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Discussion topic: phone scam

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This message was authored by: mcmahonmassive

phone scam

general warning ,just had a cold call from  a 01256 code ,saying  i was a long time member of Sky and because lots of users are leaving sky ,ethy were giving me a 30% discount on my bill ,they only asked for my e mail and i did not feel right ,so i gave them the wrong one to see what would happen ,and they just passed me on to billing .I asked them how do i know you are actually a Sky operative ,and he went through how he had not asked for any bank details etc ,so i asked if he could tell me what package i had ,he stalled so i hung up .

he then called me back and said that we had got cut off for some reason ,i joked that it was a Sky mobile maybe he could explain ,at the point he questioned my parentage and hung up .Unfortunately it was a caller from Asia ,which is not unusual ,but when it come to accounts and stuff ,it tends to be scotland ,so be warned 

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This message was authored by: caesarome

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@mcmahonmassive 

You did the right thing by giving them the wrong details because these are scam calls so should get receive anymore don't engage with them instead just hang up. The number is appears to be calling from could well be spoofed to make it look like it is coming from that number.

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This message was authored by: twilight+princess

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There's certainly a rise in these scams of late with new variants also emerging (customer requires a new SIM for 5G) it's good that you gave incorrect details. Most likely they would try accessing your account & ordering expensive devices. 

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