Current scams

You’ll get your money back for sure, but still not convinced Visa is in breach. As I mentioned in my earlier post, a transaction that appears to be legitimate will be honoured by Visa until proven otherwise. A merchant (scammer in your case) who has validated a transaction can pursue it in the event that it subsequently cannot be completed because the means of payment has been cancelled or expired. 

With due respect LT it won’t be as easy as that. I formally complained to my car insurer. They give you an answer, you reject it, they kick it upstairs & this continues until you can’t go any further, then with the final rejection you then approach the Ombudsman. It took me almost 5 months then at the 11th hour I got an apology & a refund from my ex insurer for the secret increase I’d not agreed to. . .That was never on my insurance in the first place. It’s frustrating to say the least. The whole thing is loaded against you, yes it works but after all the hassle it’s hard to believe it’s a win🤷🏻‍♂️

Well, isn’t any government based organisation riddled with bureaucracy?  But you got there in the end, Rocky.  I didn’t suggest getting satisfaction from large companies is easy, so I do congratulate you on it being a win - hard fought though it may have been. 

I doubt you are any less doughty, the thing is-cross all the T’s & dot all the i’s. They will cave at some point. After your win never use them again. It was obvious from the outset the attitude my insurer displayed was their MO, it no doubt succeeded with many because they still used it. Good luck to you, keep your eyes on the prize, the prize being justice👍🏻👏🏻

well it wont have been the first scam post on here and I am sure there will be many more  but i have to say, none from me, not sure you can say the same

 

Not sure if this post is referring to actual scams on the thread, or about scams that posters are reporting that they have encountered.  

Concerning the matter of being caught by a scam, I have always thought myself as being cute enough to spot them.  But, having now been caught, I realise that as the scammers become more sophisticated, so we also need to raise our game in detecting scams immediately.  Just as banks, financial institutions and companies have to update their security levels, so we need to update our ability to spot scams.  Otherwise, over time, our activities on line will become less safe.

Sadly once you have made contact with a "scammer" your details are vulnerable and you need to take action regarding on line security, if in doubt your bank should be your first port of call.

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When you get a suspicious email, never respond to it by using the reply button, even if the sender’s address looks familiar.  I received a “demand” for over £4,000 which was apparently from a company in Grimsby, whose website name appeared in the fake invoice.  Typing the web address in my browser brought up a list of websites, and there was the genuine address along with the one for the email I’d received.  A careful check showed the received email to be slightly rearranged compared to the genuine address; not enough to draw immediate attention, but obvious enough when checking it against the email address on the genuine website.  This was the only difference, but to a computer it is an entirely different address. 

Received an E-Mail today from Cheshire Police via Neighbourhood Alert  warning about :~~

Fake Texts re-- Covid 19 test     Dangerous fake NHS texts circulating telling people they are eligible to apply for your Vaccine. For more information & where to apply, follow here :-

 uk-application-form. com

DO NOT USE THIS , IF YOU SHOULD GET SUCH A POST / TEXT / E-MAIL ONLY PASS THE INFOMATION ONTO ACTION FRAUD phone 0300123 2040  or visit www.actionfraud.police.uk

 

This has been verified via a known neighbourhood watch member as well as a local PCSO

Brian a k a  A B M