woodbutcher
Veteran
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Maybe its based on globalts' own experienceIs this a quantifiable, medical thing? I'd never heard of this before.
Maybe its based on globalts' own experienceIs this a quantifiable, medical thing? I'd never heard of this before.
Name & address of the bank where the account was opened. From there, get the persons name & address.surely all they'd need is your account number and sort code... apart from make a deposit, what else can be done with that information?
You can get a card 'blocked' so any transaction where you are not presently there with your card (and PIN) is refused, I did it after someone 'cloned' my card (this is with Lloyds)My mother has become increasing susceptible to buying stuff from telemarketers, in her case it seems to be related to dementia- the first signs I noticed were she was buying rather expensive herbal remedies over the phone (really uncharacteristic), and multiple overpriced insurances for the same lot of appliances- she spend a good few thousand over a couple of years.
She was getting a lot of calls because I think she often sent back those mail shots about unclaimed prizes etc. and got added to a whole load of 'suckers lists'. I now have power of attorney and have started contacting some of the companies I know about to get her added to 'do not call' lists, in some of the more recent cases I've had the bank stop payments.
I had the bank disable her card for telephone purchases (I don't know if all banks can do this but Barclays were helpful), also have a Truecall call blocker on the way just so she doesn't get disturbed all the time by calls.
Name & address of the bank where the account was opened. From there, get the persons name & address.
What could go wrong.
surely all they'd need is your account number and sort code... apart from make a deposit, what else can be done with that information?
Ask Jeremy Clarkson!Name & address of the bank where the account was opened. From there, get the persons name & address.
What could go wrong.
He's not that old, in the scope of this thread at least, either.
Why would the bank divulge the account holders name and address, even to a person who could quote the Sort Code, Account Number.
If my bank did that, I would be changing banks, pronto!
Having said that, I do agree, the less information you divulge, the better.
I've an account in a branch at Skipton, which isn't exactly local.Don't need to. Many people's home branch is near to where they live. So it narrows down the search area to find a matching address using the online directories. That doesn't work if you are with a purely online bank.
I'd agree on the anything personal part. The bank calls me, I refuse to speak over the phone about accounts, personal details, saying I'll go into the branch as soon as possible. Not always welcome, but it's the only way I'll do it.I haven't read all through this thread (so please forgive if already mentioned) but unfortunately once scammed, people find themselves on a hotlist as scammers sell on to other scammers your details etc.
In your position I would try to reinforce the danger message & get parents to hang up at the slightest hint of personal details.
One of the first thing that sprung to mind not mentioned in your 1>3 is that older people are more likely to be overly polite & not want to appear rude by not complying with requests.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
A friend of mine fell for one of the telephone 'computer support' scams when she was aged 50!He's not that old, in the scope of this thread at least, either.
The like is for that last part.A friend of mine fell for one of the telephone 'computer support' scams when she was aged 50!
Someone rang saying that he was working on behalf of Microsoft. They had (somehow! ) discovered a serious problem with her computer which they needed to fix for her. If she enabled remote access, they could easily repair the problem. So she turned the control of the PC over to him! Oh dear (surprise, surprise!), the problem was more serious than it had seemed at first so it would cost her a £50 support fee to put it right. She went and got her bank details and was about to read them out when she finally started to smell a rat ... She put the phone down and discovered that the man had changed her Windows login password and encrypted her files! She had to pay a local computer shop to reinstall Windows and she lost her files (which had not been backed up).
I told her that it was the equivalent of trusting a complete stranger who walked up to her in the street and asked for her front door key so he could let himself into her house to repair her television. Why would she trust a random stranger on the telephone any more than a random stranger down at her local shops?