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PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:54 am    Post subject: BT warns customers of phone scams Reply with quote
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BT is warning customers to be on their guard after a series of phone scams involving people claiming to be calling from the company.

The scammers call up their victim and warn them that their account is in arrears.

They then ask for card or bank details in order to settle the account.

If the person refuses or asks for proof, the fraudsters then offer to prove who they are by disconnecting the phone line then and there.

Once the victim puts the phone down, the scammer stays connected to their line, thus giving the impression that the customer's line no longer works.


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spooky!!

I'm looking at this on the BBC TV news as I'm reading it.
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