Spam e mails and phone calls

[Oma]

Enfys we had emails saying a deposit had been put in our HSBC account and to ring a number if we had a query so the fraud dept could investigate , we don't have HSBC .

Then another phone call about our internet provider ,
Another about insurance for something we don't have.

Oh and the Parcel delivery one ,
I think it must be silly season again

[Daisy]

I have had a couple of emails during this last week from somewhere called “BTCLifestyle” but the sender is just a random name something like AlanHiggins! Apparently I had just had £14,738 deposited in my account!! Didn’t say what account .........I deleted them straightaway. Have just done some investigating online and it appears they are to do with Bitcoin, something I know nothing about.

Just a warning, do not respond, just delete ASAP. I don’t know what they are after, probably bank details or similar. Something else to be aware of.

Thanks for the warning, Enfys. I've read books about bitcoins and digital currencies etc - and am still no wiser!!

Oma - it certainly is the silly season. I wonder if all these low life scammers think we're too busy to read things properly and will just open links, press1 or whatever without thinking about it!

[Daisy]

This recording was on Money Box Live - the conversation between a reporter and some low life who was threatening him in the name of HMRC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-56543849

[Nanto2girls]

Hope this has been seen by many.

[Daisy]

I really don't know what's come over the phone and broadband providers! I've had two calls today - one from BT and an identical one from Sky - offering me a generous discount on my bills because I'm such a good girl and pay promptly!

I'm still waiting to hear how much they're going to give me for paying my different provider's bills.

[Plantaholic]

I have had six calls in two days from the one saying I had missed a call from Sky and they are going to cut me off. I don’t answer them now. I have TP with BT, I will contact them next week if I have another one. Fortunately my phone reads out either the person or number of the caller.

[Gemini]

It's all so tedious isnt it?

[Daisy]

You're right, Gem.

Plant we have TP too, but is doesn't seem to make much difference.