This can be done via MyBT. That was my initial feeling but, honestly, this scam is appears very elaborate with multiple layers and longterm repeated contact with someone, claiming to be from the bank's fraud dept suggesting seemingly innocent things to try which, on one occasion had the "fraud dept" calling them, getting them to key in a random code that the "fraud dept" supplied, hanging up, "fraud dept" calling back repeating the procedure and then announcing that should be it etc.
They swore this would solve the problem for once and for all I suspect it was just another method of them trying to gain trust by pretending to do something to "help" you but I can't be sure that this actually did something to the line. Speaking to the bank via my mobile phone I heard some things that shocked me with the the sophistication and lengths some of the scams go to - Scammer calls you pretending to be fraud dept, you don't trust them so hang up, they stay on the line but play a dial tone so when you go to immediately call the number on the back of the card you still get them which is why, if possible.
This actually happened while I was at this person's trying to deal with the problem minus the dial tone but many people in a panic might not notice this. The scammers called, as we were expecting, we hung up, waited a few seconds, and when we connected again, they were still there I called my mobile and got through, we waited a couple of hours and called the number on an unrelated number, but on the landline.
This is the call that had all the clicking. I just wondered if it is possible to tap a line remotely if the owner is an unwitting participant. If so, how can I check? I have only recently found out the extent what has been going on and am probably becoming totally paranoid. The other thing mentioned, like the scammer calling you, then , supposedly asking you to call back to confirm they are legit but simply holding the call so the victim hangs up , thinks they have made an outgoing call , but are in effect still connected to the original incoming call are much more likely and much easier for the scammer to do Unfortunately, once someone falls for a scammer , they are likely entered onto a list and will be targeted , it may be worth considering changing phone number , or never entering into conversations likely to be frauds, where they call you I have tried the number and that seems fine.
I was a total idiot and dialled the wrong number the first couple of times,. Sign In Forum Help. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
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