We keep getting very early morning calls often when we are not up which is worrying. My partner won't answer. I did yesterday and there was a long pause so I said hello, a long pause then a slightly robotic man's cultured voice. With too long an emphasis on the syllables.... heeellooow, this is BT, all your accounts with us will be terminated today. Please press button one. So I hung up. I checked on BT scam on the web. It is quite common. A woman who had written in had one with a man with an African accent claiming to be from BT. He had a lot of her personal details already. He said he could prove he was from BT by cutting her line off which he did. She couldn't ring out, then he came back on. She thought this would dupe some people. Then she told him that as he was the caller, he could press the mute button and not hang his phone up, rendering hers inoperable then depress his mute button. He hung up.
I also have had a few messages on my mobile saying my device has been paired up with a new recipient for my bank account, or they are confirming I have a new business arrangement to pay someone. I checked this out. Another new scam involving a bank and a building society. They say the real companies do not contact anyone in this way. What worried me or perturbed me was the messages came after my card had been refused. Once at the supermarket which eventually went through and once at a DIY store. I waved it I swiped it I put the number in. I ended up paying cash there. The till operator said it has not been working all day. Why didn't they do something about it then.?