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UK HMRC Phone Scam
Re: UK HMRC Phone Scam
by richardlionheart » Thu Sep 06, 2018 10:30 pm
The vast majority of these originate from a small number of countries -
Ukraine
Indonesia
the old Yugoslavia
Lithunia
Egypt
Romania
Turkey
Russia
Pakistan
Malaysia
Israel
Nigeria
India is an up and coming country in this, because India is becoming richer and there are more rich, gullible indians.
Certain countries 'specialise' in certain frauds, for example:
Nigeria - The Nigerian 419 scam, the worlds No. 1 scam, has probably duped hundreds of thousands of people since it was first invented . This consisted of emails outlining a situation in Nigeria that required a massive transfer of money from that country into the victims country for safety. For assisting with the money transfer, the recipient of the email is promised a percentage of the transfer amount, usually totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars to a few million.
Its also a lot older than you'd imagine. The first properly documented 419 letter dates from 1920 and was written by one P. Crentsil to a contact in the British colony of the Gold Coast, today’s Ghana. Crentsil launched into a long description of the magical powers that were in his possession and that could, on payment of a fee, be used to the benefit of his correspondent. Crentsil signed himself “P. Crentsil, Professor of Wonders.”
Phillipines - Romance scams (robbing lonely widows)
South Africa - spoofed banking websites or receiving false message notifications of bank withdrawals or deposits
Venuezuela - online dating, fake government bonds
Indonesia - data-capturing devices illegally installed in bank machines.
The Chinese are very inventive - College Entrance Scam is one method they scam parents by convincing them that the child can get to college with poor results. “I Am Your Husband’s Mistress” Scam is another method where they text husbands’ wives with a link to see images of herself (mistress) with her husband, to which wives quickly enter the link and her phone gets infected with a Trojan virus and they retrieve passwords and images which they use to blackmail the family. Beijing’s Hospital Scalpers is a decade common problem where people earn money by enticing people to obtain medical care at a certain hospital. Initially they tarnish the original hospital’s name and profession hence creating distrust and you will trust them. They will walk you to their clinic of choice and the staff does many unnecessary expensive tests.
India - Pretending not to know the Way to Your Hotel is one scam taxi drivers use to rip you off. They will offer to take you to another hotel where it will be expensive. Importing Gemstones Duty Free is another scam especially in Jaipur area. The scam involves tourists being approached by a gem dealer, who convinces them to buy some worthless gemstones. You will be asked to import them under their duty free allowance, then sell them on to one of his fictitious willing partners in their home country which will be much more money than they originally paid
Ukraine
Indonesia
the old Yugoslavia
Lithunia
Egypt
Romania
Turkey
Russia
Pakistan
Malaysia
Israel
Nigeria
India is an up and coming country in this, because India is becoming richer and there are more rich, gullible indians.
Certain countries 'specialise' in certain frauds, for example:
Nigeria - The Nigerian 419 scam, the worlds No. 1 scam, has probably duped hundreds of thousands of people since it was first invented . This consisted of emails outlining a situation in Nigeria that required a massive transfer of money from that country into the victims country for safety. For assisting with the money transfer, the recipient of the email is promised a percentage of the transfer amount, usually totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars to a few million.
Its also a lot older than you'd imagine. The first properly documented 419 letter dates from 1920 and was written by one P. Crentsil to a contact in the British colony of the Gold Coast, today’s Ghana. Crentsil launched into a long description of the magical powers that were in his possession and that could, on payment of a fee, be used to the benefit of his correspondent. Crentsil signed himself “P. Crentsil, Professor of Wonders.”
Phillipines - Romance scams (robbing lonely widows)
South Africa - spoofed banking websites or receiving false message notifications of bank withdrawals or deposits
Venuezuela - online dating, fake government bonds
Indonesia - data-capturing devices illegally installed in bank machines.
The Chinese are very inventive - College Entrance Scam is one method they scam parents by convincing them that the child can get to college with poor results. “I Am Your Husband’s Mistress” Scam is another method where they text husbands’ wives with a link to see images of herself (mistress) with her husband, to which wives quickly enter the link and her phone gets infected with a Trojan virus and they retrieve passwords and images which they use to blackmail the family. Beijing’s Hospital Scalpers is a decade common problem where people earn money by enticing people to obtain medical care at a certain hospital. Initially they tarnish the original hospital’s name and profession hence creating distrust and you will trust them. They will walk you to their clinic of choice and the staff does many unnecessary expensive tests.
India - Pretending not to know the Way to Your Hotel is one scam taxi drivers use to rip you off. They will offer to take you to another hotel where it will be expensive. Importing Gemstones Duty Free is another scam especially in Jaipur area. The scam involves tourists being approached by a gem dealer, who convinces them to buy some worthless gemstones. You will be asked to import them under their duty free allowance, then sell them on to one of his fictitious willing partners in their home country which will be much more money than they originally paid
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