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- May 1, 1999
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- My Satellite Setup
- Technomate 5402 HD M2 Ci, DM7000s, Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Promax HD Ranger+ spectrum analyser.
- My Location
- Berkshire
Well we all hear about it and only this last week I was listening to how the phishing phone call went.
The call goes something like: Hello Mr Smith, this is john from satellite Credit card services fraud department, we have noticed some unusual/suspicious transactions on your card and would like to ask whether you have bought anything from Itsy Bitsy Stores for the amount of £250?
They then carry on telling you that they will of course credit the amount to your account and not to worry, you can phone them on such and such a number and there name again is John, the reference number is 123654789, have you got that number?
They then chat a little more and casually ask if you can check that you still have the card in your posession, when you say yes, they ask if you can confirm the little 3 digit security number, if you tell them, they have you.
Well my call was pretty much the same, except the transactions were for £1 from an internet service provider, then £25 from a coach company, then £800 from an online discount store, the difference is that a) I was able to check as we spoke with my internet banking access and that he only asked for partial confirmation of my identity, like the month of my birth and c) was able to reel off my last dozen or so transactions.
So my card has been done for £800 or so, it is one that I only use on the net, so I know that it hasn't been swiped for information or taken at a cash point and the guy reckons that they have probably just guessed at the last four digits, carried out a test for £1 to register the card, then a small purchase, then a big one. It's as easy as that, but I will get the money back, as the discount store has obviously not checked the card details properly.
The call goes something like: Hello Mr Smith, this is john from satellite Credit card services fraud department, we have noticed some unusual/suspicious transactions on your card and would like to ask whether you have bought anything from Itsy Bitsy Stores for the amount of £250?
They then carry on telling you that they will of course credit the amount to your account and not to worry, you can phone them on such and such a number and there name again is John, the reference number is 123654789, have you got that number?
They then chat a little more and casually ask if you can check that you still have the card in your posession, when you say yes, they ask if you can confirm the little 3 digit security number, if you tell them, they have you.
Well my call was pretty much the same, except the transactions were for £1 from an internet service provider, then £25 from a coach company, then £800 from an online discount store, the difference is that a) I was able to check as we spoke with my internet banking access and that he only asked for partial confirmation of my identity, like the month of my birth and c) was able to reel off my last dozen or so transactions.
So my card has been done for £800 or so, it is one that I only use on the net, so I know that it hasn't been swiped for information or taken at a cash point and the guy reckons that they have probably just guessed at the last four digits, carried out a test for £1 to register the card, then a small purchase, then a big one. It's as easy as that, but I will get the money back, as the discount store has obviously not checked the card details properly.