New? Telephone Scam

Maverock

I have just received a 'missed call' on my mobile from 020 3086 7024.


I tried a search of this number online but was unable to find anything out, so I called and asked them who they were. A woman with an Australian/ New Zealand accent claimed they were the National Insurance Department. When I attempted to question her further as to who she worked for she became very vague. I told her I believed her company to be a scam and she promptly hung up.
I have passed on this information to HMRC.



Please ALL, be warned.

Brynsam

Just leave out the spaces in the number when you search. See https://who-called.co.uk/Number/02030867024

LadyDee

Nothing HMRC can do - probably a scam centre on the other side of the world.

You have, however, now be added to a list of "live" numbers which will be sold to countless other scam centres and can look forward to receiving many more calls.

tempus_fugit

Never call these numbers back. You don't know what it's going to cost for a start, and they now know your number is a good one to call as you are curious about who it was. Just ignore them and it's amazing how many fewer calls you will get from then on.