I dont know if this is the place for this but thought i would post here to alert people bout something that is targeting the vulnerable.
Recently my dad received a phonecall (unfortunately I dont have the number the call was made from) asking him if he gets lots of irritating phone calls, which he does, despite TPS being in place.
I wasnt there to warn him that this too was a 'scam.' Anyway to cut a long story short he ordered a landline handset which will block nuisance calls.
The handset has now arrived. It is a BT 4600 with Truecall technology. The handset itself seems legit. However dad paid WAY over the odds for this. I found some on Amazon for £48. Dad was charged £150!
I told him to keep checking his bank account as these people now have his card details.
They called themselves Infinity call blockers and gave him a "helpline" number to ring if he has any problems with the phone. I instructed him NEVER to ring that number! I have googled and cannot find this company.
He seems resigned to the fact that he has been fooled. I just hope there is nothing worse coming!
Recently my dad received a phonecall (unfortunately I dont have the number the call was made from) asking him if he gets lots of irritating phone calls, which he does, despite TPS being in place.
I wasnt there to warn him that this too was a 'scam.' Anyway to cut a long story short he ordered a landline handset which will block nuisance calls.
The handset has now arrived. It is a BT 4600 with Truecall technology. The handset itself seems legit. However dad paid WAY over the odds for this. I found some on Amazon for £48. Dad was charged £150!
I told him to keep checking his bank account as these people now have his card details.
They called themselves Infinity call blockers and gave him a "helpline" number to ring if he has any problems with the phone. I instructed him NEVER to ring that number! I have googled and cannot find this company.
He seems resigned to the fact that he has been fooled. I just hope there is nothing worse coming!