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Tesco phone scammers

Posted by Stan Wears on 11/3/2025, 7:36 pm

If you are with Tesco mobile read this.
My partner got a call from a Chinese woman saying she was from Tesco Mobile. She knew all of Mo's details except her bank details so it looked legit. She went on to say Tescos will send a new I-phone today as her phone was being phased out. It arrived today but I decided to pay Tesco a visit. Good job I did as it is a crafty scam. They say if you don't want the phone just give us a ring and we'll tell you where to send it. Tesco said it goes to an address where £1000 worth of phone would disappear. I am back to Tesco tomorrow to hand the phone in and they will deal with it. So if any of you are with Tesco Mobile, beware...

Re: Tesco phone scammers

Posted by Mac C on 11/3/2025, 7:50 pm, in reply to "Tesco phone scammers"

Thank for that Stan. I couldnt work out how it worked for the fraudster but this helped me make sense of it.

Fraudsters may try to convince you to return a phone to another address, so they can either intercept or receive it. For example, they may order a phone on your account, then contact you (pretending to work for Tesco Mobile) and say that it's been sent to you in error, and advise you to return it to a certain address.

Re: Tesco phone scammers

Posted by John Shearer on 11/3/2025, 8:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Tesco phone scammers"

Makes you think how they think them up, but there must be big errors in their system allow itto go un noticed.

Re: Tesco phone scammers

Posted by Stan Wears on 13/3/2025, 8:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Tesco phone scammers"

They said they'd pick the phone up today by 2pm. They didn't so I'll wait until they ring and tell them I have to go out so pick it up from Liverpool police station!

Re: Tesco phone scammers

Posted by Sheila on 14/3/2025, 10:37 am, in reply to "Re: Tesco phone scammers"

I had a scam call on my mobile supposed to be from a friend 12 months ago asking me to get her a gift card etc. when I called my friend she said , ignore it, it’s a scam. Here I am 12 months later an email this time from the same friend, apologised as she has laryngitis, so can’t phone me. I immediately replied and sympathised. The reply was can I do her a favour, a gift card for a friend with terminal cancer (wicked People) of course I then realised it was a scam. I rang her and her husband had just had the same email. I can’t believe it. I thought the first email was genuine. I’d never send money or gift cards without checking. They just never give up.

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