Scam on the rise
08 July 2009, 11:25 AM
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Scam on the rise
Was reading this article about how the scam reolves around tech gadgets etc being offered at really low prices. The bit that seemed familiar was the section here
NowI seem to remember a similar post on SN (cant find it BTW) that outlined people getting scammed for car parts where the supplier said their card machine was broken and all. Just seemed a bit of a coincidence.
Anyway posting this up in case .
Here is the link to the tech article
Scam Alert: The Gadget Warehouse - Business - Macworld UK
A story on Barnet City Local claims that customers who phone these numbers are asked to transfer money directly into different bank accounts, including Halifax, NatWest, Nationwide, and HSBC. They are sometimes told that the credit card machine is broken, and that they cannot accept credit card payments.
Anyway posting this up in case .
Here is the link to the tech article
Scam Alert: The Gadget Warehouse - Business - Macworld UK
08 July 2009, 12:44 PM
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Thanks for the warning Swiss. After the glittering example set by our politicians of all colours, they will try anything to do you down now by the looks of it.
I once bought something in a shop in Brixham and the bloke said their machine on the counter was broken and he took my card round the back of the shop for a while. I grew suspicious and told my bank who immediately cancelled my card. I told them to pay the shop the right amount and never did find out whether it was a scam. I did see them using the machine on the counter a little later though!
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I once bought something in a shop in Brixham and the bloke said their machine on the counter was broken and he took my card round the back of the shop for a while. I grew suspicious and told my bank who immediately cancelled my card. I told them to pay the shop the right amount and never did find out whether it was a scam. I did see them using the machine on the counter a little later though!
Les
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Thanks for the warning Swiss. After the glittering example set by our politicians of all colours, they will try anything to do you down now by the looks of it.
I once bought something in a shop in Brixham and the bloke said their machine on the counter was broken and he took my card round the back of the shop for a while. I grew suspicious and told my bank who immediately cancelled my card. I told them to pay the shop the right amount and never did find out whether it was a scam. I did see them using the machine on the counter a little later though!
Les
I once bought something in a shop in Brixham and the bloke said their machine on the counter was broken and he took my card round the back of the shop for a while. I grew suspicious and told my bank who immediately cancelled my card. I told them to pay the shop the right amount and never did find out whether it was a scam. I did see them using the machine on the counter a little later though!
Les
You should be vigilant for the card being swiped on more than one machine: some shops do require this, but they'll usually have a notice explaining it (Threshers a good example) but it should always be done in front of you: no under the desk swipes etc...
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