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Desperate advice needed re Identity Fraud and Payday Loan companies

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  • takman
    takman Posts: 3,876 Forumite
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    drea.berry wrote: »
    My daughter works in a prison and does not take her personal belongings with her including her mobile phone. She doesn't have her PIN or other details written down so has no idea how he has obtained them. What I can tell you is he is good at what he does. He even contacted the bank about internet banking (the bank have on their records that a male contacted them and they called back on my daughters mobile to confirm identity. They then recorded that the caller did sound male). Again my daughters mobile is at home during the day as its that or leave it in her car.

    I don't understand why she leaves her mobile phone at home?. Why can't she leave it in a secure place at work such as a personal locker or in her car?. What If her car broke down how would she ring the breakdown company without her mobile in her car?.
  • tykesi
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    takman wrote: »
    What If her car broke down how would she ring the breakdown company without her mobile in her car?.

    You've got to be kidding? How did anybody ring the breakdown company before the days of mobile phones? Wow!
  • takman
    takman Posts: 3,876 Forumite
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    tykesi wrote: »
    You've got to be kidding? How did anybody ring the breakdown company before the days of mobile phones? Wow!

    So just because people did it before by using telephone boxes and knocking on peoples doors then that's how the OP should do it now. Even though it would be a lot easier to use her mobile phone!.

    Plus it's actually more difficult to do it the old way due to the severe reduction in telephone boxes, especially in rural areas.
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