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DRS Bailiff SCAM debtbailiff.com

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  • Coupon-mad
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    I doubt that anyone has but just out of curiosity, have they ever sent any people impersonating bailiffs to people’s homes?
    No, this is a fresh new scam from this Summer. Very new. An online scam followed by scam texts and letters.

    If anyone did turn up, then call the Police because impersonating a bailiff is a criminal offence.  In fact, why not report this at your local Police Station? You would need to be very prepared snd armed with info to stop the desk sergeant  telling you it's a civil matter.

    It's not. These people have fraudulently hacked your data online and are now threatening you with lies about being bailiffs (which they are not).

    This is impersonating a bailiff and demanding money with menaces and online data fraud.

    MUST be taken seriously.
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  • Yes I won’t ignore it. I’ll also report it at a police station. But you’re right. It will take a miracle to get past the desk sergeant telling me that it’s a civil matter. But I will try. 

  • patient_dream
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    edited 16 August 2022 at 7:26PM
    To avoid enforcement visits and additional fees, call: 0161 527 5747 

    I have not received one of these scam letters.
    I phoned the number above and all you get is crappy music with a mesage, pre-recorded that says

    "All of our agents are assisting other callers , please hold and we answer your call as soon as possible"

    It's now 7pm ?    My guess is that this message will go on 24/7 and there is no agent

    I will try again at midnight when all good idiots will be tucked up in bed

    Try it yourself ... it's a Manchester number
  • Grizebeck
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    Needs Wise payments to shut their account down
  • DW190
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    edited 16 August 2022 at 9:01PM
    To avoid enforcement visits and additional fees, call: 0161 527 5747 

    I have not received one of these scam letters.
    I phoned the number above and all you get is crappy music with a mesage, pre-recorded that says

    "All of our agents are assisting other callers , please hold and we answer your call as soon as possible"

    It's now 7pm ?    My guess is that this message will go on 24/7 and there is no agent

    I will try again at midnight when all good idiots will be tucked up in bed

    Try it yourself ... it's a Manchester number
    I tried and got a recorded message DRS Baliffs.  At the moment we are closed, our opening times are Monday to Friday 9.00 till 5.00.


    This is definately a landline number and can be traced by BT.


  • Grizebeck
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    DW190 said:
    To avoid enforcement visits and additional fees, call: 0161 527 5747 

    I have not received one of these scam letters.
    I phoned the number above and all you get is crappy music with a mesage, pre-recorded that says

    "All of our agents are assisting other callers , please hold and we answer your call as soon as possible"

    It's now 7pm ?    My guess is that this message will go on 24/7 and there is no agent

    I will try again at midnight when all good idiots will be tucked up in bed

    Try it yourself ... it's a Manchester number
    I tried and got a recorded message DRS Baliffs.  At the moment we are closed, our opening times are Monday to Friday 9.00 till 5.00.


    This is definately a landline number and can be traced by BT.



    Disagree think its a virtual number. Ive asked a friend in the telecoms industry if they can find who owns it
    I think its most likely Sipgate
  • Fruitcake
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    Threats of clamping, threats of visits from fake bailiffs, threats to clamp a vehicle, threats of taking goods away.

    For the avoidance of doubt, these scams are a crime because they are an attempt to obtain monies by deception.
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  • patient_dream
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    edited 17 August 2022 at 7:53AM
    Grizebeck said:
    Fruitcake said:
    Threats of clamping, threats of visits from fake bailiffs, threats to clamp a vehicle, threats of taking goods away.

    For the avoidance of doubt, these scams are a crime because they are an attempt to obtain monies by deception.
    Indeed they are but trying to get a system to realise that......
    Ive reported the number to Sipgate on the good chance they own this number, simply because they offer free virtual numbers
    Think you are right, never heard of Sipgate but here they are
    £9.95 a month for a UK number

    https://www.sipgate.co.uk/tour

    The perfect tool for a scammer who wants to come and go

    At midnight it was the "we are closed"message saying they are open from 9am-5pm

    Very odd because as said, at 7pm last night the message was ..
    "All of our agents are assisting other callers , please hold and we answer your call as soon as possible"

    They must have forgotten to change the message >


  • Grizebeck
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    @patient_dream sipgate basic is free

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