On 10 Dec, 13:35, Andy Cap wrote:
wrote:
Cold call on my home number, terrible accent - but knew my full name,
address etc (and I'm not on the electoral roll) - claimed it was about
a reward voucher scheme for prompt credit card payment (ok, so no way
am I giving out personal information to these people - and card
companies *want* you to pay late).

Endless waffle about the benefits, basically hotel vouchers, but
willing to go off-script and answer questions - well, apart from "Why
don't you just post the stuff to me then, rather than give me all this
waffle?"

Anyway - eventually we get round to the £99 administrative charge, and
I say ta-ra.

Seems to be a relatively new one, though police aware in other areas:
http://www.psni.police.uk/pr_holiday_scam_040809

If the caller had better spoken English, I could imagine someone might
in a distracted moment not realise the call isn't from their credit
card company.

Coincidentally, I received this scam warning this morning.

I am highly embarrassed, but feel I should tell my friends in the hope
they do not fall for the same scam.

Subject: Car Washing Scam

This is serious. Please BEWARE!

Over the last month I became a victim of a clever 'Eastern European'
scam while out shopping. Simply dropping into Tesco's for a bit of
shopping resulted in the following...... Don't be naïve enough to think
it couldn't happen to you or your friends.

Here's how the scam works:

Two very good looking voluptuous 20-21 year-old girls come over to your
car as you are packing your shopping into the boot. They both start
cleaning your windscreen, their boobs almost falling out of their skimpy
T-shirts.

When you thank them and offer them a tip, they'll say 'No' and instead
ask you for a lift to another Tesco. You agree and they both get in the
back seat.

On the way, they start undressing, and both get completely in the buff.
Then, when you pull over to remonstrate, one of them climbs over into
the front seat and starts crawling all over your lap, trying to kiss you
and touch you intimately, thrusting herself against you. While the other
one steals your wallet!

I had my wallet stolen October 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th,
20th, 24th, and 29th.
Also November 1st, 4th, 6th,10th and twice yesterday.

P.S. Aldi have wallets on sale for £1.99 each but Lidl are £1.75 and
look better.

Andy C

Ahh.... the old ones are the best - all the others get forgotten