Ah the police. A big "NOT INTERESTED" there.
And yes, I could call my bank back. But, you see, I am not unused to their
calling me. I did not, as you may guess, give them my PIN
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Yet another.............
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15:24:22 on Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Tim Trent
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>The called me, you see. Very professional. "Mr Trent, this is First
>Direct, is it convenient to talk?" It was. "We just have to ask you a
>couple of security questions (normal procedure). Mother's maiden name.
>Date of Birth." Unsuspicious thus far I gave those out.
If the people who called were the perpetrators, perhaps the police would
like to trace the call. Maybe it was only a call-box, though.
As a matter of principle I refuse to discuss *anything* (not just CC type
things) with anyone calling from a With-held number. If they are legitimate
they'll always have a way of you calling them back. OK, and if they aren't
terminally incompetent.
One CC outfit refused to let me call them back, and when I asked how I could
tell it was really them, read out my PIN [1]. And I always thought these
things weren't available in plain view to call-centre staff!!
Needless to say, I stopped dealing with them straight away.
[1] And this BEFORE THEY KNEW IT WAS ME - for the simple reason I'd refused
to discuss anything with them prior to that.
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Roland Perry
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