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nanna8 Wed 28-Apr-21 14:57:13

These calls seem to be increasing lately. We get at least 2 or 3 every single day now. I have resorted to slamming the phone down without even speaking as soon as the person doesn’t answer straight away. Have had to apologise to one or two genuine callers though. They have a knack of phoning when you are in the middle of something or on another genuine call.

timetogo2016 Thu 29-Apr-21 10:13:20

I get at least 5 a week,the last one was telling me my N I number has been blocked,so please press one and we can deal with it or you won`t be able to access your bank detals or withdraw any monies you have invested.
YEH RIGHT.

Megs36 Thu 29-Apr-21 11:13:44

I do agree with al l these comments then I think some of these callers are just trying to earn a crust.....

Elegran Thu 29-Apr-21 12:06:02

henetha The message saying someone was trying to get into yout account meant YOU, but they thought you were a stranger. Did you ever find out what was wrong?

felice Thu 29-Apr-21 12:25:52

After booking my first vaccine I got an out of the blue phone call to organise my transport to and from the vaccine centre, a free service.
A young very jolly Woman began asking a lot of questions, including asking, my age, my ID card number and my bank details.
She kept asking if I knew where my bank card was and could I read the account number to her ummm.
When I mentioned my age, 66 she was very surprised umm again.
I hung up and went upstairs to DD and she phoned the number I had been given from the Commune to organise transport.
Anwsered immediately and same girl, all giggly and jolly, weird. Then girl asked my DD to send her 45€ and she would organise the transport, yea right.
We called the number for the vaccine and they were very apologetic, it seems the number for transport had been hacked.
I decided to get the bus, and a warning was put on the website, nasty people.