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discodee:
Be very carefull what information you keep on your computer,my boss was done in an ebay scam from a so called seller in paisley but it turns out that the sellers paypal and bank details along with all her information that she kept ,she thought safely on her virus protected pc they were snatched by some kind of trojan so she was totally unaware that her account and information was being used, this is being looked into by the police although they think it will be nearly impossible to solve,there are signs that its a nigerian gang somewhere in the midlands as this has happened to allot of people so be carefull what you do on your pc and keep all your security programs updated. don

burgerman:
 Ive just been done for nearly 2K  :evil:  Usual pattern seems to be appearing, couple of quid on i tunes, Bit more to tesco mobile top up, then three transactions converted to euros, oh yes and a flight via ryan air which was booked whilst i was on the phone to the bank/fraud section  :roll:  "should" get my money back,  


  Bit annoyed with my bank, H***fax, These would have been very unusual transactions for myself, but no call or block was put in place till i rang them  :doh:


 And for the record i havent brought any landy parts online from anyone since  :-k back in june,

  I am usually carefull with bank stuff, drew out cash over the counter to pay for all crimbo presents n stuff, burn most bits of paper, and completely shield my pin no if i have to use a cash point,


Lets keep a carefull eye on ya bank balances           

Terranger:
Wait a minue, my mobile had a message that I'd topped up my phone, when I knew I hadn't.
Best check it out, thanks!

Tatt:
Yup, I've just been done. Had £30 spent on an O2 top-up.... Waiting for my new card to arrive and my next bank statement to come...

Tom

wheels244:
Yep - me too  :evil:

£30 on O2 top up
then
3 separate transactions to Orange
£10
£20
£30

My building society were fantastic when I told them - cancelled the card, put me in touch with their Special Investigation Dept who said I'd get my money back.
I commented on the noisy office they were working out of - she told me it had gone mental this christmas with mobile phone top up fraud.
I also asked why hadn't they gone for larger amounts - she said these were the 'testers', the big one was immenent and I'd done a good job of spotting it quickly.
She also was very confident of catching the scrotes - but wouldn't be able to tell me any detail regarding the case due to the DPA - what a screwed up country we live in - always protecting the guilty  :roll:

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