11-08-2020, 12:41 PM
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Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Originally Posted by JBR
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Did they have your bank account number?If so, speak to your bank immediately.
If they don't get that they don't pay.
One of them even gave me a little "calculator" which I have to plug my card into such that it sends the bank a code.
14-08-2020, 12:52 PM
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Message "Warning! Critical Update!"Internet Explorer, Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox!
If you get a message saying that "You are Using an older version of Chrome" - or Internet Explorer / Firefox- you might want to look at this scam warning first:-
https://malwarefixes.com/warning-cri...e-fake-update/
If you click on "Update Now" , after having the above warning scam message, they will be getting your bank details, etc.
Yes, this is another one!
14-08-2020, 01:17 PM
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Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Originally Posted by Tedc
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Message "Warning! Critical Update!" Internet Explorer, Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox!
If you get a message saying that "You are Using an older version of Chrome" - or Internet Explorer / Firefox- you might want to look at this scam warning first:-
https://malwarefixes.com/warning-cri...e-fake-update/
If you click on "Update Now" , after having the above warning scam message, they will be getting your bank details, etc.
Yes, this is another one!
can I add I have read this warning comes as pop up message. I never click on unsolicited pop up messages they often bring trouble .
14-08-2020, 02:06 PM
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Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Originally Posted by Tedc
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Message "Warning! Critical Update!" Internet Explorer, Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox!
If you get a message saying that "You are Using an older version of Chrome" - or Internet Explorer / Firefox- you might want to look at this scam warning first:-
https://malwarefixes.com/warning-cri...e-fake-update/
If you click on "Update Now" , after having the above warning scam message, they will be getting your bank details, etc.
Yes, this is another one!
14-08-2020, 02:24 PM
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Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Originally Posted by Emjay
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I am a little disappointed. It is 12.40 pm and I have not yet had a scam phone call today. Still got the rest of the day. Waiting in eager anticipation. 😳
Don't press Button B.
You will not get your money back!
20-08-2020, 11:24 AM
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Just receive dthis warning from Action Fraud today:*
Compromised Facebook Accounts Used To Lure Victims Into Paypal Scam
There has been a surge of reports where the recipient has received messages through Facebook Messenger from friends/family requesting to use their Pay Pal account to receive funds from the sale of items on EBay. Overall, between 1 June 2020 and 31 July 2020 a total of 95 reports have been made which specifically mention that the item sold was a camera.
Messages are sent by fraudsters purporting to be friends/family stating that they have sold a camera on eBay but that they are unable to process the payment as they either do not have a Pay Pal account or because their Pay Pal account is not working. The request is that the message recipient receives the funds into their own Pay Pal account, then, after transferring it into their own bank account, they forward it onto an account controlled by the fraudster.
If the victim agrees the payment is transferred into their Pay Pal account but, after the money is transferred out, the initial transaction is reversed leaving the account in negative balance.
Multiple reports have also been received from victims stating that their Facebook Messenger accounts have been hacked and that these fraudulent messages have been sent to all their contacts on their behalf.
The total reported loss for these reports is £44,035.
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Doesn't affect me personally, as I don't have anything to do with Facebook, but I know plenty do.
26-08-2020, 11:12 AM
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I put this in Gardening as well, but I am not sure where it belongs:Here's a strange one.
Not sure if this should go in the 'Scams' thread, or Gardening?
Just read a short piece in my gardening magazine, which I will quote for you rather than try to explain:
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"Gardeners are being urged to dispose of unsolicited seeds that have been mysteriously delivered across the UK.
The unlabelled packets were posted to customers who had previously bought items from Amazon and Ebay.
Anyone who has received these seeds should send them to - ' Animal & Plant Health Agency' which is part of the Dept. for Environmental Health."
Unquote
How strange. I wonder what they are?
26-08-2020, 12:03 PM
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Re: Seen A Scam? Warn us if you have!
Originally Posted by Mups
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I put this in Gardening as well, but I am not sure where it belongs:Here's a strange one.
Not sure if this should go in the 'Scams' thread, or Gardening?
Just read a short piece in my gardening magazine, which I will quote for you rather than try to explain:
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"Gardeners are being urged to dispose of unsolicited seeds that have been mysteriously delivered across the UK.
The unlabelled packets were posted to customers who had previously bought items from Amazon and Ebay.
Anyone who has received these seeds should send them to - ' Animal & Plant Health Agency' which is part of the Dept. for Environmental Health."
Unquote
How strange. I wonder what they are?
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