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Just had our fourth phone call this week from people struggling with the English language saying they are from the British court of Justice !! and my bank has deducted too much interest. " Please to be telling me how much your account number is and also please the sort code , please to confirm your security word and it is the

 
Just had our fourth phone call this week from people struggling with the English language saying they are from the British court of Justice !! and my bank has deducted too much interest. " Please to be telling me how much your account number is and also please the sort code , please to confirm your security word and it is the
 
And what is scary they will get loads of people the soft the weak and desperate giving them the info they ask for.Did you get a phone number, if so call the old bill they need stopping, call them anyway they may have a way of tracing it.

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It will be traced to a Western Union phone kiosk in Lagos, Nigeria ;)

Deke

just thought I'd let you know that your long lost Great Uncle Ifor Winston Evans sadly passed away in Nigeria last month, leaving you his $10m stake in an Burkina Faso oil well, so if you could just send me $1,500 by Western Union I can get the court papers signed over to you!! B-)

 
And what is scary they will get loads of people the soft the weak and desperate giving them the info they ask for.Did you get a phone number, if so call the old bill they need stopping, call them anyway they may have a way of tracing it.

Makes me X(X(X( X(
No, number withheld.

 
It will be traced to a Western Union phone kiosk in Lagos, Nigeria ;) Deke

just thought I'd let you know that your long lost Great Uncle Ifor Winston Evans sadly passed away in Nigeria last month, leaving you his $10m stake in an Burkina Faso oil well, so if you could just send me $1,500 by Western Union I can get the court papers signed over to you!! B-)
Oh no , not my Great uncle Ifor , now wheres my cheque book :^O

 
It's the same as the email scam saying they are from acertain bank stating your account has been suspended, you will need to supply your details.

Looks good to some, only problem is they are for banks that you dont have accounts with.

 
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