Latest on line Scam!

[Beachball]

This came through my Spam today
PostcodeLotteryUK
Saying I have won 4th Category £1,000
In order to claim your price provide three identification
passport or driving Licence
Selfie photo
selfie of you holding document

(I have checked my postcode and i haven"t and it been confirmed over the phone)

 

[Hutch]

This came through my Spam today
PostcodeLotteryUK
Saying I have won 4th Category £1,000
In order to claim your price provide three identification
passport or driving Licence
Selfie photo
selfie of you holding document

(I have checked my postcode and i haven"t and it been confirmed over the phone)

The PCL put it straight into your account, or the bank you use,
This mornings scam was my Amazon account was charged £300 + please press 1 to contact us.

 

[Parksy]

Herself had the Hermes parcel scam email attempt yesterday.
They claim to have tried to deliver a parcel and helpfully provided a link for her to contact them.
She deleted it of course

 

[Beachball]

The PCL put it straight into your account, or the bank you use,
This mornings scam was my Amazon account was charged £300 + please press 1 to contact us.

I won something from PCL sometime back and it went straight into my account , so i new it was a spam and it deleted now

 

[Beachball]

Herself had the Hermes parcel scam email attempt yesterday.
They claim to have tried to deliver a parcel and helpfully provided a link for her to contact them.
She deleted it of course

We also had that email and that was deleted as well

 

[Raywood]

It does seem that the scam is all over. No one charges for redelivery and I am not sure how so many people fell for it as they no full well there is no charge. I have blocked the number when I have got it, but there is not anymore you can do.

 

[Beachball]

Our phone is Ex directory I just put it on Do not Disturb and it blocks calls that we do not want sometimes leave it on if we are expecting someone giving a ring like the Doctor

 

[Raywood]

A variation on the delivery scam seems to be a message my daughter got. This was allegedly from Hermes, but did not ask for money, just that you open a link to "their" website and fill in details. It was not the correct address for contacting Hermes to arrange a redelivery, so had to be a scam, and presumably the information you were asked to type in was what they wanted for their scam. What was also missing was any order number which any courier would quote.

 

[Gagakev]

Had one today supposedly from TESCO . org.net
Confirm your receipt of purchase!!!
Dont think they realised that I'm a man..................
I DONT SHOP AT TESCO!!!

 

[Beehpee]

My wife was called by HMRC, told she was being investigated which is very odd, she hasn’t worked for almost a year, she isn’t receiving pension so i said investigate as much as they like as they must owe her some, I actually told them to **** off and annoy someone else.

BP

 

[Beachball]

We seem to get a lot of scams from a mobile caller but i just delete or put a block on it if they keep pestering .

 

[Buckman]

WOW BB! You are on a roll. Just clicked on New Posts and you have updated us with the weather and also commented on just about every thread.

 

[Beachball]

WOW BB! You are on a roll. Just clicked on New Posts and you have updated us with the weather and also commented on just about every thread.

Wrong only done three posts so far

 

[Jcloughie]

I have just received the email in the screenshot. I do have an ITV hub account but only the free one. I have never subscribed. Also, a bank would not do this.

I have contacted ITV regards this. Disappointingly, it is to an email previously scam free.




John

 

[RogerL]

We also been getting alot of scam messages to our house phone but lucky i can check and it says unknown phone number then i block it

Be wary that some GPs and hospitals use "Number Withheld" on all their outgoing calls, so you might miss an important one.

 

[Beachball]

Be wary that some GPs and hospitals use "Number Withheld" on all their outgoing calls, so you might miss an important one.

But GPs and hospitals have my mobile phone because i am a regular customer and send me a text i was due the other day for my injection i have every 12 weeks and it will say this is a reminder for your appointment

 

[RogerL]

But GPs and hospitals have my mobile phone because i am a regular customer and send me a text i was due the other day for my injection i have every 12 weeks and it will say this is a reminder for your appointment

Even before Covid, my GP would phone on his private mobile, with number withheld, to discuss results of blood tests and medication reviews - and the Heart Failure Clinic at hospital does the same thing.

 

[Buckman]

Even before Covid, my GP would phone on his private mobile, with number withheld, to discuss results of blood tests and medication reviews - and the Heart Failure Clinic at hospital does the same thing.

Same here so I do not block numbers until I have answered the call just in case.

 

[Dustydog]

Same here so I do not block numbers until I have answered the call just in case.

Sadly the docs withheld number makes you suspicious . I was rude to these callers but since waiting for the knee job I have been more tolerant😉

 

[Jcloughie]

Withheld number is not enough to go on to ignore a call. Many scammers provide a number to get around this. Just do 1471 immediately after. Sometimes I then Google the number.

Recently I called it back. They hung up on me, I then got charged 55 pence for an international call. 🥵

Not sure blocking is any use. Scammers get a new number for pennies.


John

 

[Raywood]

If you are suspicious about a call from your GP or hospital, just ring their landline number and check. I think they will be used to it by now and it will not be a problem.
Genuine calls tend to begin with your name but scammers often do not, if they do not use your name then it is a scam, but check the ones that do know it.

 

[Beachball]

Withheld number is not enough to go on to ignore a call. Many scammers provide a number to get around this. Just do 1471 immediately after. Sometimes I then Google the number.

Recently I called it back. They hung up on me, I then got charged 55 pence for an international call. 🥵

Not sure blocking is any use. Scammers get a new number for pennies.


John

Actually i do ring the 1471 just check who rings me when we have a block on our home phone and check the numbers on our list of callers friends, doctors, hospital, chemist , and if it someone i know i will answer the call but otherwise no . like you say they always get your new number

 

[Jcloughie]

Genuine calls tend to begin with your name but scammers often do not, if they do not use your name then it is a scam, but check the ones that do know it.

I have many spam calls that call me by name. That could well be because we are not ex-directory.

John

 

[Jcloughie]

Thinking about it, we get far fewer spam calls than we used to. I guess about two per week now. Is it just us, or are they dropping off?

John

 

[Beachball]

Thinking about it, we get far fewer spam calls than we used to. I guess about two per week now. Is it just us, or are they dropping off?

John

Hi John keep everything crossed