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FAKE OR SCAM CALL

rageye — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:36:26 GMT

THIS IS A FAKE CALL FROM SKY SAYING PROBLEMS WITH SKY BROADBAND AND WE REPAIR FOR CASH .I HAVE SENT I ON TO THE ACTION ON FROUD TEAM .I WOULD LIKE TO CATCH THEM MYSELF AS EX ARMY .

Re: FAKE OR SCAM CALL

Mark39 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:41:55 GMT

All too common, I'm afraid. Most of these calls originate from abroad.

Re: FAKE OR SCAM CALL

rageye — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:17:34 GMT

NEVER SEEN A CRIMINAL COURT IN OTHER COUNTIES CONVICT SOMEONE FOR THIS TYPE OF CRIME.

Re: FAKE OR SCAM CALL

Daniel0210 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:31:25 GMT

@rageye

I'm not sure how you would find out court results from courts abroad to know that. Don't forget the number the call was from, if displayed, is likely to have been spoofed anyway. I also doubt Action Fraud will carry out any further investigation as all they do is record patterns of scams and if there is a line of enquiry likely to result in an arrest/conviction they would pass it to the UK police force best placed to deal with it. Technically you aren't classed as a victim of fraud as you didn't fall for it and are not out of pocket.

Re: FAKE OR SCAM CALL

Mark39 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:34:35 GMT

@rageye wrote:

NEVER SEEN A CRIMINAL COURT IN OTHER COUNTIES CONVICT SOMEONE FOR THIS TYPE OF CRIME.

That's one of the reasons why they operate from abroad.

Re: FAKE OR SCAM CALL

TimmyBGood — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:25:00 GMT

@rageye wrote:

NEVER SEEN A CRIMINAL COURT IN OTHER COUNTIES CONVICT SOMEONE FOR THIS TYPE OF CRIME.

Typically law enforcement in the countries hosting such operations has rather more pressing priorities: in some cases the activities of shadow call centres may not even be illegal in that jurisdiction.

There was one publicised case where call centres in India were providing bogus paid-for 'support' on Microsoft products: the only prosecution against the British couple who were behind the scheme was for violation of copywrite through unauthorised use of Microsoft corporate branding in the on-screen 'pop-ups'.