Scammers

Eccles Blue said:
My ‘bank security’ ring me at least 3 times a week!!
You can tell it’s an AI type voice and she only gets as far as ‘This is a message from bank secur’ before the phone is put down.
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I especially like the O2 ones. Clearly Indian but always insist they’re called; Helen or Andrew or the like. If I’m a tad bored I can have them on for half an hour, giving them the wrong 6 digit code they’ve got O2 to send me. I usually end the call by asking if their parents would be proud of them, given what they’re doing. Of course, if I’m not bored, I either tell them to f**k off or blow a whistle down the phone…
 
My boy advertised his motorbike on facebook marketplace last week and within minutes got a message from a guy saying he wanted it, but could he have a UKIR report done to show it’s all legit. The scammer sent him a link which showed for £30 the site would produce the report, saying he’d pay asking price if the report came back clear- told him to bugger off! Wanker!
 
They're a plague on society, I'm sure the technology exists to shut these down, but no one seems willing to take them on. I've gone past the "telling them to fuck off stage", and am now well into the "sounding interested, putting the phone down and wandering off" stage, which usually ends with a voice saying "hello? hello? can you hear me?" which always brings down the blood pressure a touch
 
I dread to think how many scammers there are. Countries like Cambodia have governments fully behind the scams. I just feel sorry for the poor cunts thinking they’ve scored a decent job abroad only to be kept as a slave doing this shit.
From Wikipedia; The operations of organized crime in the country is a serious regional issue, and their activities are estimated to generate between $12.5 and $19 billion annually, a figure that could represent up to 60% of the Cambodia's gross domestic product (GDP). According to a 2024 United Nations (UN) report, an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 people, many of them foreign nationals deceived by fraudulent job offers, are believed to have been trafficked and held in Cambodian compounds where they are forced to engage in online scam operations under exploitative conditions.
 
Well, that's me off to retire in the sun somewhere :)

Dear Beneficiary,

We hope this message finds you well. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has identified your name in our official records under unpaid Compensation Fund claims associated with verified scam victim settlements. Our department is reaching out to confirm your eligibility for the immediate disbursement of your compensation payment.

Following a comprehensive audit of financial transactions, a Compensation Fund amounting to $10,800,000.00 USD (Ten Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) has been approved in your favour, as per directives issued under United States Treasury regulations on Inheritance Fund Outstanding Payments.

However, we recently received a request from an individual named Mr. Williams Johnson, who claims to be your next of kin. He has submitted the following banking details for the transfer of the said funds, alleging that you passed away in a car accident four months ago:

Banking Details Provided by the Claimant:
Bank Name: Chase Bank
Branch Address: 2075 S. Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Account Name: Mr. Williams Johnson
Account Type: Checking
ABA Routing Number: 322471627
Account Number: 1957204345

As a security protocol, we are reaching out to you directly for verification before processing any transfer. If you are alive and have not authorized Mr. Williams Johnson to claim these funds, we kindly request that you provide immediate confirmation by completing the form below:

Verification Form Confirmation of Identity
1. Full Name: ______________________________
2. Current Residential Address: ______________________________
3. Country/State of Origin: ______________________________
4. Primary Contact Number: ______________________________
5. WhatsApp Number (if available): ______________________________
6. Date of Birth & Marital Status: ______________________________

Please respond within 48 hours to prevent any unauthorized transfer. Failure to reply within this timeframe may result in the release of the funds to Mr. Williams Johnson as per the information provided to our office.

Best Regards
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent
79th United State Secretary of the Treasury
Whatsapp only +1 (518) 224 9998
 
Let's not forget that Rui Pinto is a convicted scam artist and is lauded by the press, don't ever miss an opportunity to let the bastards know that he's no different to some shit for brains con artist who could possibly be doing their parents and grandparents out of their life savings.
 
mosssideblue said:
Well, that's me off to retire in the sun somewhere :)

Dear Beneficiary,

We hope this message finds you well. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has identified your name in our official records under unpaid Compensation Fund claims associated with verified scam victim settlements. Our department is reaching out to confirm your eligibility for the immediate disbursement of your compensation payment.

Following a comprehensive audit of financial transactions, a Compensation Fund amounting to $10,800,000.00 USD (Ten Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) has been approved in your favour, as per directives issued under United States Treasury regulations on Inheritance Fund Outstanding Payments.

