WILF 51,067 Posted yesterday at 09:27 Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:27 12 minutes ago, mel b said: A woman I dated for a while , sat on the edge of the bed crying one day ( thats nothing unusual after one of my dire attempts at lovemaking). She said that 8k had just been taken out of her bank account . She called the bank , and within the space of a few minutes , the bank had confirmed that it was a phishing scam , and just put the 8k back into her account. I wash a bit shocked by it all , and for a bank to just hand over 8k like it was 10p , must mean that it's nothing unusual , and happens all the time. My mrs had a few small transactions on her card a few years ago . The money was being spent at a small Asian supermarket near Handsworth in Birmingham. She called the bank , and they just stopped the card . She still had the card in her purse , and the bank said that it will have been cloned in one of the shops that she used it in ( that card was only ever used at the asian petrol station up the road). The bank said that the scammers will often take a few small amounts , and then go for the big one. Paki petrol stations are at that cloning scam all the time ! It’s just f***ing standard. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 3,958 Posted yesterday at 10:18 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:18 48 minutes ago, WILF said: Paki petrol stations are at that cloning scam all the time ! It’s just f***ing standard. Apparently it's very common wilf . It was a new one on me to be honest mate. I can't see why or how , the people doing this aren't being caught , and getting f****d by the law. Why aren't banks just saying " right , we don't deal with that shop/petrol station any longer" ?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 29,094 Posted yesterday at 13:58 Report Share Posted yesterday at 13:58 5 hours ago, WILF said: Your Mrs got scammed, she thought she was marrying Edward Cullen and ended up with Eddie the Eagle ! Evel Kinevel more like lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 29,094 Posted yesterday at 14:06 Report Share Posted yesterday at 14:06 Had a letter through a couple of weeks ago from a debt collection agency, saying I owed £76 for non payment of a direct debit on a car insurance.. rang them as I had just paid ours all up front, so didn't even have a direct debit.. turned out it was for a black BMW (never owned one), bloke said I'd been a victim of identity theft as they had took the insurance out in my name, address etc.. I had to get a crime number and send it through, within a few days I got a letter saying the account was closed and no debt... f**k knows how they got my identity, or why, as I am pretty inactive on line, don't use internet banking for any personal accounts, haven't even got my bank card on my phone, I've got one personal debit card and one business debit card, never had a credit card in my life.., wife and kids call me a dinosaur lol... I quite like pissing people off by using cash still lol... but they got it somehow it makes you think how easy it must be... wankers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,356 Posted yesterday at 14:25 Report Share Posted yesterday at 14:25 5 hours ago, WILF said: Your Mrs got scammed, she thought she was marrying Edward Cullen and ended up with Eddie the Eagle ! Funny thing but eddies sister lives on a boat I see her most days 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai dogs 2,140 Posted yesterday at 17:03 Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 17:03 This is a short version of what happened About 20 or so years ago van pulls up Do you want to by a brand new Leather 3 piece suite Mush yes I fell for it I paid them £400 when I looked in the van they had a genuine leather 3 piece suite they said we will turn around at the top of the street (another van waiting) I said my sister will probably have same he gave me his number I phoned the Gipo next morning said my sister will have same deliver it to my house they drove onto the driveway I blocked them in with my truck after a few f**k this and f**k that they said we told you it was Leatherette well the outcome was I had my 400 notes back and they said keep the 3 piece suite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 51,067 Posted yesterday at 17:16 Report Share Posted yesterday at 17:16 3 hours ago, NEWKID said: Evel Kinevel more like lol That’s what I have him in my phone as ! True story ! lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gypsydog94 4,787 Posted yesterday at 17:16 Report Share Posted yesterday at 17:16 19 hours ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: I was away for a few weeks with work wise and I received a notification requesting my eBay pass word in a text I checked my emails and seen that my eBay account had been locked out with a password change then the notifications started on my phone as reception came in 20 pound spent 19.99 transaction 25.99 transaction 37.99 transaction About 500 quid all up , I was slowly being scammed , robbed , pillaged of all my hard earned wages, whilst I was sat in the Kenyan ulu, nowhere to go, I rang the bank on the abroad number , they were amazing , security checks passed , a list of transactions that I didn’t recognise , eBay , ambre solaire , the cheeky c**ts had even been on booking.com and booked a Wednesday hotel overnight in Durham . this was it , I was seething , I was gonna turn up , and iron them out with a fire extinguisher “here ya are you cheeky b*****ds , have this with your complimentary English breakfast and views of the river , you f***ing prick ! “ The fraud team were great , they blocked my card and were about to refund the money when the agent suddeny noticed that the eBay orders were to be posted to an address in North Yorkshire , then it clicked . Never leave your card with the wife Full Craig fairbrass in rise of footsoldier Marbella style? