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SCAM ALERT

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David

David Report 10 Mar 2018 16:57

I fell for it on the second attempt of theirs. The Tel # is a dud
and if you text them it empties your phone account :-0 :-|

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ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 10 Mar 2018 15:33

I have also got one of hose letters

"National Competition & Survey Entrants Register" :-D

Rubbish!!

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 10 Mar 2018 15:31

I have also got one of hose letters

"National Competition & Survey Entrants Register" :-D

Rubbish!!

David

David Report 9 Mar 2018 21:08


Phyll :-) you've a smile back to my face, can I change my ~ ? I don't know, will find out

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Phyll

Phyll Report 9 Mar 2018 20:51

Could you not change your mobile number?

Researching:
Newman, Pavey, Sinden from Sussex. Latham from Bucks & Herts

David

David Report 9 Mar 2018 18:43


P**D off....I can well stand the sum Ive been ripped off for...just change to me.

Its the idea that this A hole has my mobile phone number :-| :-|

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Phyll

Phyll Report 9 Mar 2018 18:41

If it!'s too good to be true, it probably is.

Researching:
Newman, Pavey, Sinden from Sussex. Latham from Bucks & Herts

Annx

Annx Report 9 Mar 2018 18:09

Sorry to hear that David. It can be worth googling the phone number they give you first as you will then see if others are reporting it as a scam.

Researching:
Staffordshire, Warwickshire

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 9 Mar 2018 18:08

My motto David for any medium, If in doubt chuck it out

David

David Report 9 Mar 2018 18:07


You're right BrianW. The scammer now has my money and my mobile phone number

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BrianW

BrianW Report 9 Mar 2018 18:02

Sorry to hear you've been caught out, David.

However, the unwritten rule is NEVER respond to suspect messages by any medium.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

David

David Report 9 Mar 2018 17:58


About 2 weeks ago I received in the post a letter from people I's never heard of

regarding an uncollected prize I'd allegedly won. I phoned them on the number on their letter, it did not exist. So I tore the letter up.
Today I received another letter from the same people advising me again of an uncollected prize that could be from £25 to £2000.

This time I had the option of sending a text to xxxxxxx=xx This I did.
Almost immediately my phone rang , message saying insufficient credit !!
I checked my balance on my PAYG phone. It had went from a healthy ammount
in credit to £-1.91 I'd been conned.

NO ONE IS GIVING AWAY MONEY....apart from those scammed :-0 :-|

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