New Scam

Thanks for heads up, I have passed it on to my family, there’s always some unscrupulous bxxxxxxd out there waiting like vultures .
Best wishes to you too ?

Oh honestly, these people are so fast to capitalise on people being vulnerable at the moment.

There is also a scam doing the rounds allegedly from PayPal. Also door to door scammers are selling CV cures and preventatives. It doesn't take long for these rats to sniff out a new chance to steal from the innocent.

Another scam going around about Council Tax "relieve" (sic)

VQ the innocent and the gullible.

let's avoid victim-blaming

E-mail 10 days ago saying PayPal unable to take money from my bank and it would charge me £12 per day until paid.
Rang bank. They say DD set up and no money grab was attempted.
Rang PayPal - no reply
Rang later, after 20 mins, recorded message saying phone lines not available.
DD set up so why worry
30 mins ago received call from 0800 number, alleging to be PayPal and asking me to confirm name DOB phone, email address.
I said yes, I would confirm...and...waited...
'Are you there?' she asked.
'Yes'
Could you con...
Yes, but I can only confirm if you give me the details which you want me to confirm.
I need name, address, last 4 numbers...
Er, the word 'confirm' means 'agree' and I cannot agree if you don't give me the details.
It seems that no business nowadays has any idea what confirm means and I refuse to play ball with stupid at the end of a phone.

I said I'd ring PayPal myself as I had no idea who she was. Could be a scam.
Turned out that they'd attempted to take payment from another (closed) account and not from the active one linked to my PayPal account which showed on the app.
Dozy. ??