Sophisticated Fraud

Firestar_3x · 23 May 2012 at 15:17

Thick people falling for dumb trick.

What a shocker, so many idiots in the world.

Rroff · 23 May 2012 at 15:18

tribz said:
Incoming calls dont lock the line open as they used to in olden days. You hang up and the call is gone.

We've still had it happen more than once so it does still happen not sure if its something that the call originator can exploit these days to make happen.

There is a way to force a line to close tho using the R button.

Netguy · 23 May 2012 at 16:17

george agdgdgwngo

Geckovich · 23 May 2012 at 16:19

tribz said:
How does this work then ?

"The caller often suggests that the person hangs up and calls the bank back if they want to ensure the call is genuine, but stays on the line, tricking the person into thinking they’re calling their bank"

Incoming calls dont lock the line open as they used to in olden days. You hang up and the call is gone.

It still does on most phone line (not cable) land line phones.

Resident · 23 May 2012 at 20:44

Spunkey said:
Jesus wept. How dumb do you have to be.

Also, I'm a bit confused by:

And then a paragraph later:

Which is it?

Both.

£1,000,000 is more that £750,000

But I agree with you that quoting two different figures can be confusing for readers. Lazy journalism.

TheIrishGuy · 23 May 2012 at 21:20

When will people learn! Im 17 and i even know to never ever hand out our bank pin to anyone.