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DANGEROUS SCAMS
http://www.safefromscams.co.uk/
SUPERMARKET CHECKOUT SCAM
Check
your RECEIPT each time you shop !
Checkout Operators have been caught adding
unasked for 'Cashout' amounts to shopping totals ! This is THEFT. Call a superviser and complain or call
the police !
Postal Scam
Please can you circulate this around especially as Xmas is fast approaching - it has been confirmed by Royal Mail.
The Trading Standards
Office are making people aware of the following scam:
A card is posted through your door from a company
called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel
and that you need to
contact them on 0906 6611911 (a Premium rate number).
DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating
from Belize. If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded
message you will already have been billed
£15 for the phone call.
If
you Do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the Premium rate
service regulator)
If you are phoned by "someone at the council" about a refund on
your Council Tax - You are probably speaking to a criminal ! Hang up !
If somebody phones you about
some shares you have and offers a scheme to increase your holding at zero cost - This may be a 'boilerhouse
scam'. Check with your broker !
PC Problem Scam Warning
Scammers posing
as computer engineers contact people with some story about a hardware/software/virus problem in a PC. Just laugh and
hang up. It's just a scam !
BT Unpaid Bill Phone Scam Warning
Scammers posing as UK telecommunications company BT staff are tricking people into
revealing their bank or credit card details by claiming that their phone service will be disconnected if they do not pay an
overdue bill immediately JUST HANG UP ! IT'S
A SCAM !
If you are contacted by someone claiming to be at your
Bank or Building Society DO NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION ON YOUR ACCOUNT. THEY MAY HAVE MUCH OF YOUR INFORMATION AND WANT
JUST A LITTLE MORE : YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER or THE 'LAST THREE' NUMBERS ON THE
BACK OF YOUR CARD. HANG UP IMMEDIATELY AND REPORT THIS TO THE POLICE ON 0845 600 5
700
Scots ‘victims’ urged to
reveal details of fraudsters’ tricks
Scams awareness month launched
By Lori Reid
Published: 02/02/2009
FAKE foreign lotteries and bogus prize draws are among the scams targeted in a campaign this
month.
Scams Awareness Month aims to stop fraudsters by encouraging the public to speak out about tricks they
have fallen for.
Research estimates more than three million people a year in the UK fall victim to techniques
such as deceptive prize draws, misleading premium-rate promotions, fake psychic mailing and miracle health and weight
loss remedies.
The economic downturn is expected to lead to a rise in the number of vulnerable people falling
victim to scams this year.
David Thomson, chairman of the Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in
Scotland, said trading standards teams in 15 local authorities throughout Scotland will be asking people to use Scamnesty
bins in libraries and council offices during February.
“The idea is for people to deposit scam mailings in
the secure bins,” he said. “By doing this Scots are saying no to scam artists and providing valuable
information to help trading standards and the Office of Fair Trading keep track of new and re-invented scams, and ultimately
helping to avoid more people across Scotland from becoming victims.”
Adam Gaunt, a representative for the
Office of Fair Trading in
Scotland, said: “The people who run scams are clever and
sophisticated
and they know how to persuade us to part with our cash.
“You should always be wary when you are asked for
money, personal or bank details. You should never be hurried into making a decision and never give your bank details
and personal information to people you don't know.”
Anyone who thinks they have been a victim should
call Consumer Direct on 08454 04 0506 or go to the website at www.consumerdirect. gov.uk
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