Scams
Posted: 18 Jul 2023, 14:23A couple more scams have come to light recently.
One was when a lady was sent a new Santander card. Which she thought was unusual, as her old one hadn't run out. So she contacted Santander who told her that they hadn't sent a card. Had she activated the card it wouldn't have been good.
The other was a lady on our local fb page who put up a "Has anybody seen my cat?" post, complete with a phone number. She was contacted by a man claiming to be from the RSPCA, who told her that her cat was at a Wakefield vets and had been treated for an injury. This cost £229.99 and could he have her credit card details please?
Fortunately she knew he was lying, as the cat had come home just before the phone call. It was a mean trick though, when someone is worried about a missing pet, to try and scam them.
One was when a lady was sent a new Santander card. Which she thought was unusual, as her old one hadn't run out. So she contacted Santander who told her that they hadn't sent a card. Had she activated the card it wouldn't have been good.
The other was a lady on our local fb page who put up a "Has anybody seen my cat?" post, complete with a phone number. She was contacted by a man claiming to be from the RSPCA, who told her that her cat was at a Wakefield vets and had been treated for an injury. This cost £229.99 and could he have her credit card details please?
Fortunately she knew he was lying, as the cat had come home just before the phone call. It was a mean trick though, when someone is worried about a missing pet, to try and scam them.
