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By *herry delight OP   Woman
over a year ago

Ilfracombe

The other night I had a late night text message saying

Hi Mum I have broken my phone I'm using a mates phone but it's almost out of battery, can you WhatsApp me on 000000000.

Now I straight away reported and deleted the message, but it got me thinking how do they expect to scam me out of money?

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

They get you to send money for a taxi home

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

I've had that a few times. Just block and ignore. Bloody scammers!

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
over a year ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow

They then will follow that up with asking for money etc for a taxi or whatever as their banking details are on the broken phone

Beard

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


"The other night I had a late night text message saying

Hi Mum I have broken my phone I'm using a mates phone but it's almost out of battery, can you WhatsApp me on 000000000.

Now I straight away reported and deleted the message, but it got me thinking how do they expect to scam me out of money?

"

PayPal friends and family as it offers no protection or western union.

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By *osey WalesMan
over a year ago

Surrey

Possibly gain access to your phone. If you have google pay or similar they may be able to gain access to your online banking ?

Not 100%

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By *herry delight OP   Woman
over a year ago

Ilfracombe


"I've had that a few times. Just block and ignore. Bloody scammers!"

I have had the additional postal charges one as well all get blocked.

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester


"The other night I had a late night text message saying

Hi Mum I have broken my phone I'm using a mates phone but it's almost out of battery, can you WhatsApp me on 000000000.

Now I straight away reported and deleted the message, but it got me thinking how do they expect to scam me out of money?

"
They get your bank details out of your phone these hackers are very clever don't use telephone banking its the only way, go back to cash once they are in they'll drain your account

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

I had it a while ago and my daughter was out at the time. It’s to transfer money to a “friend’s” account. I just rang her phone and she answered it. I think the message started with hey mum. She’d just never say hey

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
over a year ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow


"I had it a while ago and my daughter was out at the time. It’s to transfer money to a “friend’s” account. I just rang her phone and she answered it. I think the message started with hey mum. She’d just never say hey "

I actually got one that started with, hey mom,

Beard

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts


"I had it a while ago and my daughter was out at the time. It’s to transfer money to a “friend’s” account. I just rang her phone and she answered it. I think the message started with hey mum. She’d just never say hey

I actually got one that started with, hey mom,

Beard"

Yeah I think it was mom too!

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By *herry delight OP   Woman
over a year ago

Ilfracombe


"I had it a while ago and my daughter was out at the time. It’s to transfer money to a “friend’s” account. I just rang her phone and she answered it. I think the message started with hey mum. She’d just never say hey "

My kids never call me Mum which is why I thought it was odd to begin with.

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


"I actually got one that started with, hey mom,

Beard

Yeah I think it was mom too! "

They could have been from Birmingham (and not just Alabama)!

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


"My kids never call me Mum which is why I thought it was odd to begin with. "

Neither do mine.

In fact, thinking about it, my kids never call...

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
over a year ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow


"I actually got one that started with, hey mom,

Beard

Yeah I think it was mom too!

They could have been from Birmingham (and not just Alabama)!"

That’s more mon than mom

Beard

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By *eedsanewusernameMan
over a year ago

Mainly under the bed...


"I had it a while ago and my daughter was out at the time. It’s to transfer money to a “friend’s” account. I just rang her phone and she answered it. I think the message started with hey mum. She’d just never say hey "

Aye, same. I'm not even my daughters mum. Besides, I like to culture a close relationship with mine, if they don't start a message with "hi Pappio" or "Oi, bawbag" I know it's fake.

My mum had a text message recently from a bank asking for her account details with them, she was smart enough to call me and ask about it. Weirdly, she never noticed they were messaging from a bank that she's never had an account with for all of her 68years alive. Go figure.

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

I got that text Monday morning...

The bit that showed it was fishy was were it said "WhatsApp my new number 0000)"

If the person whose phone broke had a new one, they wouldn't be using a mates.

I googled it and apparently it's a scam that has been on WhatsApp for a while and is now appearing on texts.

I was momentarily fooled by it though ..

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


"The other night I had a late night text message saying

Hi Mum I have broken my phone I'm using a mates phone but it's almost out of battery, can you WhatsApp me on 000000000.

Now I straight away reported and deleted the message, but it got me thinking how do they expect to scam me out of money?

"

Same happened to me, when I sussed it was neither of my kids, I led them on for ages, then gave them a few choice words , bastards

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

I’ve had it too but I don’t have kids….

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


"The other night I had a late night text message saying

Hi Mum I have broken my phone I'm using a mates phone but it's almost out of battery, can you WhatsApp me on 000000000.

Now I straight away reported and deleted the message, but it got me thinking how do they expect to scam me out of money?

Same happened to me, when I sussed it was neither of my kids, I led them on for ages, then gave them a few choice words , bastards "

You shouldn’t answer them as then they add you to a list of numbers that will engage with them

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

I've had the same. I just rang both Boys to make sure they're OK then reported and blocked

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

My dad's being targeted on his landline at the moment. The recorded voice starts with

"This is the bank".

