'I Was Scammed Out of More Than £20,000' - Britain's Latest Scam: Number Spoofing | This Morning

[@nclmkrr]

I am so paranoid that I always call companies back with numbers I get for myself. Even the police knocked my door and I checked police station to make sure it was the real police.

[@lifelongred7056]

I've just been targeted by fake bailiff enforcement company. They got nowhere and I phoned police and CIVEA got them investigated.

[@nclmkrr]

​@@lifelongred7056 I saw people in one of the local Facebook groups talking about that. Apparently they are just casing people's houses. Have a look around your property and make sure they haven't marked you

[@briangatt2956]

It's good that you're paranoid but i bet you don't get scammed, though

[@nclmkrr]

@@briangatt2956 they still try. I had 2 phone calls this morning actually, claiming to be Visa. I just hung up

[@denisespencer6550]

It's better to be safe never sorry. You can't be too careful these days

[@Tridhos]

People need to understand that the telephone number on your card is the number you ring when you are in trouble to connect to your bank. It isn't the number the bank uses too contact you. So if you see that number then you should know its fake.

[@VIVABELLAVIVAHERMANO]

I have been scammed before, it's a traumatic experience. It makes you question how someone could do the most unjustifiable things, often to people who are kind and caring.

[@Onmysheet]

What is worse is that employers at banks must check all customers' bank accounts, then they tip off the scammers to target. They need to be sure the person has a lot of money.

[@keithwebster9131]

Don’t talk to unsolicited callers. Simple.

[@yemiodesola4226]

Kind hearted people get scammed ; people who trust others

[@Baddscorpio]

She clicked the link 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@joannehetherington3907]

I don’t answer phone calls I don’t know. I let it ring out then I Google it. If I get a text like that I don’t click on it and I contact the company myself as I don’t trust texts out of the blue same if I get texts from the bank or credit card companies

[@StephanieRoseeee]

Hope every penny that they scam is cursed

[@OldskoolAnthemsYoutube]

i get them from o2 every week saying they can offer me 50% off my bill. i say whats my name and they put the phone down

[@leos3003]

They'll keep doing it till you start telling them you had their mother last night. That's the only thing that gets their attention. I went from 100 calls a day to 3 week.

[@MampsUK]

I bet its someone with an Indian accent giving an English name 😂

[@peachesmcgee4795]

It's shocking they can use bank phone numbers to call people.

[@kikikeel7695]

They do that through VoIP which is basically a telephone service delivered through the internet. Any number can be created for caller ID purposes. The caller may not necessarily be in the country whose numbers they are using.

[@chantalsscaleisafibber]

It's shocking how convincing themselves scammers are.

[@amo2464]

I wonder who these scammers are. What do they use these stolen funds for? Just for their day to day living expenses? Or something more sinister?

[@briangatt2956]

I'm amazed she actually had 20k in the first place.

[@leos3003]

Dog walking is not the only service she provides if you know...

[@zeebee6]

She didn't. They scammers took loans out in her name using the details that she had provided to them.

[@leos3003]

@@zeebee6 : How did they do that? I just applied for a $1k CC and I had to take a picture with my Gov ID, Send a 10 sec video, provide lots of personal information from the past 10 yrs and it still took 5 days. And I have 30 years of credit history for about a million bucks.

[@Onmysheet]

​@@zeebee6Don't loan that amount of money you can't pay back.

[@Yahyaliye]

We’re the scammers talking with an Indian accent?

[@Truthseeker6859]

Bud bud bud?

[@briangatt2956]

And call themselves John Smith

[@Baddscorpio]

We are the scammers?

[@AnilKumarVerma-i9x]

BEST WAY TO COUNTER DONT BELIEVE INCOMING CALLS BELIEVE IN OUTGOING CALLS

[@zadekeys2194]

Sadly no.... Outgoing calls can be re-directed, just like a fake website can popup even after you type in your bank's website.

[@ImranAli-go7lr]

plz tell me how can I get money back from that lady she lives in UK

[@AtomicB-zq2cw]

What is the dog thinking?

[@Onmysheet]

What do they hear when we speak? Is it all gibberish?

[@RD-ud3eh]

Do u want ur money back? 🤣

[@PaulNichollsMusic]

UK average intelligence definitely dropped over the years

[@leos3003]

Her first mistake was keeping money in the bank. That's the last place you want your money. People don't care and don't do their research. In 100% of cases the banks always end up taking all your money. Just depends what part of the cycle you're in. If it's the trust building cycle you're in luck. If you're on the back end you learn the hard way.

[@Onmysheet]

Where would you keep it?

[@leos3003]

@@Onmysheet : I keep mine under the mattress in small bills. But it's easy for me. I only have $500.

[@Onmysheet]

@@leos3003 But when you've got around 50,000 or more, you need a bank.

[@Jenny-tl7gk]

Got a whatapp a week ago with a lady who was from 'total jobs' asking if I wanted a part time job paying £3,000 a week 😂 i asked her where she got my number from.. apprently the british govement so kindly gave it to her, i asked her to prove it and she avoided and carryed on asking about the job. I did report it to whatsapp but there was no option to why i was reporting the number.

[@kikikeel7695]

😂😂😂😂 Anyone can contact the British government for personal information.🤔 That makes sense in a scammer's world

[@lislelisle5453]

Something like this happened to me YESTERDAY! I got a call random with a mobile number, asking me personal questions, I said sorry you have the wrong number, then she said NO you have a Vodafone account? Then it hit me, so I said what's my name and account number? She said I need to go through security first, I said OK tell me my name in full, she couldn't so I said if this was Vodafone they would address me by my name, then I said go by. I felt it wasn't real, her tone wasn't genuine.

[@heyzus]

It's usually greedy people who get scammed!

[@qataribananahamock1495]

Youll grow up out of this dum statement

[@mariatanya3533]

No

[@yemiodesola4226]

No!! kind hearted people get scammed and people who trust others

[@paigeypopsxo4705]

My mum stole my identity and scammed me the day after my 18th birthday. I worked 3 jobs to pay my own way as I moved out of her house at 17.. the scammers are the greedy people. Get a real job 😂😂