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I had one on monday that purported to be my bank claiming it was calling to verify some blocked transactions £300 for amazon and £1000 in 'foreign travellers ch
by NikkiA 3y ago
I had one on monday that purported to be my bank claiming it was calling to verify some blocked transactions £300 for amazon and £1000 in 'foreign travellers cheques'.
It was pretty obvious from the start it was an attempt at a scam - my bank never uses a robocall when they call to tell me they've blocked transactions, but this was a 'press 2 to talk to our customer service', but they still went with the 'we have blocked them because they are suspicious'. I guess they're happy to point out that scams and such exist, because it plays into your paranoia that maybe you ARE being scammed by someone else, and increases your trust in the caller if they're warning you.
- Nifty3929 3y agoAll they want is for you to press or saying anything, to prove to themselves that a live person is at that number. Then you go on a list for increased scam attempts. They just call every number, most of which are dead. So finding a literal "live one" is gold. The real scam comes in a follow up. DON'T PRESS OR SAY ANYTHING. Don't answer, or if you answer by mistake, just hang up.