Gold Fraud in Yorkshire?

[MetalsMan]

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19349514.victims-lose-500-000-north-yorkshire-gold-bullion-scam/

Some shenanigans?

 

[sixgun]

i was rung this week and was told that my National Insurance number was about to be terminated as it was suspected it had been used in a fraud. i was to press 1 and would be redirected to someone or other - the police or something. i clicked it off. i did wonder what would be at the other end if i had clicked 1 - might be a £10 a minute premium phone number so always better to click off.

[DarkChameleon]

3 hours ago, sixgun said:

i was rung this week and was told that my National Insurance number was about to be terminated as it was suspected it had been used in a fraud. i was to press 1 and would be redirected to someone or other - the police or something. i clicked it off. i did wonder what would be at the other end if i had clicked 1 - might be a £10 a minute premium phone number so always better to click off.

A scam and it would be the cops in person not an email, I get these all the time, it went up more when my dealing went up...precious metals not drugs...lol.

[Groundup]

I was given some good advice to avoid scams.... it goes Something like this......

If someone else initiated/started the call/text/email ect... Its 100% a scam...

[MetalsMan]

I'm actually something of a fan of trying to waste these guys time. Usually the scam will take you through to a call centre and they'll try to persuade you to give them info or type in something so they can grab your computer remotely. I put them on speaker phone at my desk while I'm working on something else and just take ages to do what they tell me. Up to the crucial point that something they do may be damaging, then just change the topic or muck about. 

 

Record is 15.35 mins. However, I if you want to see a professional, YouTube Kitboga. Glorious. 

[SidS]

Atomic shrimp on youtube did something similar with email scammers, one example he tried to convince a scammer that they had actually paid him money (the inheritance scam) and the money had cleared in his account!

[ShropshireTom]

23 hours ago, leotsend said:

I'm actually something of a fan of trying to waste these guys time. Usually the scam will take you through to a call centre and they'll try to persuade you to give them info or type in something so they can grab your computer remotely. I put them on speaker phone at my desk while I'm working on something else and just take ages to do what they tell me. Up to the crucial point that something they do may be damaging, then just change the topic or muck about. 

 

Record is 15.35 mins. However, I if you want to see a professional, YouTube Kitboga. Glorious. 

I like doing this too. My favourite are the ambulance chasers. Not so much fraud as bottom feeders granted, but easy sport. “Yes I had an accident” is all it takes - and they are on the hook! I often make up injuries to body parts I’ve made up. Haemorrhage of the oblungta, internal damage to my gnosifum etc. Occasionally I’ve told them I died and they chat away for another couple of mins. 

[GoldDiggerDave]

Agree with @Groundup anyone calls me who I’ve not asked to call me gets told to get lost.  That simple, most of the people who  ask to call me end up getting told to get lost as well 😂😂