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allempted scams today. Be very aware and suspicious

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karmalady Sat 25-May-24 16:39:03

Several phone attempts by unknown numbers today, all deleted and blocked. Then number witheld calls, also deleted and I have now blocked all private numbers ie witheld numbers

This afternoon a message `ring` the xxx bank as an attempt has been made to withdraw £££ . ring or my card would be cancelled. The number was ON THAT MESSAGE. I blocked and deleted and rang the bank direct. That message phone number was a mobile

Several attempts have been made to take money from my cc account. Between us, we have stopped any transactions. New card on the way

I have had to be wide awake over this and am wondering if it is anything to do with dell being hacked a few weeks ago. I had the e mail saying my dell account was involved

That message was from the fraudster, quoting company and amount. When I rang the bank, the first person said oh yes that was genuine. The second person was from the fraud department and said the number would never have been a mobile

I am shaken by this

GrannyGravy13 Sat 25-May-24 17:00:14

Hopefully this attempt has been thwarted 🤞🏻

The advice is to always ring your bank (number on back of your card) from a different phone to the one you have received the messages on.

The scammers hi-Jack the line, you think you are talking to your bank but it’s actually the fraudsters 😡