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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: frankwii on January 15, 2013, 09:29:00 pm

Title: BT phone scam
Post by: frankwii on January 15, 2013, 09:29:00 pm

heads up -
some gentleman has just phoned me from BT and demanded i pay my outsanding phone bill over the phone - I told him i was with Virgin - but he continued to spin a story that they are part of Virgin and can cut off the phone  .
He did cut off the phone when we finished and  called back afterwards  -
obviously i told him TGFed

New scam is they put you on hold to tell you have been cut off - and then demand credit card details  - SON of dogs







 

Title: Re: BT phone scam
Post by: steve a on January 16, 2013, 10:10:36 am

they put you on hold to tell you you have been cut off. then they ring you back... WTF you have just been cut off, how can they ring you back..

Title: Re: BT phone scam
Post by: formb on January 16, 2013, 10:26:52 am

If they phone you and do not disconnect the call, when you pick up the phone you will still be connected to them. Then they hang up and call you back.

Title: Re: BT phone scam
Post by: Ian101 on January 16, 2013, 12:08:36 pm

Quote from: Soapy Souter on January 16, 2013, 10:26:52 am

If they phone you and do not disconnect the call, when you pick up the phone you will still be connected to them. Then they hang up and call you back.

thought everyone knew this ... apparently not ... some dumb ass people giving credit card info over their phones