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Postage scam

Chippie

Chippie

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Wakefield
Hi Chaps & chapets
I know this has been posted before, but thought I’d remind people of a possible Royal Mail postage scam.
I was expecting a couple of parcels today and got a text message to say they had tried to deliver but no one was in, as both myself and my wife were both in and couldn’t believe we’d missed it, in frustration I immediately followed the link to arrange re delivery, it wasn’t until I got to the part asking for £2.50
re delivery fee that the penny dropped, can’t believe I was so gullible, although I didn’t go any further I’m sure they now have my name address phone number and email address. So just be careful if you get any similar texts.
Mick
 
Cheers Mick, I had that one, leading up to Christmas. Happily I sussed it was a scam too. Good that you resized. They are all bast#rds. :thumbsdown:
 
i basically assume everything is a scam these days. indeed, the home phone has been unplugged for a while now cos the only people who ever called were scammers.
 
brillomaster said:
i basically assume everything is a scam these days. indeed, the home phone has been unplugged for a while now cos the only people who ever called were scammers.
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I leave mine plugged in for the same reason.
Nothing quite as entertaining as keeping a scammer on the line feigning interest for half an hour. :D
 
enuff_zed said:
brillomaster said:
i basically assume everything is a scam these days. indeed, the home phone has been unplugged for a while now cos the only people who ever called were scammers.
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I leave mine plugged in for the same reason.
Nothing quite as entertaining as keeping a scammer on the line feigning interest for half an hour. :D
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Ditto, if I'm bored I will play with them, assumption being if they are on the line to me potentially someone vulnerable is not getting the call.

Had one of those "there is a problem with the security in Windows on your computer sir" and managed to keep them going for ages, acting dumb (method acting) then finally asked where windows was on my Mac. He was not a happy chappy, my questioning on his mixed human/animal parentage did nothing to soothe him at all.
 
Yep get loads of post scams and delivery companies, have had some computer scams and also have led them on but wifey won’t let me ‘waste ‘ my time on it anymore :thumbsdown:
 
Scubaregs said:
Had one of those "there is a problem with the security in Windows on your computer sir" and managed to keep them going for ages,
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Hang on! Are you telling me that the nice Indian people are scammers?
Oh shucks; I've spent a fortune thinking I've been keeping my computers free of viruses thanks to them. :o
 
Pondrew said:
Scubaregs said:
Had one of those "there is a problem with the security in Windows on your computer sir" and managed to keep them going for ages,
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Hang on! Are you telling me that the nice Indian people are scammers?
Oh shucks; I've spent a fortune thinking I've been keeping my computers free of viruses thanks to them. :o
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That's fine mate, once you have collected enough a Nigerian prince will contact you with life changing money.
 
brillomaster said:
i basically assume everything is a scam these days. indeed, the home phone has been unplugged for a while now cos the only people who ever called were scammers.
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Only thing I use the land line for is to get access codes pinged back to me.
 
I love playing with them, the accident ones are best, my one is can yon explain about the accident as I suffered amnesia so I struggle for details - normal result is click
 
Ole gits rule said:
I love playing with them, the accident ones are best, my one is canyon explain about the accident as I suffered amnesia so I struggle for details - normal result is click
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I ask if they've contacted the other 12 occupants of the mini bus at the time of the crash, you can normally hear the sex wee that follows.
 
I do a pretty good Scots accent so I'm told and have a proper time with them...bloody good fun tbh...you won't stop the feckers so might as well piss them off as much as possible... :lol:
 
Scubaregs said:
That's fine mate, once you have collected enough a Nigerian prince will contact you with life changing money.
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Next thing you'll be telling me the 19 year old American girl I fell in love with online and have paid for her dad's life-saving operation won't be turning up at the airport next Tuesday. I spent good money on her one way ticket. I'm sure she said 'See You Next Tuesday'. :o
 
Pondrew said:
Scubaregs said:
That's fine mate, once you have collected enough a Nigerian prince will contact you with life changing money.
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Next thing you'll be telling me the 19 year old American girl I fell in love with online and have paid for her dad's life-saving operation won't be turning up at the airport next Tuesday. I spent good money on her one way ticket. I'm sure she said 'See You Next Tuesday'. :o
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Chin up all aint lost Pondy....you get her dad instead... :thumbsup:

....he's VERY grateful to you..... :wink:
 

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I do it with telemarketers. When they ask me "How is your day?" I tell them a gory story. "Oh, not well, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer", or "I just found out my father was not my real father, so it is not going well". It usually stops them immediately.
 
I had the, "we will sort your debt" for you a while back.

Have you got any debts sir?
Yes.
How much debt do you have sir?
£6.5m (I don't of course)

They soon go away :rofl:
 
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