Indian Call Centre Scam?
Discussion
I've had a number of telephone calls in the last two days purporting to be from a company called UK Finance. They caller is invariabley Indian although he usually has a very English name such as "Alexander Howard" or "Christopher Douglas".
UK Finance claim to act on behalf of all the UK's high street finance companies such as Halifax, Barclays, HSBC etc etc.
They start their spiel by asking to confirm personal details.
At this point I always ask them to confirm who THEY are. For instance, I always ask for their business address. They always give the address as (rather vaguely), Regent Street, London. So far, they haven't been able to provide me with bona fide Post Code (or any Post Code at all, in one instance).
I have then asked them if they are a limited Company. After a bit of thinking, the caller confirmed that UK Finance is, in fact, UK Finance Ltd. I then asked them for their UK Companies House registration number.
At that point, the line went dead.
UK Finance claim to act on behalf of all the UK's high street finance companies such as Halifax, Barclays, HSBC etc etc.
They start their spiel by asking to confirm personal details.
At this point I always ask them to confirm who THEY are. For instance, I always ask for their business address. They always give the address as (rather vaguely), Regent Street, London. So far, they haven't been able to provide me with bona fide Post Code (or any Post Code at all, in one instance).
I have then asked them if they are a limited Company. After a bit of thinking, the caller confirmed that UK Finance is, in fact, UK Finance Ltd. I then asked them for their UK Companies House registration number.
At that point, the line went dead.
Not quite the same.
Assuming it really IS HSBC of course.
Some of the major banks to cold call their customers. For example, Lloyds seem to have a policy of "courtesy calling" their customers whereas Barclays don't.
The calls I've been getting do not claim to be from one of the major banks - but they do claim to be a finance company that deals with these banks.
Assuming it really IS HSBC of course.
Some of the major banks to cold call their customers. For example, Lloyds seem to have a policy of "courtesy calling" their customers whereas Barclays don't.
The calls I've been getting do not claim to be from one of the major banks - but they do claim to be a finance company that deals with these banks.
Gassing Station | Business | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff