Spam Phone Call

[malagabob]

Just a heads up really. Had a call from this number 0203 309 8557.
There was a delay before anyone spoke, but recognised it was an automated voice. “ This is the HMRC, you are being investigated for tax fraud. To speak with someone about this press 1 “ I hung up obviously.

[MartinMillar]

I have had this kept them going for 30 minutes quite amusing actually

[aelmpvw]

should have put on an american accent and said you were president trump

[malagabob]

Ha ha yes should have said my name was Joe Biden

[Peter Pedant]

going the rounds again

apparentlhy if you hung you would learn that an arrest warrant was alreay on its wy

[Peter Pedant]

Biden paid his taxes
his son did droogz apparently

[dannyk13]

How do you speak to an automated phone call?

[Jackdaw33]

That's what I was wondering.

[mushroom25]

// How do you speak to an automated phone call? //

get it to talk to Alexa?

[dannyk13]

Mushroom //get it to talk to Alexa?
There is nobody at the other end of the line to talk to.

[Jackdaw33]

Presumably you have to press 1 then get put through to a scammer. Risky, I would have thought.

[MartinMillar]

Yes I pressed 1 but I knew I could claim any charges as I reported it to our scam department

[JimF]

This is the way!

[ladybirder]

That number is rated as Dangerous Bob! Ooer:-)

https://who-called.co.uk/Number/02034098557

[HansUrbancka]

Pressing one on any unsolicited telephone call could take you through to a premium rate line and the cost could be very very high; especially if you were to do as suggested by Martin ^^^.

If a real person speaks to you the moment your answer the call, then by all means 'string them along' for as long as possible. Then tell them as, I do when they ask for payment by card, "I am unable to pass money by card, but if you give me your bank details I can arrange a transfer of money from my bank."

Hans.

[weecalf]

The other day I was discussing my bill with Bt got too confusing for me so left it for another day .Later that day I got this call to say if I did not do what ever my Bt telephone and broadband would be cut off immediately . Now were these people able to listen in to the conversation I had with bt or was that coincidence

[jno]

you're sure you were speaking to BT in the first place, weecalf?

[malagabob]

As an update a Welsh student fell foul of this scam. £3000 was stolen from his student loan.

[alavahalf]

An unknown automated voice phones you and you manage to give away money from your bank account.. ?

How does it work?

[dannyk13]

alavahalf//An unknown automated voice phones you and you manage to give away money from your bank account.. ?//
Presumably he pressed 1 and was conned into giving his bank detaile.