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by: Jon - Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:27 UTC

"Harry Bloomfield Esq" <a@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote in message
news:t3m600$d8e$1@dont-email.me...
> I've just had one of these calls - recorded threatening court action
> unless I sort this out press one. So I pressed one to give them a
> mouthful. Daft buggers didn't even have the sense to hide their phone
> number - Russia (537) 394-02-3
>
> Is Putin becoming that desperate? :-)

Apparently he hasn't long to live.

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by: john west - Tue, 19 Apr 2022 22:14 UTC

On 19/04/2022 14:27, Jon wrote:
>
> "Harry Bloomfield Esq" <a@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:t3m600$d8e$1@dont-email.me...
>> I've just had one of these calls - recorded threatening court action
>> unless I sort this out press one. So I pressed one to give them a
>> mouthful. Daft buggers didn't even have the sense to hide their phone
>> number - Russia (537) 394-02-3
>>
>> Is Putin becoming that desperate? :-)
>
> Apparently he hasn't long to live.

should be careful pressing any key that they tell you as it can route
you to a premium charge line at a shed load a second.

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by: Bob Eager - Tue, 19 Apr 2022 22:36 UTC

On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 23:14:35 +0100, john west wrote:

> On 19/04/2022 14:27, Jon wrote:
>>
>> "Harry Bloomfield Esq" <a@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote in message
>> news:t3m600$d8e$1@dont-email.me...
>>> I've just had one of these calls - recorded threatening court action
>>> unless I sort this out press one. So I pressed one to give them a
>>> mouthful. Daft buggers didn't even have the sense to hide their phone
>>> number - Russia (537) 394-02-3
>>>
>>> Is Putin becoming that desperate? :-)
>>
>> Apparently he hasn't long to live.
>
> should be careful pressing any key that they tell you as it can route
> you to a premium charge line at a shed load a second.

No.

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From: use...@andyburns.uk (Andy Burns)
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by: Andy Burns - Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:14 UTC

john west wrote:

>> Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
>
>>> I've just had one of these calls - recorded threatening court action unless I
>>> sort this out press one.
>
> should be careful pressing any key that they tell you as it can route you to a
> premium charge line at a shed load a second.

Urban myth.

In the UK, the only incoming phone call that can end-up being charged to your
phone is from 0800-ЯEVERSE

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From: jun...@admac.myzen.co.uk (alan_m)
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by: alan_m - Wed, 20 Apr 2022 07:27 UTC

On 20/04/2022 07:14, Andy Burns wrote:

>
> Urban myth.
>
> In the UK, the only incoming phone call that can end-up being charged to
> your phone is from 0800-ЯEVERSE

The scam used to be the messages left on the answerphone to get you to
call back via phone call you instigated.

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by: Andrew - Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:09 UTC

On 19/04/2022 23:36, Bob Eager wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 23:14:35 +0100, john west wrote:
>
>> On 19/04/2022 14:27, Jon wrote:
>>>
>>> "Harry Bloomfield Esq" <a@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote in message
>>> news:t3m600$d8e$1@dont-email.me...
>>>> I've just had one of these calls - recorded threatening court action
>>>> unless I sort this out press one. So I pressed one to give them a
>>>> mouthful. Daft buggers didn't even have the sense to hide their phone
>>>> number - Russia (537) 394-02-3
>>>>
>>>> Is Putin becoming that desperate? :-)
>>>
>>> Apparently he hasn't long to live.
>>
>> should be careful pressing any key that they tell you as it can route
>> you to a premium charge line at a shed load a second.
>
> No.
>
>
>

But it will connect you to the scammers who will attempt to install
something on your phone that allows them to see everything that you
are doing.

Sadly, many people fall for this.

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by: Jock - Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:15 UTC

On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:09:19 +1000, Andrew
<Andrew97d-junk@mybtinternet.com> wrote:

> On 19/04/2022 23:36, Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 23:14:35 +0100, john west wrote:
>>
>>> On 19/04/2022 14:27, Jon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Harry Bloomfield Esq" <a@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:t3m600$d8e$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>> I've just had one of these calls - recorded threatening court action
>>>>> unless I sort this out press one. So I pressed one to give them a
>>>>> mouthful. Daft buggers didn't even have the sense to hide their phone
>>>>> number - Russia (537) 394-02-3
>>>>>
>>>>> Is Putin becoming that desperate? :-)
>>>>
>>>> Apparently he hasn't long to live.
>>>
>>> should be careful pressing any key that they tell you as it can route
>>> you to a premium charge line at a shed load a second.
>> No.
>>
>
> But it will connect you to the scammers who will attempt to install
> something on your phone that allows them to see everything that you
> are doing.

Not possible to install something on your phone that way.

You are confusing the sms scams with actual phone calls.

> Sadly, many people fall for this.

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by: mm0fmf - Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:06 UTC

On 20/04/2022 18:09, Andrew wrote:
> On 19/04/2022 23:36, Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 23:14:35 +0100, john west wrote:
>>
>>> On 19/04/2022 14:27, Jon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Harry Bloomfield Esq" <a@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:t3m600$d8e$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>> I've just had one of these calls - recorded threatening court action
>>>>> unless I sort this out press one. So I pressed one to give them a
>>>>> mouthful. Daft buggers didn't even have the sense to hide their phone
>>>>> number - Russia (537) 394-02-3
>>>>>
>>>>> Is Putin becoming that desperate? :-)
>>>>
>>>> Apparently he hasn't long to live.
>>>
>>> should be careful pressing any key that they tell you as it can route
>>> you to a premium charge line at a shed load a second.
>>
>> No.
>>
>>
>>
>
> But it will connect you to the scammers who will attempt to install
> something on your phone that allows them to see everything that you
> are doing.
>
> Sadly, many people fall for this.
How the fuck are they going to do that over a voice call. Another dickhead.

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by: mm0fmf - Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:06 UTC

On 19/04/2022 23:14, john west wrote:
> On 19/04/2022 14:27, Jon wrote:
>>
>> "Harry Bloomfield Esq" <a@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote in message
>> news:t3m600$d8e$1@dont-email.me...
>>> I've just had one of these calls - recorded threatening court action
>>> unless I sort this out press one. So I pressed one to give them a
>>> mouthful. Daft buggers didn't even have the sense to hide their phone
>>> number - Russia (537) 394-02-3
>>>
>>> Is Putin becoming that desperate? :-)
>>
>> Apparently he hasn't long to live.
>
> should be careful pressing any key that they tell you as it can route
> you to a premium charge line at a shed load a second.

No it fucking can't. Dickhead.

Subject	Author
Re: HMRC scam	Jon
Re: HMRC scam	john west
Re: HMRC scam	Bob Eager
Re: HMRC scam	Andrew
Re: HMRC scam	Jock
Re: HMRC scam	mm0fmf
Re: HMRC scam	Andy Burns
Re: HMRC scam	alan_m
Re: HMRC scam	mm0fmf

There is no time like the present for postponing what you ought to be doing.

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