A regular
Gurnite’s relative received a phone call this afternoon (Friday) from a foreign sounding
gentleman. He informed her that after
her complaint several weeks ago about unwanted calls he was now in the position
to reassure her that her calls would be screened from now on and she would no
longer be bothered by nuisance or scam phone calls. When she said that she hadn’t spoken to
anyone regarding this, he went on to say that, perhaps someone else in the
household had been in touch with ‘them’.
Alarm bells had started ringing by this time as she is the only one in
the household and, when the foreign gentleman asked her to confirm her bank
details she was on full alert. She told
him that she was not giving him this information and he then explained that it
was ok, and that he already had her information and only required her give him
her details in confirmation. She
reiterated that she was not going t do this and the gentleman promptly hung up. No doubt he then moved on to his next victim.
So, Gurnites, once
again, be vigilant, if you get a phone call of this type or a variation of the
scenario, do not give your details.
i say bring back the lash,and flog these bastards on a saturday on the high st.a good public flogging would stop these scammers
ReplyDeletenarook
Got the call today and hung up on him....be warned. He sounds indian and the call said international on my display. Surely BT can do somethng about this or are they powerless to what comes through their network?
ReplyDeleteHave a blather with them, play dumb and waste their time. I did this recently, had my daughter in stitches, after my suggestion that the lady caller ought to try a legal job that might make her parents proud of her she shouted a few obscenities and hung up! By doing this I've obviously been bumped off their gullible list and prevented, briefly them pestering someone else. Beat them at their own game.
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