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Got caught by scam today and really upset.

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Lovetopaint037 Wed 08-Jan-25 19:46:55

Thank you BlueBell. I will be looking at the online bank accounts every day for awhile. Don’t really want to change bank password as quite complicated and neither person at bank suggested it. More worried if I am going to get demands from companies saying I owe money.

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BlueBelle Wed 08-Jan-25 19:29:03

You’re not an idiot, it s the most natural thing in the world to say yes if asked if you can hear I m sure many of us would not think twice even though we all know their games
You ve don’t the right things letting your bank and credit card people know and might be a good idea to change your password at your bank too if you do anything online
Don’t beat yourself up you ve stopped it in time
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Lovetopaint037 Wed 08-Jan-25 19:17:43

A phone call late afternoon. I was watching tv so when someone said “can you hear me?” I answered “yes, just turning tv down”. Realised immediately I was a victim of the “yes” scam. So touched their number which number to see if I could see identification and a voice said I owed £4000. I rang the bank and spoke to the general number on back. Explained what had happened and was told they would put a note on my bank account and on the credit card to inform me if anything different was happening. Then rang someone at the local bank who told me not to get distressed as they were after my bank details. Asked me if I had given
them anything and I said I would never have done that. My daughter told me about this scam ages ago . She said that yes can act as an agreement for all sorts. My mind had been occupied with a hospital procedure tomorrow and I wasn’t thinking straight. What an idiot! I can’t think of doing anything else. I don’t expect anyone else has been so daft as me but if you have can you help me.i

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