FabSwingers.com forum: Dirty Rats…..

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Something a bit different but very, very important….. last night I had a notification from my online bank App that a transaction had been taken from my account for the sum of £275.00 to a company called JUST VISAS LTD…… upon contacting both that company and the fraud department of my bank (Ulster Bank Ltd) I have now established that I have been defrauded in a way that nobody wouid ever suspect. I had gone online to renew my drivers licence through the government website portal and, unbeknown to me, was “redirected” to some company who deal with foreign visas! Luckily for me my account has been blocked, the £275.00 was showing as pending and I will get it back.

Please be careful who you give your bank details to. Even if you think it’s legitimate, never ever reveal your 3 digit security code. When purchasing goods from EBay, Amazon or any other online retailer NEVER save your bank card as your preferred method of payment. ALWAYS use a credit card or PayPal.

I hope my experience helps anyone read in me this and that you all have a good day

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By *otnwild69Couple
over a year ago

cork city

Thanks for putting this out there. The amount of scams going on in this country is ridiculous. Scam texts and emails are everywhere, dummy websites designed to look exactly like the real ones are getting very popular too. We can let others know when we run into these so the word spreads and people can be safer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use my revolut for making payments online and only put money in to cover what I buy.

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By *reland8Man
over a year ago

sandyford

"I use my revolut for making payments online and only put money in to cover what I buy.

Revolut now also give you a “disposable virtual “ card. U use it once and it regenerates the numbers so it’ll only pay out on that one transaction and not allow anyone to reuse ur details

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I use my revolut for making payments online and only put money in to cover what I buy.

Revolut now also give you a “disposable virtual “ card. U use it once and it regenerates the numbers so it’ll only pay out on that one transaction and not allow anyone to reuse ur details "

Ya very handy

The split bill option is good, I use the vault section too.

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By *ofusplusCouple
over a year ago

Limerick

Thanks for that, it so easily happens.

How were you 'redirected'? Did you Google the Govt site but then click on a different site in the search results? Or are you saying that the Govt website had a dodgy link on it? The latter would worry me greatly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Something a bit different but very, very important….. last night I had a notification from my online bank App that a transaction had been taken from my account for the sum of £275.00 to a company called JUST VISAS LTD…… upon contacting both that company and the fraud department of my bank (Ulster Bank Ltd) I have now established that I have been defrauded in a way that nobody wouid ever suspect. I had gone online to renew my drivers licence through the government website portal and, unbeknown to me, was “redirected” to some company who deal with foreign visas! Luckily for me my account has been blocked, the £275.00 was showing as pending and I will get it back.

I hope my experience helps anyone read in me this and that you all have a good day

Thank you my friend for posting.. appreciate it

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ok, so a bit of an update.

While checking my transactions I noticed a payment to the post office for a £2.75 re-delivery charge.

Having spoken again to the fraud department we believe that this transaction was the one where the fraud took place.

Instead of taking £2.75 they put an extra zero on the end and took £275.00.

In hindsight I should have been more careful. The website was very authentic, with all the post office logos and professionally made but it is a “spoof” website.

They are very smart. They tell you that they tried to deliver a parcel but missed you so you have to re-schedule the delivery at a small charge, which is what I done. The strange thing is, I WAS actually waiting on a delivery.

Luckily my bank are paying me the amount back into my account but I would say there are hundreds, if not thousands of people being duped into similar scams.

Be careful out there and give your bank details to no-one. If in doubt don’t go through with any payments!

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

"Ok, so a bit of an update.

While checking my transactions I noticed a payment to the post office for a £2.75 re-delivery charge.

Having spoken again to the fraud department we believe that this transaction was the one where the fraud took place.

Instead of taking £2.75 they put an extra zero on the end and took £275.00.

In hindsight I should have been more careful. The website was very authentic, with all the post office logos and professionally made but it is a “spoof” website.

Luckily my bank are paying me the amount back into my account but I would say there are hundreds, if not thousands of people being duped into similar scams.

Be careful out there and give your bank details to no-one. If in doubt don’t go through with any payments! "

I get an average of 5 of these a week but have never responded to a single one even when waiting on a delivery and I always assumed no one else did either because the post office and most of the courier companies issued warnings last year about messages like that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As we speak I get another call from a number in the North. I don’t answer anymore which makes it really annoying for the genuine people trying to call me. A new phone system with an extra digit or something needs to happen.

Or maybe we just shop local.

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By *ofusplusCouple
over a year ago

Limerick

"Ok, so a bit of an update.

While checking my transactions I noticed a payment to the post office for a £2.75 re-delivery charge.

Having spoken again to the fraud department we believe that this transaction was the one where the fraud took place.

Instead of taking £2.75 they put an extra zero on the end and took £275.00.

In hindsight I should have been more careful. The website was very authentic, with all the post office logos and professionally made but it is a “spoof” website.

Luckily my bank are paying me the amount back into my account but I would say there are hundreds, if not thousands of people being duped into similar scams.

Be careful out there and give your bank details to no-one. If in doubt don’t go through with any payments! "

So you clicked a link in a fake text? This us a common one unfortunately.

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