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Amazon Prime scam call warning

Red_in_SE8
Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
edited October 2019 in Not Sports Related
Got an automated call this morning stating that Amazon were going to take 39.99 from my account in order for my account to continue and if I wanted to talk to someone about this I should press 1. I pressed 1 and after a few minutes during which the Indian accented caller got increasingly agitated with my efforts to get him to prove he was genuine he hung up.

I have googled it and confirmed this is a scam affecting different parts of the country over the last few days.
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  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    Never press 1 or any other number when you get these calls as it may invoke prime rate call charges!  No decent provider will ever call you with such poor security application - they are all scams!
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    How you gonna pay if he's hung up?
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Everyone knows amazon prime costs £79 a year shirley??
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    Red_in_SE8 said:
    Got an automated call this morning stating that Amazon were going to take 39.99 from my account in order for my account to continue and if I wanted to talk to someone about this I should press 1. I pressed 1 and after a few minutes during which the Indian accented caller got increasingly agitated with my efforts to get him to prove he was genuine he hung up.

    I have googled it and confirmed this is a scam affecting different parts of the country over the last few days.
    You may wish to consider checking if you were scammed with a prime rate charge for pressing 1.
  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722
    Any suss phone calls like these, just tell em 'hang on a bit I'm on the Gary and I've gots to wipe me arse, gimme your name'n'number and I'll call you right back'  caller puts the phone down smartish
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    Dazzler21 said:
    Everyone knows amazon prime costs £79 a year shirley??
     That's what they told me the other day when I got a call.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,846
    Dazzler21 said:
    Everyone knows amazon prime costs £79 a year shirley??
    Don't call me Shirley
  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    Got one this morning from someone sounding suspiciously like the "woman from Microsoft", who apparently now works for Euromillions.

    I never bet, so didn't bother to wait for her scamming lies before hanging up.

    Microsoft, BT, HMRC, Euromillions, now Amazon - who next?
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,594
    IN01R4M said:
    Got one this morning from someone sounding suspiciously like the "woman from Microsoft", who apparently now works for Euromillions.

    I never bet, so didn't bother to wait for her scamming lies before hanging up.

    Microsoft, BT, HMRC, Euromillions, now Amazon - who next?
    Porn hub
  • Billericay Dickie
    Billericay Dickie Posts: 419
    I also received exactly the same call informing me that Amazon had taken £39.99 from my account on Tuesday. I hung up and haven’t heard anymore.
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  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    I keep getting the HMRC one where there is an arrest warrant issued in my name.

    Also last week or so I get Visa/Masterdcard telling me that a payment of £600 is about to leave my account.
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    I thought the Amazon Prime scam was where they get you to sign up for 3 months free, give your card details but not notify you when your gratis time is up.  Or the one where they pay bugger all Corp Tax.
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    iaitch said:
    I keep getting the HMRC one where there is an arrest warrant issued in my name.

    Also last week or so I get Visa/Masterdcard telling me that a payment of £600 is about to leave my account.
    I've had that one about half a dozen times, some bird with a stupid American accent.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    happyvalley said:
    iaitch said:
    I keep getting the HMRC one where there is an arrest warrant issued in my name.

    Also last week or so I get Visa/Masterdcard telling me that a payment of £600 is about to leave my account.
    I've had that one about half a dozen times, some bird with a stupid American accent.
     Is there any other type of American accent? 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    edited October 2019
    AddicksAddict said:
    happyvalley said:
    iaitch said:
    I keep getting the HMRC one where there is an arrest warrant issued in my name.

    Also last week or so I get Visa/Masterdcard telling me that a payment of £600 is about to leave my account.
    I've had that one about half a dozen times, some bird with a stupid American accent.
     Is there any other type of American accent? 
    A bit of casual xenophobia there?






    No of course it wasn't.
    Lazy generalisstion perhaps. 
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,409
    I check my junk email box sometimes and on some occasions I get 50 emails a day, and at least half of them are scams of some sort. I probably get a PPI/accident phone call a couple of times a month too.

    With junk email filters and all these news stories it makes you wonder why people try these scams anymore.

    However, there are some people that still fall for them, which is really worrying.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,477
    Are the Nigerian ones still going?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,219
    Covered End said:
    AddicksAddict said:
    happyvalley said:
    iaitch said:
    I keep getting the HMRC one where there is an arrest warrant issued in my name.

    Also last week or so I get Visa/Masterdcard telling me that a payment of £600 is about to leave my account.
    I've had that one about half a dozen times, some bird with a stupid American accent.
     Is there any other type of American accent? 
    A bit of casual xenophobia there?






    No of course it wasn't.
    Lazy generalisstion perhaps. 
     you're getting the hang of it @covered end
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    Henry Irving said:
    Covered End said:
    AddicksAddict said:
    happyvalley said:
    iaitch said:
    I keep getting the HMRC one where there is an arrest warrant issued in my name.