However, we recently received a request from an individual named Mr. Williams Johnson, who claims to be your next of kin. He has submitted the following banking details for the transfer of the said funds, alleging that you passed away in a car accident four months ago:

Banking Details Provided by the Claimant:
Bank Name: Chase Bank
Branch Address: 2075 S. Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Account Name: Mr. Williams Johnson
Account Type: Checking
ABA Routing Number: 322471627
Account Number: 1957204345

As a security protocol, we are reaching out to you directly for verification before processing any transfer. If you are alive and have not authorized Mr. Williams Johnson to claim these funds, we kindly request that you provide immediate confirmation by completing the form below:

Verification Form Confirmation of Identity
1. Full Name: ______________________________
2. Current Residential Address: ______________________________
3. Country/State of Origin: ______________________________
4. Primary Contact Number: ______________________________
5. WhatsApp Number (if available): ______________________________
6. Date of Birth & Marital Status: ______________________________

Please respond within 48 hours to prevent any unauthorized transfer. Failure to reply within this timeframe may result in the release of the funds to Mr. Williams Johnson as per the information provided to our office.

Best Regards
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent
79th United State Secretary of the Treasury
Whatsapp only +1 (518) 224 9998
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You jammy bastard! Do you think if I just send them my details unsolicitedly that they'd consider me for a hand-out too? Have you got their contact email that you could pass on to me, please?
 
About 6 weeks ago my wife had a £1400 iPhone sent to her from Sky. Came with her name and our address on. She hadn't ordered one and doesn't have an account with Sky. Within 15 minutes a gentleman appeared at our door saying he was from DPD and his manager had told him to collect it as it had been sent in error. She refused to hand it over as it was addressed to her. He only left when she said she had spoken to Sky (she hadn't).
She then rang Sky and spoke to their fraud team and reported it to the police fraud team. Sky had our address but the bank details weren't ours. Neither was the mobile phone number they had.
What the police said is that once the package is intercepted the payment details would be cancelled.

2 weeks later we received 2 industrial lights valued at £360 each from Freemans. Basically, same story as with Sky. My wife spoke to them and managed to cancel all the other items that had been ordered including a £590 washing machine.
However, the next day, when I was coming back home after taking the dog, there was a DPD van delivering a washing machine round the side of our house. There was a woman taking delivery and I saw it was again addressed to my wife. When I approached her she claimed she was my wife and lived at our house. At this point a neighbour showed up and confirmed who I was. A fiesta then pulled up and she got in and it sped away. The car wasn't insured or taxed.
Again reported it to the police and Freemans. Interestingly Freemans don't seem to want the washing machine back.

Then last Monday my wife received a letter from Homestyle confirming her order for a new 3 piece and confirmed she had an extra £2500 credit. She again spent half a day sorting it out.
My main worry is that the police fraud team seem completely disinterested in what's happening. 1 even said to her it isn't fraud against her or identity theft as its apparently against the companies concerned
 
richardtheref said:
About 6 weeks ago my wife had a £1400 iPhone sent to her from Sky. Came with her name and our address on. She hadn't ordered one and doesn't have an account with Sky. Within 15 minutes a gentleman appeared at our door saying he was from DPD and his manager had told him to collect it as it had been sent in error. She refused to hand it over as it was addressed to her. He only left when she said she had spoken to Sky (she hadn't).
She then rang Sky and spoke to their fraud team and reported it to the police fraud team. Sky had our address but the bank details weren't ours. Neither was the mobile phone number they had.
What the police said is that once the package is intercepted the payment details would be cancelled.

2 weeks later we received 2 industrial lights valued at £360 each from Freemans. Basically, same story as with Sky. My wife spoke to them and managed to cancel all the other items that had been ordered including a £590 washing machine.
However, the next day, when I was coming back home after taking the dog, there was a DPD van delivering a washing machine round the side of our house. There was a woman taking delivery and I saw it was again addressed to my wife. When I approached her she claimed she was my wife and lived at our house. At this point a neighbour showed up and confirmed who I was. A fiesta then pulled up and she got in and it sped away. The car wasn't insured or taxed.
Again reported it to the police and Freemans. Interestingly Freemans don't seem to want the washing machine back.

Then last Monday my wife received a letter from Homestyle confirming her order for a new 3 piece and confirmed she had an extra £2500 credit. She again spent half a day sorting it out.
My main worry is that the police fraud team seem completely disinterested in what's happening. 1 even said to her it isn't fraud against her or identity theft as its apparently against the companies concerned
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That's sounds absolutely crazy! Propper shady shit. Not even sure I can get my head around it. How isn't it identity theft if your address is the one that the debt letters would come to? And some bank account must be "paying" for it in some way.

