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3 December 2015

Please be aware this Christmas – Credit Card Scam

We were made aware of the following Scam by our Police Liaison Officer.  Please be careful when using your personal details.

 



Beware  of people bearing gifts. The following is a recounting of the incident from  the victim:

“
Wednesday  a week ago, a friend had a phone call from someone saying that he was from some  outfit called: “Express Couriers”. ( The name could be any courier company. )  He asked if she was going to be home because there was a package for me that  required a signature .

The  caller said that the delivery would arrive at my home in roughly an hour. Sure  enough, about an hour later, a uniformed delivery man turned up with a  beautiful basket of flowers and a bottle of wine. she was very surprised since  there was no special occasion or holiday, and she certainly didn’t expect anything like it. Intrigued, she inquired as to who the sender  was.

The  courier replied, “I don’t know, I’m only delivering the package”. Apparently,  a card was being sent separately. ( The card has never arrived! ) There was  also a consignment note with the gift.

He  then went on to explain that because the gift contained alcohol, there was a  £3.50 “delivery/ verification charge,” providing proof that he had actually  delivered the package to an adult ( of legal drinking age ), and not just left  it on the doorstep where it could be stolen or taken by anyone, especially a  minor.

This  sounded logical and she offered to pay him cash. He then said that the delivery  company required payment to be by credit or debit card only, so that  everything is properly accounted for, and this would help in keeping a legal  record of the transaction. He added couriers don’t carry cash to avoid loss or  likely targets for robbery.

Her  husband, who by this time was standing beside her, pulled out his credit card,  and ‘John,’ the “delivery man” asked him to swipe the card on a small mobile  card machine with a small screen and keypad. Frank, her husband, was asked to  enter his PIN number and a receipt was printed out. He was given a copy of the  transaction. the guy said everything was in order, and wished us good  day.

To our  horrible surprise, between Thursday and the following Monday,  £4,000 had  been charged/withdrawn from their credit/debit account at various ATM  machines.

Apparently  the “mobile credit card machine,” which the deliveryman carried now had all  the info necessary to create a “dummy”  card with all their card details  including the PIN number.

Upon  finding out about the illegal transactions on the card, they immediately  notified the bank which issued us a new card, and our credit/debit   account was closed.

They  also personally went to the Police, where it was confirmed that it is  definitely a scam because several households had been similarly  hit.

WARNING:  Be wary of accepting any “surprise gift or package,” which you neither  expected nor personally ordered, especially if it involves any  kind of  payment as a condition of receiving the gift or package. Also, never accept  anything if you do not personally know or there is no proper identification of  who the sender is.

Above  all, the only time you should give out any personal credit/debit  card  information is when you yourself initiated the purchase or  transaction!”

 

Thank you to Romsley Pre School Nursery Romsley Parish New Year Walk 2016

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