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#16 [Permalink] Posted on 19th February 2014 12:44

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No way! You got scammed.

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#17 [Permalink] Posted on 19th February 2014 12:48

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Yep I downloaded the malwarebytes app, when you recommended it on one of the threads, and it did the trick, kept getting notification saying threat detected, got rid of it, Alhumdulillah

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#18 [Permalink] Posted on 19th February 2014 13:04

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No, not really. I get them all the time and just hit delete. In this case I wanted to show how authentic fakes can be. So I took my chances knowing (hoping) that I was covered.

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#19 [Permalink] Posted on 19th February 2014 13:10

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Use to get quite alot from natwest, don't even have an account with them, they do seem to have stopped though, got no idea how or what stopped them.

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#20 [Permalink] Posted on 19th February 2014 13:36

Here's a scam index that'll help understand the threats better: www.scamdex.com/

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#21 [Permalink] Posted on 19th February 2014 13:59

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No infections so far. Always wise to keep checking. If anyone notices the speed of the computer decreasing, check the "Task Manager" - "Processes" and see whats running and run Malwarebytes. Works brilliantly.

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Downloads: 373

[189.15 kB] Not infected

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#22 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2014 13:50

Abu Mohammed what did you do? I just got this exact same email that you posted:

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Dear Valued Customer,

For your security, Barclays Bank has safeguard your account when there is a possibility that someone other than you is attempting to Access your account from an unidentified location. You now need to verify your Identity.

To verify your identity, kindly follow the reference below and instantly re-activate your account.

https:// bank.barclays.co.uk/olb/auth/verification/ (but when clicked takes you to http:// galeriapomorska . home.pl / css /barclays.html (spaces added to avoid making it clickable))

Thank you for helping us to protect you.

Security Advisor
Barclays Bank PLC .
Registered in England. Registered no. 1026167. Barclays Insurance Services Company Limited. Registered in England. Registered no. 973765. Registered office for both: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP. ‘The Woolwich’ and ‘Woolwich’ are trademarks and trading names of Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Business is a trading name of
Barclays Bank PLC.

Alhamdulillah I don't bank with this institutionally racist bank

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#23 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2014 14:15

I reported as mentioned.

I love reporting these things. Many people think it's a waste of time. I do it to keep them busy.

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#24 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2014 14:56

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You'll be lucky for them to give it a second look to be honest, a mate of mine is a fraud analyst and to be honest they don't really care about these things.

Also other than that watch out for HMRC emails, a note for everyone to remember is HMRC will never contact you via email, it's not the way they correspond. It's always done by letter and phone and never by email.

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#25 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2014 15:09

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You'll be lucky for them to give it a second look to be honest, a mate of mine is a fraud analyst and to be honest they don't really care about these things.

I guess I'm lucky then. So far, I've only had positive responses. I once got one whilst in the bank. I showed it to the clerk and she told me what to do. Then she took it further. Never got those emails from that bank ever again. (it was always coming)

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#26 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2014 15:17

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You got lucky akhii, otherwise these bankers are some of the biggest crooks around and are useless.

I don't really have much respect for these guys to be honest.

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#27 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2014 15:42

Have you ever been called and asked to verify your name and address etc to confirm who you are?

I get tons of these (probably because my number is easy to generate 00447*4444*4*4) (PLEASE DONT POST YOUR NUMBER)

Anyways, Heres what I do.

Con artist: Hi, May I speak to Mr.....
Me: Speaking.
Con artist: Hi Mr..... I am calling from ...... For your information, this call is being recorded for training and security purposes.
Me: Ok.
Con artist: Firstly Mr..... Before we proceed, I will need to confirm that you are the correct person. Therefore I will need to confirm your details. If they match with our records, we can proceed.
Me: Ok.
Con artist: Mr..... Can you please confirm the first line and post code of your home address.
Me: You called me, so you tell me and I'll confirm if you got it right or not.
Con artist: Mr..... If you don't comply, your account may be compromised.
Me: Why don't you tell me, so I can confirm that you are the correct person.
Con artist: Hangs up.

I love it.

Sometimes what I do is give them some fake details because if they have my name and number, I'm sure they have the real address. If they say that the details I have given don't match, then I might just give it (I've got nothing to lose at this stage, as they already have it)

If it gets to that stage I carry on in the same manner. Brilliant fun. Gets them really cheesed off.

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#28 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2014 16:07

My son loves the calls, recently this guy phoned from an insurance company, and he has a long chat with him, and goes along with everything, then the call ends with my son saying sorry I'm under 16 :-)

Had a funny conversation with a lady, who said she was from BT, she had no details whatsoever, and kept asking questions, so I asked to speak to her manager, she declined then I said, your not from BT are you, she said, no...so said I was going to report her to the police for lying, fraud, wasting my time, she hung up before I could finish....dont think the police would be bothered to be honest!

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#29 [Permalink] Posted on 21st February 2014 16:37

I know a school that got scammed near Heathrow airport.

Basically, we were given a job to install a telephone system for a school (The school didn't contact us direct) The company was based in Manchester so they got us to install on their behalf. We had never dealt with them before (nor after).

I went to the school and replaced their entire system and fully tested everything. Everything worked very nicely, then the head teacher asked me what was wrong with their own system.

I told her that I was only asked to replace the system, no other details. Anyways, I did tell her that the system she was using was pretty good anyway, maybe she wanted it changed to be up to date.

Eventually, the head teacher asked what the difference will be now with her phone lines, as she assumed she was switching from Analogue to Digital lines.

I explained the difference to her and then told her that she still has analogue lines. She was shocked. She then told me that the lady who had sent me said she was from BT and that the lines are going to become obsolete, she needed to upgrade before its too late. I knew then that she got scammed.

I told her that BT would never do that and that the person who contacted is not from BT. Poor head teacher, upgraded for no reason and paid a small price for it.

When I was about to leave, the head asked me for contact details and said she didn't want to deal with this lady ever again. I felt sorry for her and gave her my card.

When I completed the job, I had to wait for the Manchester company to pay us for the install. She kept delaying so I eventually told her that I know how she sold the system to the school and that she could be done for fraud. I got the money pretty quickly.

The thing is, these scams are so successful its amazing.

I once answered a call where the alleged person was from BT, they told me the same thing. I had a real go at them and said that I myself am a Telecom Engineer and what they are saying is bogus and that they should be ashamed of themselves.

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#30 [Permalink] Posted on 4th March 2014 17:49

A dangerous new text scam to watch out for
04 March 2014

This technological age has brought many benefits and a never-ending variety of scams. A reader says...

"I received a series of texts on my phone this week saying compensation for an accident I had suffered in the last three years was waiting, naming a specific amount around �3,000 to be received via a web site.

"The site has been suspended, but forums show vulnerable folk have replied to such texts and had endless harassing calls or worse.

"Many people are now aware of email scams, but do you think some might fall for these and other text scams?"

I had something similar the other week when I got a phone call from a young man telling me I was due compensation for an accident my car had suffered.

The only drawback was my car had suffered no accident.

The chap got short shrift because, in this technical age, personal information you might be persuaded to give - in exchange for promises of cash - can undoubtedly lead to stolen identities and sudden losses from bank accounts.

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