[jaws-uk] Re: OT Fraud targeting the visually impaired
- From: "Dorothy Ingram-Gorban" <dorothy.ingram-gorban@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 18:48:24 +0100
Hallo Ken,
How did they know she was Vip and used that Bank? If they were offering her
something better wouldn't she want to know all the terms and Conditions
first? I am I fear not banking on line at all and I use the Phone Banking
but I ask for all statements and terms and conditions to be put on audio
format, they mainly use Cd's now as tapes are going out of use, although
having said that 2 banks still use Tapes and I get my newspapers from TNauk
in tape form it was in tape form I listened to computer Active close look
at i.e.8 It is also interesting that I had a news letter from Zen as I do
monthly and they were covering Scams and a terrible Worm which has infected
many machines and came out last October and Naval Vessels and Ministry of
Defence ,and many hospitals have all been got at by this Worm I fear I
cannot spell the name of it. But it in my Newsletter if anyone wants to read
about it ask I will send off list Dorothy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Reid" <ken.reid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jaws Users" <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:27 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] OT Fraud targeting the visually impaired
All,
With apologies for an off topic post. This is so concerning I hope it will
be excused. We should all be aware of this sort of worrying behaviour.
I heard of it from a trusted source, so believe it to be true.
Ken
As duty worker today, I've received a VPR about an incident on Tues evening
28/4 where a visually impaired client has been targeted and been tricked out
of a substantial sum.
At 5:50pm they received a convincing call from someone saying they were
from Bank of Scotland, saying they had an improved card for customers who
were Visually Impaired. He then asked the person to give details including
pin, over the phone and said a courier would call to collect the card which
she should put in an envelope. While she was still on the phone, the door
bell rang, and it was the "courier". By the time they checked with the bank
the next morning they'd taken £7500!
The man on the phone spoke in a manner which suggested
affluence/businessman and spoke with a Scottish accent. The "courier" was
possibly eastern European in late 20s,5' 3", slim built wearing navy
trousers and long sleeved navy fleece with unknown logo on left breast, and
wearing a dark woolly hat. He was in a large white car.
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