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Telephone Scam Cold Calling In Formby....
There is a bogus Company making telephone calls around the Formby area claiming to be able to get your PPI back for you. They are very convincing. They convince you that you are owed PPI for a loan that you had years ago and tell you that they already have your cheque ready for you today for thousands of pounds. They then tell you to go and buy a UKash Voucher for the price of £57 or more and someone will call to your house that day to take it off you and re-imburse you with the cash in exchange for the voucher. Once they have the voucher, they will give you a cheque for the money the same day. This is a Scam. Please, please do not even talk to them, just hang up the phone. The scam is that once you have bought the voucher, they will ask you for the voucher number and that is just like giving them the cash of £57 or more. These vouchers are just like having cash, you can buy them from a spar or one stop and once the voucher number is given out, they can have the money. They never come to your house. Please do not even talk to them, report it to the Police immediately.
The Ministry of Justice gives advice about this.....
Telephone scams
We are aware of several scams including:
A scam where a telephone caller claims to be calling from a court and tells you that you have only a few days to avoid attending a court hearing and a fine of £5000, but you can avoid this by making a smaller payment to them immediately over the phone. This is not how the UK courts operate.
If a real court hearing was to take place you would be informed formally in writing and given sufficient notice for you to obtain advice before attending. Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service would never make unsolicited phone calls, demand money in advance to prevent a court hearing from taking place, or seek payment through cash vouchers bought in local shops.
A scam involving a telephone call from someone claiming to be from the Ministry of Justice or other government department. These callers usually have strong foreign accents and use fake anglicised names. Consumers are typically told that they are eligible to receive payments such as the repayment of bank charges or tax, compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), or other debts. Consumers are asked to provide personal information, such as bank account details and make an upfront payment, often by one of the following methods:
Money Transfer: Payment can be requested via Western Union or the Post Office’s MoneyGram® service.
Ukash Vouchers: Consumers are asked to purchase cash vouchers through a local high street shop and use the reference code to send the payment by email or over the telephone. If you have been a victim and paid money via the Ukash voucher scheme, contact UKash immediately on 0808 234 6244 (open 24 hours) to see if the payment can be blocked. For further information see the warnings on the Ukash website.
Paysafecard: Consumers are asked to purchase payment cards through a local high street shop and use the reference code to send the payment by email or over the telephone. If you have been a victim and paid money via Paysafecard, contact the company immediately on 0845 021 3059 (open 24 hours) to see if the payment can be blocked. For further information see the Paysafecard website.
Bank Transfer or Debit and Credit Cards: Scammers sometimes ask consumers to provide their bank or card details in order for them to withdraw payment. If you have already given out these details, you should contact your bank or card provider immediately to stop or check any unauthorised transactions.
These callers have no connection with the Ministry of Justice, or other genuine organisations. They may already have some of your personal data, such as your name, address or bank details and may try to obtain more in order to commit identity theft. Do not pay any money unless you receive formal written information first and are absolutely confident the organisation involved is legitimate. Consumers are warned not to pass on personal or financial details to these callers.
Your reports will then be passed on to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and analysed to see if they can be used as part of a police investigation. You can help to stop scammers by warning your friends and family, and by making Action Fraud aware of any scams that you have encountered.
You can view all this information on there website by clicking here.
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