I have a live scammer trying to con me

[anonymous-user]

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[CrgT16]

Report to police and company house?

[LunarOne]

Record all the fun you're having with them and then start a Youtube. Doubt the police would be interested...

[Countdown]

I vote see how long you can drag it out for.

My guess is they've chosen the company name at random.

[Red9zero]

My Father had a similar scam. Unfortunately he fell for it despite numerous red flags.

[Dogwatch]

anonymous said:

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Neat!

Noted.

[LunarOne]

Red9zero said:

My Father had a similar scam. Unfortunately he fell for it despite numerous red flags.

Was he a downhill skier by any chance?

[vaud]

anonymous said:

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They may have intercepted the email of the company and have access to their accounts. So the company may be blind to it; the scammers just access the emails (or set forwards, filters, accounts, etc) and have the look of something more reputable.

[Red9zero]

LunarOne said:

Red9zero said:

My Father had a similar scam. Unfortunately he fell for it despite numerous red flags.

Was he a downhill skier by any chance?

May as well have been. Textbook scam that was so blatantly obvious, but he still gave them £2.5k.

[hammo19]

Contact Joe Lycett and let him take it from here.....

[dudleybloke]

Try and get them to send you money.

[Mr-B]

Knock yourself out

https://www.419eater.com/

[Sway]

Saw on BBC the other morning there's a unit specifically intercepting and 'dealing with' telephone/messenger scams.

Pretty sure they're part of Action Fraud. Give them a shout whilst you've got them still wriggling on the hook...

[Tyre Smoke]

Had similar WhatsApp messages from a random number saying they are going to land in London next week, etc. It's a way of starting a conversation. Usually they are a single female of European origin (of course they are) and have a prearranged script. It all goes a bit wrong when you start asking awkward questions like why is your number a Philadelphia mobile yet you claim to be in Liverpool? Then it all goes broken English and "all of your money is belong to me"

[GIYess]

My mil almost got caught with this one. She answered and said oh dear I presume this is x(son) and was asking how his wife was and they played along well. Luckily she had to phone the Fil to check how to transfer money!!

[Monkeylegend]

anonymous said:

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This has been around for some time now.

Smiled when you say they are using a Bury St Edmunds address and your posting name is BSE.

Out of interest what is the address, I know BSE very well.

[ApOrbital]

hammo19 said:

Contact Joe Lycett and let him take it from here.....

[Monkeylegend]

anonymous said:

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There are two Companies registered there, A G M Clothing Ltd and More Than Accounts Ltd, both been around quite some time.

There is also a Menta Business support and training centre at that address.

[rallye101]

I went along with a WhatsApp message from my daughter that I haven't got, really weird!
Got an account and sort code from her boyfriend to send money to...reported it to police....

[Red9zero]

anonymous said:

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Police and bank weren't interested in my Father's case. The bank did ask him all the right questions, but the scammers had already told him what to say.