Amazon Prime Scam

[iandsm]

Had a phone call today, a female recorded voice with an American accent claiming to be from Amazon Prime telling me my account would be debited shortly with £39, press 1 to speak to a manager. I don't owe them anything but I didn't press 1. The number called was 01591 553107.

I enquired with Amazon and they say the call dod not originate from them and in any case they do not make calls to customers to advise of upcoming charges.

No doubt, had I pressed 1 I would have been connected to a helpful manager who could assist me further once I has passed security checks by giving my full name, postcode, date of birth, bank account number and sort code, mother maiden name etc.

So if you do get a call like this out of the blue........ignore it.

 

[pappajohn]

I think this was also brought up a while ago with the same figure mentioned and button Press.

 

[M-J]

Press one and waste their time with funny details

Pete Charles Plod
999 Letsby Avenue
EA7 5H1T

And the phone number for Scotland Yard

0207 230 1212

 

[34127]

pressing 1 might have connected you to a premium rate number

Amazon Prime phone scam that swindled one victim out of £25,000

Criminals tell unsuspecting people they've been subscribed to Amazon Prime - but can press 1 to cancel

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[busby]

Press one and waste their time with funny details

Pete Charles Plod
999 Letsby Avenue
EA7 5H1T

And the phone number for Scotland Yard

0207 230 1212

It could connect you to a very very expensive phone no ,Just hang up.BUSBY.

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[Dorwyn]

Once I hear a recorded voice with an odd accent (faux American, eastern etc), the phone goes down immediately. I do look at the incoming number, sometimes there are too many digits, or it doesn't follow UK numbering, and not pick up, though they do often phone again under another number. That's on the landline, I've never had such a call on my mobile.

 

[davanne]

That’s a welsh area code Llanwrtyd Wells

 

[Gaston aires]

Just hang up. You would have been connected to a very expensive premium rate number.
Phil

 

[Clickem]

It seems to be a fairly simple process to make a phone call appear to come from any number that the scammer wants, such as your banks phone number

 

[Bognor Saint]

Ditto for me as well. Don't be tempted to press any buttons as had already been mentioned it could connect you to a very expensive phone call.

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[TheDogMan]

I have had several of these in the last few months I just put the phone down

 

[7735]

I think it’s time premium rate phone numbers were banned. They are just a cash cow for the telephone companies.
spongy

 

[Reallyretired]

I've had a few of these. The recording sounds like Meghan Markle. Perhaps part of being financially independent.

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

That’s a welsh area code Llanwrtyd Wells

It will still be coming from much further afield.

 

[hilldweller]

That’s a welsh area code Llanwrtyd Wells

That's what it says but is easy and actually legal send out a false number.

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[iandsm]

Press one and waste their time with funny details

Pete Charles Plod
999 Letsby Avenue
EA7 5H1T

And the phone number for Scotland Yard

0207 230 1212

But my understanding is if you press 1 you are connected to a premium rate number

 

[Wild Brambles]

pressing 1 might have connected you to a premium rate number

This is the most likely outcome. Put the number on ignore without doing anything else.

I've got an Amazon prime account, and they don't ever phone me. Pickup codes are sent by email, and I can read those on my phone.

 

[PeteH]

We have a call block system. Anyone who rings, is asked to give their name. We are then advised, and can accept or dump also logging the number to Barred Calls. ONLY numbers that have been allowed can get through.

 

[vin0114]

Press one and waste their time with funny details

Pete Charles Plod
999 Letsby Avenue
EA7 5H1T

And the phone number for Scotland Yard

0207 230 1212

I remember years ago used to hear on the radio 'Call Whitehall 1212'

 

[Lenny HB]

Had 3 of those calls in the last couple of weeks.

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[jockaneezer]

We're still getting up to 3 a day from them. We keep going into our B T account and blocking the number, which works for a few days, then they ring on a different number.

 

[Rapido925M]

But my understanding is if you press 1 you are connected to a premium rate number

After several calls, which I knew must be scams because I don't have an Amazon Prime account, I decided to press1. No premium rate has been charged to my phone.

Gordon

The conversation went:
ME "Who am I?"
HIM "I'm the manager from Amazon Prime"
ME "Yes, but who am I?"
HIM "I'm the manager from Amazon Prime"
ME "You have rung me to tell me that there is a problem with account. Who am I?"
HIM "You are a person"
ME "What is my name?"
HIM "You are a person. You are a human being."
ME "You are an a@@hole. Get a life and do a proper job."
He then rang off.

 

[tonka]

This came up on sky news today.

'Amazon' fraudsters are stealing thousands from unsuspecting victims

UK-wide, Action Fraud has received over 200 reports about such incidents since September - with victims losing at least £400,000.

news.sky.com

 

[Themselves]

What I have found when buying from Amazon is they offer this prime thing for next day delivery that I never accept and invariably the stuff turns up next day anyway.

 

[Themselves]

Also, the press number 1 scam number thingy appears on information about my credit card payments and an accident claim I have never had. This is on my land line that is an unlisted number. I also have a premium rate message appear on the mobile that the verminous cooks charge me £3.47 for every month and o2 are unable to stop it without my changing my mobile number. The world is infested with crooks. I was pick pocketed last year in Spain and had my rucksack and bike stolen in two incidents in Sweden.

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[63720]

Just bringing this up again as I've had 2 phone calls recently supposedly from Amazon, I hung up and reported the number to them.