Smishing attempts are still happening.

bat999

But I don't have an account with Barclays!

[Deleted User]

Smishing attempts are still happening.

Were you expecting them to stop at some point?

Sadly they are making more and more money from these scams and they won't stop until people wise up.

flaneurs_lobster

They will send out thousands of these texts. Some of the recipients will have Barclays accounts and it only takes 1 or 2 to be taken in and start a conversation for it to be worthwhile.

Report it (forward it to 7726), block the number and move on.

ballyblack

bat999 said:

But I don't have an account with Barclays!

no news there, block ignore

GrahamLM52

Sadly people are still being taken in by these messages.

An acquaintance of mine -  50 years old, well educated scientist working for the MOD - just told me that he lost most of his life's savings during Covid lock-down. He had just received an inheritance when he was called with the "your account has been compromised, you need to transfer your funds into a new safe account" scam. Not realising it was a scam he transferred a huge sum before realising something was wrong.

Initially, he was so embarrassed he didn't tell anybody and even fell for a follow-up scam when a company called him to say they could help him get his money back if he paid them "expenses". He lost that, too.

Eventually his family found out and an investigation has been launched, but it is such a long time ago I doubt he will get any of it back.

The point of my post is that if a supposedly sensible, degree educated, computer-savvy professional can be taken in, then anyone can, if caught at the wrong moment.

I despise these scammers. They ruin lives.

forgotmyname

Forward the URL's to the scambaiters..  If they do nothing but tie up their operators for a few hours then it may save
someone from getting scammed.

If I have some time to spare I will contact them and have a good chat and make them think they are winning my
confidence and the incident is real.

Nelliegrace

One of our friends has been caught by phone scammers who said they were checking broadband speeds. She was sent between the computer and the router and asked to report various things, then was told that the speed was low and she was entitled to a refund. By then they had got her convinced it was legitimate and she gave her the remaining details they hadn’t managed to get from her computer. She is elderly and unwell, and under a lot of stress. 
Next thing the bank phoned to ask if she had just spent $6,000 Aus on gift vouchers. Money gone, and the bank are saying no refund. 

I worry as DH gets older he could be caught by some plausible B***** asking the right questions to get him hooked.