Got Caught

[weecalf]

This nice gentleman called .sounded great had information on what he should not have known if he was not genuine .Anyway Weecalf got caught for nearly a hundred quid .I paid through PayPal .As if that was not low life enough he said bless him if I wanted to contact him I could get him on a number which would have cost me a fortune .Well done him .Hands up I was caught .Know summit I would rather have been caught than the person who made the call .

[pixie374]

Awww. Can PayPal help?

[Mamyalynne]

Very sorry to read that Weecalf, some of these scammers are very convincing.

[bookbinder]

How exactly did the nice gentleman sting you for nearly £100?

[weecalf]

Insurance on an item

[weecalf]

Will look into that pixie374 on Monday

[pixie374]

You can raise an issue with them, weecalf. Even over the weekend... just go online and explain to them. Good luck x

[tiggerblue10]

Any time I get calls like this where they sound convincing, I always say I'll ring them back and ask for their company name.

[weecalf]

Will get my son to help me pixie374 feel very vulnerable at moment hope he needed the money less than I did .Thanks

[pixie374]

I hope they can help you get it back. They are usually very good x

[chrissa1]

I never answer my landline and haven’t for years. I let it go the answer machine but every number clicks off as soon as it starts.

[barry1010]

Insurance? Can you give us more details? Have you reported it?

[Ellipsis]

See https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-report-potential-fraud-to-paypal-faq2422

In particular the section "Items not received or a potential fraudulent seller"

[Ellipsis]

> had information on what he should not have known

This works by making enough calls. It's the same basis as the "I understand you've been involved in a car accident" scam. Most people haven't, but some have - and so they think the caller knows that. They don't, they're just making calls until one works.

[weecalf]

I admit I did not think at the time as I usually put the phone down but this sounded different .The person want intent in carrying on with the lie but giving me a 02037.........number