You kept the washing machine or sold it? ;)
 
richardtheref said:
About 6 weeks ago my wife had a £1400 iPhone sent to her from Sky. Came with her name and our address on. She hadn't ordered one and doesn't have an account with Sky. Within 15 minutes a gentleman appeared at our door saying he was from DPD and his manager had told him to collect it as it had been sent in error. She refused to hand it over as it was addressed to her. He only left when she said she had spoken to Sky (she hadn't).
She then rang Sky and spoke to their fraud team and reported it to the police fraud team. Sky had our address but the bank details weren't ours. Neither was the mobile phone number they had.
What the police said is that once the package is intercepted the payment details would be cancelled.

2 weeks later we received 2 industrial lights valued at £360 each from Freemans. Basically, same story as with Sky. My wife spoke to them and managed to cancel all the other items that had been ordered including a £590 washing machine.
However, the next day, when I was coming back home after taking the dog, there was a DPD van delivering a washing machine round the side of our house. There was a woman taking delivery and I saw it was again addressed to my wife. When I approached her she claimed she was my wife and lived at our house. At this point a neighbour showed up and confirmed who I was. A fiesta then pulled up and she got in and it sped away. The car wasn't insured or taxed.
Again reported it to the police and Freemans. Interestingly Freemans don't seem to want the washing machine back.

Then last Monday my wife received a letter from Homestyle confirming her order for a new 3 piece and confirmed she had an extra £2500 credit. She again spent half a day sorting it out.
My main worry is that the police fraud team seem completely disinterested in what's happening. 1 even said to her it isn't fraud against her or identity theft as its apparently against the companies concerned
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Sounds like identity theft to me. Bastards.

I hope you managed to get everything sorted mate.
 
richardtheref said:
About 6 weeks ago my wife had a £1400 iPhone sent to her from Sky. Came with her name and our address on. She hadn't ordered one and doesn't have an account with Sky. Within 15 minutes a gentleman appeared at our door saying he was from DPD and his manager had told him to collect it as it had been sent in error. She refused to hand it over as it was addressed to her. He only left when she said she had spoken to Sky (she hadn't).
She then rang Sky and spoke to their fraud team and reported it to the police fraud team. Sky had our address but the bank details weren't ours. Neither was the mobile phone number they had.
What the police said is that once the package is intercepted the payment details would be cancelled.

2 weeks later we received 2 industrial lights valued at £360 each from Freemans. Basically, same story as with Sky. My wife spoke to them and managed to cancel all the other items that had been ordered including a £590 washing machine.
However, the next day, when I was coming back home after taking the dog, there was a DPD van delivering a washing machine round the side of our house. There was a woman taking delivery and I saw it was again addressed to my wife. When I approached her she claimed she was my wife and lived at our house. At this point a neighbour showed up and confirmed who I was. A fiesta then pulled up and she got in and it sped away. The car wasn't insured or taxed.
Again reported it to the police and Freemans. Interestingly Freemans don't seem to want the washing machine back.

Then last Monday my wife received a letter from Homestyle confirming her order for a new 3 piece and confirmed she had an extra £2500 credit. She again spent half a day sorting it out.
My main worry is that the police fraud team seem completely disinterested in what's happening. 1 even said to her it isn't fraud against her or identity theft as its apparently against the companies concerned
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Does sound like identity theft. Name & Address are simple to obtain. And when setting up they can enter any mobile number. There appears to be more of your wife's identify known/copied though - passport/driving licence/online utility bill account, to help them continue using your wife's name and address, without any issues.

Has she uploaded a copy of anything like that for legitimate purposes in the past 6 months? The device used to upload from could be compromised, or an email link provided was a scam.

What about her eMail address/password, is the account protected by 2FA/MFA? Can you check when/where the email is accessed (depends on eMail provider), you might find that that is compromised - email rules could be added to route email to a 3rd party email address, without it appearing in the Inbox.
If she reuses passwords, then she needs to be sure that her eMail account's one is completely unique, and never related to anything else. It is the most important password you have

Check https://haveibeenpwned.com/ for eMail/password (and potentially other data) breaches/exposures
I'm in 22 breaches, most recent are just accumulations of past hacked data. But I'm apparently in a recent (2024) French citizens breach... which I'm unsure how came about!
 
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