PeanutButter Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/dec/05/phone-call-fraud-victim-refund Harper is a 68-year-old widower with physical and mental health problems that made him especially vulnerable. The death of his wife two years ago left him isolated and depressed, and, with no children, his only social contact was his sister, Laura*, who lives in another part of the country. The fraud looked to have lost him everything, until Guardian Money got involved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ubuntu Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 gosh that's such a sad story and so elaborate a scam as they carefully select vulnerable, gullible victims. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MonsieurCopperCrutch Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Scum bags. There is some utter filth crawling around out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spacedin Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) That poor man. What utter scumbags It reminded me of remote access scams originating from India. There's a white hat hacker on YouTube called Jim Browning who's made a name for himself shutting their scams down. It's definitely worth reading up on how they operate if you have any vulnerable relatives, especially those that live on their own. Edited December 5, 2020 by spacedin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tapori Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 That poor man. What utter scumbags It reminded me of remote access scams originating from India. There's a white hat hacker on YouTube called Jim Browning who's made a name for himself shutting their scams down. It's definitely worth reading up on how they operate if you have any vulnerable relatives, especially those that live on their own. Simply the worst Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spyguy Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 I tend to enjoy the one or two chats I have from with my 'bank' or 'amazon' or 'bt'. The calls are constant - I really need to sort out phone blocking. About 4/6 times a day. I tell my mum to put the phone down when she hears an Indian accent. God knows how any company thinks it makes sense to outsource anything to India. The risk of fraud / dat access is just too great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shlomo Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 I tell my mum to put the phone down when she hears an Indian accent I am not your mum but I did exactly this a few days ago, thinking I have nothing to gain in having this conversation it is just a time stealer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Warlord Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Got a call the other day from someone... "Mr. Warlord I heard you were in a car crash" WTF? I told them to eff off. I don't know how they got my name Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orb Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 I tell my mum to put the phone down when she hears an Indian accent. Bit racist mate... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spyguy Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Bit racist mate... Bit sensible... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeanutButter Posted December 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 I am not your mum but I did exactly this a few days ago, thinking I have nothing to gain in having this conversation it is just a time stealer Very glad you clarified you are not @spyguy’s mum. I too am not his mum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shlomo Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Very glad you clarified you are not @spyguy’s mum. I too am not his mum. This is what spyguys mum looks like, how close are you to this image out of 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeanutButter Posted December 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 This is what spyguys mum looks like, how close are you to this image out of 10 Post a photo of how much is left in your bottle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shlomo Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Post a photo of how much is left in your bottle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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