We've drummed in to him to ignore any calls from banks, Microsoft, Amazon etc and fortunately he does. He's now getting

"Did you know you're eligible for free insulation ?"

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8


"My dad's being targeted on his landline at the moment. The recorded voice starts with

"This is the bank".

We've drummed in to him to ignore any calls from banks, Microsoft, Amazon etc and fortunately he does. He's now getting

"Did you know you're eligible for free insulation ?" "

This makes me so angry. There are so many senior people out there being taken advantage of purely because they don’t realise something is a scam. It’s obviously been going on for decades (centuries) with various things like roofing/driveways/double glazing, but this is outright profiteering from vulnerable people who have worked hard their entire lives and saved honest money, only to have it nicked by utter c***s.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

My elderly friend got a phone call to say his TV license was due to expire and he paid for a new one over the phone. When he looked at his old one he found out it actually expires May. Scam.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"My dad's being targeted on his landline at the moment. The recorded voice starts with

"This is the bank".

We've drummed in to him to ignore any calls from banks, Microsoft, Amazon etc and fortunately he does. He's now getting

"Did you know you're eligible for free insulation ?"

This makes me so angry. There are so many senior people out there being taken advantage of purely because they don’t realise something is a scam. It’s obviously been going on for decades (centuries) with various things like roofing/driveways/double glazing, but this is outright profiteering from vulnerable people who have worked hard their entire lives and saved honest money, only to have it nicked by utter c***s."

Yep!

My mum was scammed twice by 'microsoft'. They targeted her a second time and she'd forgotten about the first due to a head injury

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Also because she was deaf (and refused to wear hearing aids) and didn't like to say she hadn't heard she signed up for various subscriptions over the phone for which she had no use. I had to cancel numerous useless ones for her

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"The other night I had a late night text message saying

Hi Mum I have broken my phone I'm using a mates phone but it's almost out of battery, can you WhatsApp me on 000000000.

Now I straight away reported and deleted the message, but it got me thinking how do they expect to scam me out of money?

"

The blast it out to thousands , the odd will unfortunately send them money

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

I had mike from hermes trying to deliver me a parcel. I repied send the fucker back as i dont want it. Lol

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


"My dad's being targeted on his landline at the moment. The recorded voice starts with

"This is the bank".

We've drummed in to him to ignore any calls from banks, Microsoft, Amazon etc and fortunately he does. He's now getting

"Did you know you're eligible for free insulation ?" "

I got rid of my landline for that reason. I rarely get them on my mobile, except yesterday I got two calls from the same number within minutes of each other, the line was so crackly actually couldn’t believe they were calling from Birmingham and not Calcutta. Still don’t know what they wanted.

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By *herry delight OP   Woman
over a year ago

Ilfracombe

I am glad we have highlighted some other scams.

Xxx

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"My dad's being targeted on his landline at the moment. The recorded voice starts with

"This is the bank".

We've drummed in to him to ignore any calls from banks, Microsoft, Amazon etc and fortunately he does. He's now getting

"Did you know you're eligible for free insulation ?"

I got rid of my landline for that reason. I rarely get them on my mobile, except yesterday I got two calls from the same number within minutes of each other, the line was so crackly actually couldn’t believe they were calling from Birmingham and not Calcutta. Still don’t know what they wanted. "

We get them on our mobile all the time

"Good morning/afternoon Ma'am. How are you today?"

Click end call

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

If you don’t know already you can register your number with the Telephone Preference Service, calls should go silent for at least 6 months or so but there won’t be as many afterwards

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By *ebootCouple
over a year ago

Telford


"The other night I had a late night text message saying

Hi Mum I have broken my phone I'm using a mates phone but it's almost out of battery, can you WhatsApp me on 000000000.

Now I straight away reported and deleted the message, but it got me thinking how do they expect to scam me out of money?

"

Had almost exactly this last week - I knew straight away and replied “ok I’ve saved this number, you ok?”

I was hoping they’d ask for money and when giving me bank account details I could report that and get their account shut down too - I guess they tumbled that I was on to them though as all I got back was “thanks”

Not heard anything since…

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By *ny1localMan
over a year ago

READING

Most common ones that I get claim they're from Sky and are calling about my internet connection. Total bol...ks,Sky don't cold call.

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By *ig_time_CharlieMan
over a year ago

Cambridge and London


"If you don’t know already you can register your number with the Telephone Preference Service, calls should go silent for at least 6 months or so but there won’t be as many afterwards "

Wont work with these scam calls I'm afraid, Most are from overseas and use software to generate random numbers that it looks like they are calling you from.

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

Just reply with " But you are in prison..."

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

They didn’t send it to just you. . That’s how scams work.

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By *herry delight OP   Woman
over a year ago

Ilfracombe


"They didn’t send it to just you. . That’s how scams work. "

I just hope that when people get a message like that it's probably a scam. X

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