Phone scam ‘line test’ warning to Rishton residents

4:48pm Thursday 11th October 2012 in News

COUNCILLORS in Rishton have warned residents to be on the alert for a phone scam affecting the area.

Councillors Ken Moss, Harry Grayson, and Clare Cleary, said scammers were ringing pretending to be engineers testing mobile phone lines.

However, they then talked the victim into allowing access to their details.

The fraudsters are said to be using a device in which once you press #90, or #09, they can access the SIM card and make calls at the victim’s expense.

Coun Ken Moss said: “If you receive a phone call on your mobile from any person, saying that he, or she, is a company engineer, and you have to press certain numbers, end the call immediately without pressing any numbers.

“Inform as many colleagues, relatives, and friends as you can, to stop it.”

Comments (5)

7:25pm Thu 11 Oct 12

pwitch says...

This report is not true as verified in in Hoax-slayer which is a site run by a very good man in Australia who checks out anything which appears to be suspicious. This is the link to the report:
http://www.hoax-slay
er.com/xalan-hoax.ht
ml
You can paste the ling into your browser to check it out. Has the LT actually spoken to the councillors mentioned in this article - please contact them and ask them to state where they got the information and whether they have checked if it is a hoax.
This report is not true as verified in in Hoax-slayer which is a site run by a very good man in Australia who checks out anything which appears to be suspicious. This is the link to the report: http://www.hoax-slay er.com/xalan-hoax.ht ml You can paste the ling into your browser to check it out. Has the LT actually spoken to the councillors mentioned in this article - please contact them and ask them to state where they got the information and whether they have checked if it is a hoax. pwitch

7:30pm Thu 11 Oct 12

pwitch says...

Oops - I meant to say paste the link into your browser - typing error. I also put the word in twice. - sorry.
The hoax-slayer do send out regular emails about hoaxes by the way and there is no charge for the service. You can also send Brent details on anything you are suspicious about.
Oops - I meant to say paste the link into your browser - typing error. I also put the word in twice. - sorry. The hoax-slayer do send out regular emails about hoaxes by the way and there is no charge for the service. You can also send Brent details on anything you are suspicious about. pwitch

9:12pm Thu 11 Oct 12

mpl says...

Nice to see that the councillors have nothing better to do than propagate Urban Myths. This is a hoax that has been doing the rounds for over 10 years. A quick google or check on sites such as Snopes.com would have saved them a lot of time. I usually delete such junk mail... so I have cut out this story from my paper and shredded it which has the same effect.
Nice to see that the councillors have nothing better to do than propagate Urban Myths. This is a hoax that has been doing the rounds for over 10 years. A quick google or check on sites such as Snopes.com would have saved them a lot of time. I usually delete such junk mail... so I have cut out this story from my paper and shredded it which has the same effect. mpl

3:38pm Fri 12 Oct 12

wilkinp4 says...

They were told last week it was a ten year old email, yet still they get it published. Shows how much notice is taken of the general voting public!
They were told last week it was a ten year old email, yet still they get it published. Shows how much notice is taken of the general voting public! wilkinp4

5:46pm Tue 16 Oct 12

Cllr Ken Moss says...

Since it came from the East Lancashire Police Authority we were mindful to believe it is true. If nothing comes of it then the only crime is the use of a few inches in the LT.
Since it came from the East Lancashire Police Authority we were mindful to believe it is true. If nothing comes of it then the only crime is the use of a few inches in the LT. Cllr Ken Moss

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