This was copied from one of my face book friends thought it may be of interest.
Received a phone call from BT, informing me that he was disconnecting me
because of an unpaid bill.. He demanded payment immediately of £31.00
or it would be £ 118.00 to re-connect at
a later date. The guy wasn't even fazed when I told him I was with
Virgin Media, allegedly VM have to pay BT a percentage for line rental! I
asked the guy's name - he gave me the very 'English' John Peacock with a
very 'African' accent - & phone number -0800 0800 152. Obviously
the fellow realized I didn't believe his story, so offered to
demonstrate that he was from BT. I asked how & he told me to hang up
& try phoning someone - he would disconnect my phone to prevent
this. AND HE DID !! My phone was dead - no engaged tone, nothing - until
he phoned me again. Very pleased with himself, he asked if that was
enough proof that he was with BT. I asked how the payment was to be made
& he said credit card, there & then. I said that I didn't know
how he'd done it, but I had absolutely no intention of paying him, I
didn't believe his name or that he worked for BT. He hung up. I dialed
1471 -number withheld I phoned his fictitious 0800 number - not
recognized. So I phoned the police to let them know. I wasn't the first!
It's only just started apparently, but it is escalating. Their advice
was to let as many people as possible know of this scam. The fact that
the phone does go off would probably convince some people it's real, so
please make as many friends & family aware of this. How is it done?
This is good but not that clever. He gave the wrong number - it should
have been 0800 800 152 which takes you through to BT Business. The
cutting off of the line is very simple, he stays on the line with the
mute button on and you can't dial out - but he can hear you trying.
(This is because the person who initiates a call is the one to terminate
it). When you stop trying he cuts off and immediately calls back. You
could almost be convinced! The sad thing is that it is so simple that it
will certainly fool many. By the way this is not about getting the cash
as this would not get past merchant services - it is all about getting
the credit card details which include the security number, to be used
for larger purchases.
Please pass this on to let as many other people know of this scam.
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