Another phone scam?

• Guest 643

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 1,321
  8 April 2011     10:16100608
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  My husband just got a "free text" on his mobile saying that "they had discovered" that he was entitled to thousands of pounds for his (non-existent) accident. It told him to ring a number. Obviously he just deleted it but has anyone else had one of these? Is it one of those that you ring and it blanks your phone or charges you loads of money? Anyone know?
  There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
• Mark Clements

  • Location: Dover
  8 April 2011     10:19100611
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  Sadly there are so many of this type of thing happening , it is impossible to stop .
• Melissa Pile

  • Location: Dover
  8 April 2011     10:40100619
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  Oh i got one of those yesterday i just deleted it im with vodafone so they prob sold my details to someone trying it on .
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  8 April 2011     10:47100626
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  same here, i checked i still had all my arms and legs then chose not to reply.
• Melissa Pile

  • Location: Dover
  8 April 2011     10:48100628
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  i was going to pass the number onto my mum after her accident she had 28 yrs ago then i thought nah you cant put a price on me
• Guest 657

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 3,037
  8 April 2011     17:02100680
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  Yes I received my first one last week. Suprised I had got away with it for so long!
  
  @ Melissa.
  www.facebook.com/jeaneheadstonehunter
• Mark Clements

  • Location: Dover
  9 April 2011     10:15100877
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  They used to go door to door , asking if i had had any accidents , i told them id stubbed my toe on the door , they didnt think there was a case to answer tho .