    Also last week or so I get Visa/Masterdcard telling me that a payment of £600 is about to leave my account.
    I've had that one about half a dozen times, some bird with a stupid American accent.
     Is there any other type of American accent? 
    A bit of casual xenophobia there?






    No of course it wasn't.
    Lazy generalisstion perhaps. 
     you're getting the hang of it @covered end
    shame about his spelling o:)
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,277
    I've had a couple of the "we've got into your computer, taken control of your webcam and will release footage of you watching porn unless you pay us in bitcoins" one a couple of times. Which would be unbelievable even if my laptop HAD a webcam.
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  • snowinberlin
    snowinberlin Posts: 807
    aliwibble said:
    I've had a couple of the "we've got into your computer, taken control of your webcam and will release footage of you watching porn unless you pay us in bitcoins" one a couple of times. Which would be unbelievable even if my laptop HAD a webcam.
    But you were watching porn?

    You disgust me 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    aliwibble said:
    I've had a couple of the "we've got into your computer, taken control of your webcam and will release footage of you watching porn unless you pay us in bitcoins" one a couple of times. Which would be unbelievable even if my laptop HAD a webcam.
    They stole this one from Black Mirror... 

    Ridiculously funny. Though the episode is dark....
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    DaveMehmet said:
    IN01R4M said:
    Got one this morning from someone sounding suspiciously like the "woman from Microsoft", who apparently now works for Euromillions.

    I never bet, so didn't bother to wait for her scamming lies before hanging up.

    Microsoft, BT, HMRC, Euromillions, now Amazon - who next?
    Porn hub
    Gotta be a proper wanker to fall for that one
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Have had a couple of scam calls from my 'internet provider' in the last week.

    The last one was from a Leeds 'phone number.
  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 5,971
    The phone (not mobile) was ringing every morning at the same time. Always a different mobile number or 01522 number. I eventually answered it to hear a recorded message saying it was BT and my internet had been compromised etc. The the 'press 1' to speak to someone. I have to say I was quite worried but wondered if it was a scam. Luckily didn't press it. The next day I answered it again, this time someone from a 'call centre' at BT - same story. Mr T said you can get recordings of call centre noises as part of the scam. Anyway, they are still phoning. Mr T says to just ignore it but it's starting to worry me. As its from a different number each time how can I stop it?
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,277
    snowinberlin said:
    aliwibble said:
    I've had a couple of the "we've got into your computer, taken control of your webcam and will release footage of you watching porn unless you pay us in bitcoins" one a couple of times. Which would be unbelievable even if my laptop HAD a webcam.
    But you were watching porn?

    You disgust me 
    LOL, no, that's why I said it would be unbelievable.
  • Wilma
    Wilma Posts: 1,618
    Arsenetatters said:
    The phone (not mobile) was ringing every morning at the same time. Always a different mobile number or 01522 number. I eventually answered it to hear a recorded message saying it was BT and my internet had been compromised etc. The the 'press 1' to speak to someone. I have to say I was quite worried but wondered if it was a scam. Luckily didn't press it. The next day I answered it again, this time someone from a 'call centre' at BT - same story. Mr T said you can get recordings of call centre noises as part of the scam. Anyway, they are still phoning. Mr T says to just ignore it but it's starting to worry me. As its from a different number each time how can I stop it?
    Register your number with the TPS - mobile and landline

    https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/index.html

    If you continue to receive calls, you can then log the number on the website. 

    I rarely get any calls through, but any that do I log the number on the TPS site. 

    https://complaints.tpsonline.org.uk/consumer
  • robinofottershaw
    robinofottershaw Posts: 1,921
    Red_in_SE8 said:
    Got an automated call this morning stating that Amazon were going to take 39.99 from my account in order for my account to continue and if I wanted to talk to someone about this I should press 1. I pressed 1 and after a few minutes during which the Indian accented caller got increasingly agitated with my efforts to get him to prove he was genuine he hung up.

    I have googled it and confirmed this is a scam affecting different parts of the country over the last few days.
    Got exactly the same call this morning, but didn't bother pressing 1.
  • Wilma
    Wilma Posts: 1,618
    Anyone can report spam and nuisance calls to the ICO and they will investigate. Companies can receive huge fines for unsolicited marketing. 

    https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/nuisance-calls-and-messages/
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    Arsenetatters said:
    The phone (not mobile) was ringing every morning at the same time. Always a different mobile number or 01522 number. I eventually answered it to hear a recorded message saying it was BT and my internet had been compromised etc. The the 'press 1' to speak to someone. I have to say I was quite worried but wondered if it was a scam. Luckily didn't press it. The next day I answered it again, this time someone from a 'call centre' at BT - same story. Mr T said you can get recordings of call centre noises as part of the scam. Anyway, they are still phoning. Mr T says to just ignore it but it's starting to worry me. As its from a different number each time how can I stop it?
    You can't, I think most people get these calls very often.

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