MIL in potential scam
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Bank have been notified by Sister in law and account is suspended (bank are watching for any new transactions). We will take computer in to shop on her return and get it stripped back and make sure there is no malware on there!
Guess we will see if anything really heavy has gone out but hopefully now everything is in the open if it does then it will be covered somewhat!
Guess we will see if anything really heavy has gone out but hopefully now everything is in the open if it does then it will be covered somewhat!
dojo said:
Guess we will see if anything really heavy has gone out but hopefully now everything is in the open if it does then it will be covered somewhat!
If anything has already gone, I'd be surprised if she gets it back.I know it's not her fault - but at the point where somebody is even reading out the number from the card device they are being pretty complicit - albeit through ignorance. I would think the bank would not feel that they should be refunding that.
After all - if they did, the scammers could make their life an awful lot simpler by scamming their own bank accounts - send some money to their scammer mate knowing that the bank will ultimately pay it.
Its the old overpayment scam. Happens all the time, used to happen with cheques.
In this case they probably used distraction to put some software on her PC which allowed them to show a fake bank balance screen which showed the £9k (it was never sent BTW) in her account. Probably initially she said the money was not there, they said give it a minute it will show then ping all of a sudden the money is showing, its her online banking and she logged in so must be right.... its just a trick.
She then sends £8750 of her own money to them.
Not bad for half an hours work.
Also, I would trash that hard drive. Forget scanning it or virus check it. Just take it out and store it in case the police ever ask for it. (not likely)
In this case they probably used distraction to put some software on her PC which allowed them to show a fake bank balance screen which showed the £9k (it was never sent BTW) in her account. Probably initially she said the money was not there, they said give it a minute it will show then ping all of a sudden the money is showing, its her online banking and she logged in so must be right.... its just a trick.
She then sends £8750 of her own money to them.
Not bad for half an hours work.
Also, I would trash that hard drive. Forget scanning it or virus check it. Just take it out and store it in case the police ever ask for it. (not likely)
Had something similar where a caller wanted to remote access my computer. I stringed them along for about 20 minutes while they guided me through instructions and I kept just saying "yes okay" pretending to do it. Once they realised they couldn't get to view my computer I told them "oh, doesn't this work on a Mac?" Followed by a bit of name name calling and they hung up 
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.0000 said:
konark said:
Who the f
k has 9 large in their current account?
Where else do you put it?k has 9 large in their current account?Account 1 (of mine anyway) can only be scammed of £2k max and the rest needs telephone banking or my phone app (with finger print recognition), my 2nd account is my store of money that when doing investments, I transfer to number 1 account and then on to investments.
Its a saftey feature that means if I need to get money I can and I cant be cleaned out completely.
I do the same for my Australian account too.
red_slr said:
Its the old overpayment scam. Happens all the time, used to happen with cheques.
In this case they probably used distraction to put some software on her PC which allowed them to show a fake bank balance screen which showed the £9k (it was never sent BTW) in her account. Probably initially she said the money was not there, they said give it a minute it will show then ping all of a sudden the money is showing, its her online banking and she logged in so must be right.... its just a trick.
She then sends £8750 of her own money to them.
Not bad for half an hours work.
Also, I would trash that hard drive. Forget scanning it or virus check it. Just take it out and store it in case the police ever ask for it. (not likely)
Why change out the hdd? Police are NEVER coming knocking for itIn this case they probably used distraction to put some software on her PC which allowed them to show a fake bank balance screen which showed the £9k (it was never sent BTW) in her account. Probably initially she said the money was not there, they said give it a minute it will show then ping all of a sudden the money is showing, its her online banking and she logged in so must be right.... its just a trick.
She then sends £8750 of her own money to them.
Not bad for half an hours work.
Also, I would trash that hard drive. Forget scanning it or virus check it. Just take it out and store it in case the police ever ask for it. (not likely)
Du1point8 said:
You have 2 accounts... one which has a card and one which is off grid.
Account 1 (of mine anyway) can only be scammed of £2k max and the rest needs telephone banking or my phone app (with finger print recognition), my 2nd account is my store of money that when doing investments, I transfer to number 1 account and then on to investments.
Its a saftey feature that means if I need to get money I can and I cant be cleaned out completely.
I do the same for my Australian account too.
That's not off grid is it, if it needs telephone banking and fingerprint recognition. That's very much on grid.Account 1 (of mine anyway) can only be scammed of £2k max and the rest needs telephone banking or my phone app (with finger print recognition), my 2nd account is my store of money that when doing investments, I transfer to number 1 account and then on to investments.
Its a saftey feature that means if I need to get money I can and I cant be cleaned out completely.
I do the same for my Australian account too.
Off grid would be the same value in gold coins buried five paces left from the old oak tree twenty miles hike from the nearest road.
Sheetmaself said:
konark said:
Who the fk has 9 large in their current account?
In case sk has 9 large in their current account?tWhat would you do if you needed money quick?
No point having it in stocks as not always easy to get out plus the few days it always takes from selling to getting the funds.
And frankly, in today's world it's pretty poor security to not use a completely separate and stand alone credit card for consumer use and for that account to have a low limit set.
0000 said:
Ari said:
In a savings account.
2006 called, it wants its interest rates back.Ari said:
Although in this case 0000 has misunderstood the scam so it's not actually relevant.
Have I?And yes - I hear you on the interest rates, but 0.5% in a savings account is just about better than nothing - on ten grand you'd make £50 over a year!
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