Scamming in the UK
For our friends in the UK, a warning: a credit card scam is being pulled across Lincolnshire. It’s an old classic, really. Card holders receive a telephone call from somebody pretending to be with their credit card company. This caller will ask for personal information, perhaps saying that they are calling in regard to a suspicious transaction. They quote the card number and customer’s name, but ask for the 3-digit security number on the card’s magnetic strip. Once they get this number, the thieves can use the card to make purchases.
No matter which country you live in, you should never respond to requests for financial information over the phone or Internet. Scammers often pose as bank employees, or representatives of online companies like Paypal. If you receive a suspicious phone call or e-mail, report it to the company in question. Never follow links in e–mails, as they might take you to fraudulent web sites. Instead, call the company or type their URL into your web browser bar yourself.
Targets of the Lincolnshire scam are encouraged to report the calls to Consumer Direct, tel, 08454 040506.
