17-10-2019 14:25
I keep getting calls saying that my broadband will be cancelled is anyone else getting the same?
17-10-2019 22:37
Ask them who your internet is with. They won’t know.
But if they make a lucky guess (BT is the most likely choice) , ask them what your account number is. They won’t know that if they aren’t genuine. Which of course they aren’t.
I used to ask the ‘Microsoft’ scammers what my IP address was.
The real low blow is to ask if their mother knows what they do for a living, and if so is she proud of her son doing that? Messes with their heads and spoils their day.
18-10-2019 22:31
@RoyB @Anonymous User
Hey Roy
I roughly used to get one or two of these scam calls every week, sometimes even from a pre-recorded call. So when I get a call from these scammers, and they announce they're calling from BT, I usually say, "you've made a mistake, I'm not with BT, thanks for calling, goodbye".
That usually has them stumped for a while.
As you rightly say, the scammers don't know anything about you and are taking a punt that they'll find somebody gullible enough to give them money.
BTW, I heard on Rip Off Britain this morning that the scam market, including banking scams, is worth over a billion pounds a year in the UK alone.
It's no wonder these crooks have an industry dedicated to stealing money from people, it's very lucrative, there's zero chance of being caught and the outlay, to set themselves up, is very small compared to the massive stolen returns they can make.
UK Bob