topic Re: Scam phone call in Pay Monthly

Scam phone call

Nickc186 — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:10:23 GMT

Hi, I have just received a call from O2 offering 20% discount on my bills. He had an Indian accent and it sounded very foreign in the background although the number on my screen was 01416287103. I decided to push for a bit more information like his name and location. He said his name was Mark Smith calling from O2. When pushed again for his real name and location he replied with " OK - ****** off - goodbye" and put the phone down. If he is genuine then his phone manners need a good 'seeing to' but I assume that it isn't. Perhaps the above information will help to track scammers trying to get bank details. Please reply to this message or I will assume you are a robot or AI and send this message to Watchdog aswell. Kind regards

Re: Scam phone call

MI5 — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:52:16 GMT

@Nickc186

It's a well known scam.

Forward the scam number to 7726 - It's free.

Other ways to report here including Action Fraud website

https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/phishing-and-smishing-advice

How to block a number:

https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00062352/

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201229

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/scams/7726-reporting-scam-texts-and-calls

Re: Scam phone call

Bambino — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:28:00 GMT

@Nickc186 Sadly your experience with this scammer is not unique. It happens to thousands of people on a daily basis, and it happens on every network worldwide. No network anywhere has found a way to control it. The best anyone can do is be vigilant and not fall into the traps the scammers lay.