So I phoned the police to let them know. I wasn't the first! It's only just started apparently, but it is escalating. Their advice was to let as many people as possible know of this scam. The fact that the phone does go off would probably convince some people it's real, so please make as many friends & family aware of this. How is it done? This is good but not that clever. He gave the wrong number - it should have been 0800 800 152 which takes you through to BT Business. The cutting off of the line is very simple, he stays on the line with the mute button on and you can't dial out but he can hear you trying. (This is because the person who initiates a call is the one to terminate it). When you stop trying he cuts off and immediately calls back. You could almost be convinced! The sad thing is that it is so simple that it will certainly fool many. By the way this is not about getting the cash as this would not get past merchant services - it is all about getting the credit card details which include the security number, to be used for larger purchases!
which came from website http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bt-unpaid...one-scam.shtml.
I personally hadn't heard of it until yesterday so thought I would post it on here for others, I am in no way looking to make a name for myself or getting paid on here for this, I now know its an old scam but I thought i would let others know it might be doing the rounds again
water £82.00 Totally Paid June 2012, vanquis £290.00 Totally Paid July 2012, e.on £300.00 £189.00 Paid Sep 2012, Scott and co. £989 £918 Paid Oct 2012, s/p £400.00 £295 Dec 2012, o/d £2,000.00 Dec 2012, rent £1,600.00 Jan 2013, mum £1,500.00 £1,400.00 Feb 2013
£6,402
Second purse #64 £2.30/£220
£6,402
Second purse #64 £2.30/£220
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You could at least have had the decency to change just a few words instead of copying the whole thing from elsewhere
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bt-unpaid-bill-phone-scam.shtml over a year agoThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
This scam has been on the goes for donkeys years..............
and has been posted on here time and time again.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
It's propagating (again) around social media sites, only time till it appeared on here!0
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You could at least have had the decency to change just a few words instead of copying the whole thing from elsewhere
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bt-unpaid-bill-phone-scam.shtml over a year ago
Ha ha nice one
OP got busted!Don't trust a forum for advice. Get proper paid advice. Any advice given should always be checked0 -
Takeaway_Addict wrote: »OP got busted!
Not really.
He may have just seen it, not realised it was an old scam, and posted it here to warn others.
It's not as if he's getting paid to post.There are two types of people in the world: Those that can extrapolate information.0 -
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I cant see that cut and paste is a problem??????
It saves an awful lot of time typing it all out.....make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
This scam is as old as the hills.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0
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You expect this rubbish from a Newie but not from someone who has been registered on Mse for a year and knows how it works.Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
What it may grow to in time, I know not what.
Daniel Defoe: 1725.
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