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Post by moonraker on Nov 21, 2023 14:48:35 GMT
Yesterday's email was from a Canadian address that I've never used, as all my contacts were via the Nextdoor messaging system, with notifications appearing in my email inbox.The first email today was from my acquaintance's genuine btinternet.com address, but when the scammer replied to my response it was from a hotmail one.
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Post by 09dolphin on Nov 26, 2023 14:56:24 GMT
Avoid JUST ANSWER as you will end up enrolled for a monthly fee of £35.00'
I has asked a legal question but didn't get any sort of reasonable response but find I now have a monthly payment of £35.00 which I thought was a one off payment. Obviously it's cancelled but avoid Just Answer as they don't answer the question and then charge you £35.00 on a monthly basis.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Nov 26, 2023 15:23:20 GMT
Avoid JUST ANSWER as you will end up enrolled for a monthly fee of £35.00' I has asked a legal question but didn't get any sort of reasonable response but find I now have a monthly payment of £35.00 which I thought was a one off payment. Obviously it's cancelled but avoid Just Answer as they don't answer the question and then charge you £35.00 on a monthly basis. Now I had to look them up!
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Post by overthehill on Nov 26, 2023 16:51:51 GMT
Avoid JUST ANSWER as you will end up enrolled for a monthly fee of £35.00' I has asked a legal question but didn't get any sort of reasonable response but find I now have a monthly payment of £35.00 which I thought was a one off payment. Obviously it's cancelled but avoid Just Answer as they don't answer the question and then charge you £35.00 on a monthly basis.
Looking at the 12% 1 star ratings on trustpilot, they use deception to snare unsuspecting people into expensive monthly membership they are not even aware of. I'm surprised they are not breaking at least one UK consumer law.
I'm not sure how they manage to setup a direct debit or take payments unknown to the consumer. Clearly they take advantage of people who don't check their bank account on at least a monthly basis. I check mine every day !!
The service itself and value for money probably varies from p1ss poor to very good but not a scam.
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Post by moonraker on Nov 27, 2023 10:08:21 GMT
I am a lucky man: I have at least 23 "local energy consultants" anxious to advise on my loft insulation. There are many warnings on the Internet about these scams. Last week it wasn't a real human who spoke with me, but some form of automated speech response system. The couple of calls that I tolerated for all of 15 seconds warned of possible condensation; they have a point. Some 15 or 20 years ago, I took up an offer from my council which was offering a grant to increase the insulation in the loft. A year later I went up there to find it was dripping with condensation: the idiot contractors had stuffed the existing insulation into the corners of the roof, thus blocking off ventilation. (One of the youthful members of the team worked up there with no shirt, with no regard for the irritating fibres floating around.)
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Post by overthehill on Nov 28, 2023 19:53:15 GMT
SCAM text from 07468364258
POST: Because no one was at the door, we were unable to deliver a package today. To arrange a new delivery, please visit uk-deliver-package.com
I had a delivery from DHL today who are well known for not leaving the package if you're out unless you prior instruct them. Someone in DHL is leaking information or their data is being stealthily hacked.
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Post by adrianc on Nov 29, 2023 10:18:09 GMT
SCAM text from 07468364258
POST: Because no one was at the door, we were unable to deliver a package today. To arrange a new delivery, please visit uk-spammy-scammers. 
I had a delivery from DHL today who are well known for not leaving the package if you're out unless you prior instruct them. Someone in DHL is leaking information or their data is being stealthily hacked.
...or it's pure coincidence. (If I go to that URL, it's a very convincing Royal Mail tracker site. The domain was registered yesterday.)
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Post by Greenwood2 on Dec 21, 2023 9:02:00 GMT
Just had two calls BT SMS delivery to landline, fairly incomprehensible as these things usually are! Both from the same number, both sort of wishing Merry Christmas in different ways. I assume it's a scam and I'm expected to ring back to find out who sent them. One said something about thanks for the card and the other Hope I got the right number, blah, blah, blah from a happy bunny....
Not going to ring back!
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Post by overthehill on Jan 6, 2024 22:00:56 GMT
Keep the minimum amount of money in your main bank account. If your phone is behaving strangely do a factory reset Do all your banking from a separate device, phone , laptop. Don't click on any links in email or text messages. Don't download any apps unless it's google or apple store.
Most of the world's cyber crime emanates from russia, anyone surprised?
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Post by overthehill on Jan 15, 2024 10:12:06 GMT
Busy people these scammers. The moral of the story is when you provide your debit card details online with the 3 digit security code then you'd better be sure of their identity. Or use a credit card for protection. Every cryptocurrency transaction is logged so I don't see how banks can't retrieve this money. Is the international banking network now out of bounds for criminal transactions replaced by cryptocurrency?
'I had £3,000 stolen via WhatsApp job scam message'
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Post by agent69 on Jan 15, 2024 11:16:21 GMT
Busy people these scammers. The moral of the story is when you provide your debit card details online with the 3 digit security code then you'd better be sure of their identity. Or use a credit card for protection. Every cryptocurrency transaction is logged so I don't see how banks can't retrieve this money. Is the international banking network now out of bounds for criminal transactions replaced by cryptocurrency?
'I had £3,000 stolen via WhatsApp job scam message'
Headline could equally have said 'gullible teenager willingly hands over bank account details to complete stranger'.
And who gives out their bank account details during an on line job interview?
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Post by adrianc on Jan 15, 2024 11:35:26 GMT
Busy people these scammers. The moral of the story is when you provide your debit card details online with the 3 digit security code then you'd better be sure of their identity. Or use a credit card for protection. Every cryptocurrency transaction is logged so I don't see how banks can't retrieve this money. Is the international banking network now out of bounds for criminal transactions replaced by cryptocurrency?
'I had £3,000 stolen via WhatsApp job scam message'
Headline could equally have said 'gullible teenager willingly hands over bank account details to complete stranger'.
And who gives out their bank account details during an on line job interview?
She's obviously not stupid, about to start a biochemistry degree, but... <shakes head>
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Post by keitha on Jan 30, 2024 21:20:40 GMT
a) not expecting a DPD parcel b) Obvious spelling mistake c) arrived at 4PM so chance of it arriving in business day ... but doubtless it will catch a few a  |
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Post by agent69 on Feb 6, 2024 15:38:13 GMT
Here's one i've not heard of before.
Just received a letter addressed to the homeowner with my address on it. Came from a company called hydroguard legal services who want to be contacted by anyone who has purchased spray foam insulation. They say there are supporting a petition to ban spray foam, started by somebody called Jack.
Doesn't sound like a legit scheme. I assume if anyone contacts them they will ask for payment to have the installer refund your money and replace the foam?
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Post by overthehill on Feb 6, 2024 16:01:14 GMT
Here's one i've not heard of before.
Just received a letter addressed to the homeowner with my address on it. Came from a company called hydroguard legal services who want to be contacted by anyone who has purchased spray foam insulation. They say there are supporting a petition to ban spray foam, started by somebody called Jack.
Doesn't sound like a legit scheme. I assume if anyone contacts them they will ask for payment to have the installer refund your money and replace the foam?
Further research required. Litigation is a growing business nowadays in the uk, axiafunder fund legal firms for housing claims, just never give them cash upfront.
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