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Just had a text from 07521 256558, informing me I've been in contact with someone with covid, and I can order free tests.
This is novel, as I haven't got the covid app, and haven't been in contact with anyone in over a week - and that was only the mask-wearing lady behind the plastic screen in the empty (apart from me) local shop!!

Maggie, my dad had a really old phone from 30 years ago and he got a similar text. I told him to ignore it as he lives mostly on his own anyway. He doesn't have a smart phone and has no Apps!

Florence in the Hebrides

This one has been going a while. I had that text a few months back.

I think the scammers are hard at work at the moment.

Had one the other day about my loft inspection - oddly they were the ones to cut off in mid sentence - I was still stringing them along. Now I have had someone telling me my warranty on my washing machine was out of date. Now, how can they sell me a warranty on a machine that they don't now the brand or how old it is? :-S :-S :-P

We've just had another call to say that the cavity wall insulation fitted 'recently' has been proved to be dangerous and needs replacing urgently - we have 3ft thick stone walls!

Just had 2 calls within 10 minutes about dodgy use of my card.... or was it my daughter's, the auto voice didn't say?

A payment of £300 to Amazon and £1000 International money transfer has been flagged up as it is not usual use of the card.

Has anyone ever 'pressed 1 ' to hear what they have to say for themselves.

I pressed the red Off button to end the call.

We've just had the fraudelent use of our card in America one. I think it was being used for gambling.

Well, that caused a laugh as we have a relative visiting America who will definelty be gambling - didn't know they knew our card number ;-) ;-)

I have had a call 2 days running. Starts off "Dear customer", your visa debit card is going to be debited with £900 blah blah blah.

Well, I don't have that kind of money just now and I just hung up.

Gwyn awhile back you asked if anyone had ever pressed " 1 ". Don't ever do that as you will be charged a huge amount and also, I think they then can hack your phone or something similar, so I listen for 10 seconds and always hang up.

They tried the washing machine one on my mum and she gave them what for as said she paid by d/d so they must be fraudsters and they hung up!

Florence in the hebrides

A while back, when my pay as you go phone had 63p left on it, I pressed '1' and someone asked me how they cold help me!
I pointed out that their 'bot' had called me, and I wanted to know why?
Then he obviously 'clicked', and told me about my 'Amazon' account etc etc

I asked when they wanted my bank account details - he said 'Not yet', I replied 'Good, as I don't have an Amazon account'. The rest is unrepeatable on a public site :-D :-D

Usually, when I get scam calls on my landline now, I don't hang up, but just leave the phone on the table. While that line is 'busy' they can't use it to try to scam anyone else.