Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Fake Police scammers
What would you do in your first reaction if you answer the phone call one day and on the other side of your phone line a very calm and persuasive voice would say - "We are from Metropolitan Police department dealing with cases of stealing data of your credit and debit card. We suspect that your personal details were stolen recently and we need some information from you to check this case"
An authentic case and nothing to advertise their business. I must admit that when I heard about it from a client I was really surprised and must admit that I would probably provide this. Have you ever had a situation like this?
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Permalink Reply by james walsh on
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Are you serious ? sometimes i wonder about some of the posts here.
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Permalink Reply by Marek on
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Yes I am serious very serious
I did not even think about it before but it really happened.
They were keeping a person for about two hours on the phone to steal account details
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Sorry just checking
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Permalink Reply by Isabelle on
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Not had them on the phone, but had one at my door last year or so. When I checked with the police afterwards, they advised that, if in doubt, I should take his number, shut the door on him and ring them to verify his story (an investigation about a neighbour – which the police couldn't confirm, so I'm glad I stayed vague and didn't let him in).
Otherwise, any time someone asks about a debit/credit card details... come on...
Maybe take his details and say you'll ring back – if he'll give them to you. Then call the police (and your bank).
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Permalink Reply by L F T Snowflake on
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Sadly, for too many people, this would result in them giving away their information.
I get sales calls and the like all the time and the first thing I ask them is who they are calling. Most of the time, they don't have a clue which is a giveaway.
My questions in this case would be to ask name, rank and number and then the station they were calling from. I would then put the phone down and call them back from another phone to check if they were genuine.
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Yes but imagine the situation when you answer the phone and Metropolitan Police introduce themselves.
I bet that 95% of population would feel definitely on lower position and would be more cooperative
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'Hello this is your bank/police/phone provider. Now give your extremely sensitive security details'. Please stand back and see how wrong that sounds. (Can't believe i'm even saying this)
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Got your point. Doesn't change the fact that some people do give their details away – often because they're honest/trusting people themselves, who've never thought ahead of these kinds of situations. Calling them stupid (which you didn't) doesn't erase this fact. On the other hand, warning them that these things happen helps them being prepared... I think that's the point of this post?
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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My credit card provider rang me the other day to ask about an online purchase that had accidentally gone through twice. They needed me to give them some security details, so although I thought it was probably genuine, I rang back to make sure it was actually them calling.
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My mum told me not to talk to strangers or give them bank details.
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