07761071048
Average Rating: Dangerous
Number Of Times Searched: 9
Country/Region: GBR
07761071048 Comment Count: 1
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16/062026N. Rankin - Today i was called at 13:33 by an actor posing as an agent from HMRC Details are as shown: "We are calling on behalf of HMRC as legal action will be brought upon you. Please press 1 to speak with one of ore agents" _ (words very similar to this quoted) (A North American: US/Canadian sounding accent via pre-recorded message) This certainly came across as the type of scams highlighted via organisations such as BBC TV Scam alerts, which consumers Scan Alerts etc. The message was designed to induce the recipient into a state of worry. anxiety -as the approach being of urgency and threat from a financial / legal perspective and therefore coercing the recipient into contacting and entering into further dealing with which certainly stood out ss being a fraud/scamming venture
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