Scams: telephone, email, texts 2023, 2024

[Morturn]

bought some items off ebay and was sent a empty box what a game to get a refund i had to report it to the police

Thats a pain Pete. I find eBay generaly ok, but there is always the odd scammer. I would not touch Face Book market place with a barge pole.

 

[John L]

Thats a pain Pete. I find eBay generaly ok, but there is always the odd scammer. I would not touch Face Book market place with a barge pole.

I guess i have been lucky with my e-Bay purchases, although I do check the seller's approval rating from their previous purchasers.

 

[Godber]

Removed.

 

[mw0njm.]

Thats a pain Pete. I find eBay generaly ok, but there is always the odd scammer. I would not touch Face Book market place with a barge pole.

i find ebay is very helpfull when some one pulls a fast one.

 

[RRJ]

Just had the ' Hi dad' text from a number I don't recognise, quickly followed by the ' I've lost my phone so using someone else's phone to text you, can you help? '

Blocked!!!

 

[wam]

I tried looking for details on the Lidl laptop scam recently and came up with this page. Did you know Which run a standard scam alert page?

The latest scam alerts from Which? - Which? News

The scams you need to know about this month, including dodgy train ticket ads and copycat websites.

www.which.co.uk

 

[Morturn]

I tried looking for details on the Lidl laptop scam recently and came up with this page. Did you know Which run a standard scam alert page?

The latest scam alerts from Which? - Which? News

The scams you need to know about this month, including dodgy train ticket ads and copycat websites.

www.which.co.uk

I do and you can sign up for scam warning emails too. I have.

 

[John L]

Just had the ' Hi dad' text from a number I don't recognise, quickly followed by the ' I've lost my phone so using someone else's phone to text you, can you help? '

Blocked!!!

Yes, I have had the same thing in the past too. Unfortunately, a BBC presenter's late mother was subject to the same text scam and unlike us, fell victim to these heartless crooks. It was on BBC Midlands News last night, link below:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-68684193

 

[mw0njm.]

just had a email off BT
Hello,
Your Call Protect service for Digital Voice now uses AI technology to detect and block scam calls at no extra cost.

This means if you have a handset with a digital screen, it will display suspected nuisance calls. It may also show you the name of the business that's calling, including BT and EE.

 

[Richard Dye]

just had a email off BT
Hello,
Your Call Protect service for Digital Voice now uses AI technology to detect and block scam calls at no extra cost.

This means if you have a handset with a digital screen, it will display suspected nuisance calls. It may also show you the name of the business that's calling, including BT and EE.

We have the same, shows the number and says “scam likely” but the call still rings through!

 

[mw0njm.]

the police called today about the empty box the ebay seller sent me they are looking into it.
they took a statement off me about the seller they take fraud cases very seriously.

 

[Morturn]

the police called today about the empty box the ebay seller sent me they are looking into it.
they took a statement off me about the seller they take fraud cases very seriously.

eBay are quite good like that.

 

[Eric Gibson]

I bought a new Windows Ultimate disk on Ebay that turned out to be fake, Microsoft replaced it with a genuine one for free in exchange for the sellers details.

 

[Richard Dye]

I bought a new Windows Ultimate disk on Ebay that turned out to be fake, Microsoft replaced it with a genuine one for free in exchange for the sellers details.

I have a good friend that uses eBay, what it have found is that I get the same prices and products (for the most part) on Amazon. I know there are substitutes on Amazon but recourse is quick and easy.
BTB that is pretty straight up from Microsoft!