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 598 Posted yesterday at 18:47 Report Share Posted yesterday at 18:47 Had a phone text this week asking me to contact them with details about the winter fuel allowance.......I'm way too young to qualify for that....lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitre 392 Posted yesterday at 18:58 Report Share Posted yesterday at 18:58 8 hours ago, mel b said: Apparently it's very common wilf . It was a new one on me to be honest mate. I can't see why or how , the people doing this aren't being caught , and getting f****d by the law. Why aren't banks just saying " right , we don't deal with that shop/petrol station any longer" ?. Pay them with cash only empty all your loose change on the counter even out of your shoes if they say can you pay by card sir say no I like to manage my money as I can Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 14,205 Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 22 hours ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: I was away for a few weeks with work wise and I received a notification requesting my eBay pass word in a text I checked my emails and seen that my eBay account had been locked out with a password change then the notifications started on my phone as reception came in 20 pound spent 19.99 transaction 25.99 transaction 37.99 transaction About 500 quid all up , I was slowly being scammed , robbed , pillaged of all my hard earned wages, whilst I was sat in the Kenyan ulu, nowhere to go, I rang the bank on the abroad number , they were amazing , security checks passed , a list of transactions that I didn’t recognise , eBay , ambre solaire , the cheeky c**ts had even been on booking.com and booked a Wednesday hotel overnight in Durham . this was it , I was seething , I was gonna turn up , and iron them out with a fire extinguisher “here ya are you cheeky b*****ds , have this with your complimentary English breakfast and views of the river , you f***ing prick ! “ The fraud team were great , they blocked my card and were about to refund the money when the agent suddeny noticed that the eBay orders were to be posted to an address in North Yorkshire , then it clicked . Never leave your card with the wife I got rinsed before I cottoned on... Cow spent 20 notes on a lipstick ffs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Halfhound 418 Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago Don’t think I’ve ever been scammed I often hear people talking about scam phone calls but I don’t think I’ve ever had one. If anyone rings that I don’t know the number I never answer anyway. Pulling off scams however? I could write a book Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 8,385 Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago On 08/10/2025 at 22:44, THE STIFFMEISTER said: I was away for a few weeks with work wise and I received a notification requesting my eBay pass word in a text I checked my emails and seen that my eBay account had been locked out with a password change then the notifications started on my phone as reception came in 20 pound spent 19.99 transaction 25.99 transaction 37.99 transaction About 500 quid all up , I was slowly being scammed , robbed , pillaged of all my hard earned wages, whilst I was sat in the Kenyan ulu, nowhere to go, I rang the bank on the abroad number , they were amazing , security checks passed , a list of transactions that I didn’t recognise , eBay , ambre solaire , the cheeky c**ts had even been on booking.com and booked a Wednesday hotel overnight in Durham . this was it , I was seething , I was gonna turn up , and iron them out with a fire extinguisher “here ya are you cheeky b*****ds , have this with your complimentary English breakfast and views of the river , you f***ing prick ! “ The fraud team were great , they blocked my card and were about to refund the money when the agent suddeny noticed that the eBay orders were to be posted to an address in North Yorkshire , then it clicked . Never leave your card with the wife Did you ever find out who she was spending a Wednesday night at a hotel with in Durham? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bangersanmash 5,564 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago On 08/10/2025 at 22:44, THE STIFFMEISTER said: I was away for a few weeks with work wise and I received a notification requesting my eBay pass word in a text I checked my emails and seen that my eBay account had been locked out with a password change then the notifications started on my phone as reception came in 20 pound spent 19.99 transaction 25.99 transaction 37.99 transaction About 500 quid all up , I was slowly being scammed , robbed , pillaged of all my hard earned wages, whilst I was sat in the Kenyan ulu, nowhere to go, I rang the bank on the abroad number , they were amazing , security checks passed , a list of transactions that I didn’t recognise , eBay , ambre solaire , the cheeky c**ts had even been on booking.com and booked a Wednesday hotel overnight in Durham . this was it , I was seething , I was gonna turn up , and iron them out with a fire extinguisher “here ya are you cheeky b*****ds , have this with your complimentary English breakfast and views of the river , you f***ing prick ! “ The fraud team were great , they blocked my card and were about to refund the money when the agent suddeny noticed that the eBay orders were to be posted to an address in North Yorkshire , then it clicked . Never leave your card with the wife That will have been Greb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WataWalloper 3,887 Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, downsouth said: Did you ever find out who she was spending a Wednesday night at a hotel with in Durham? After living with stiffy she prob wanted to go sit in peace an quiet on her own haha 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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