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Today I was scammed and my bank account emptied.

 
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Today I was scammed and my bank account emptied.
I am furious.

My friend had her Facebook account hacked, and the scammer had contacted all the people on her friends list and then blocked them.

I only use Facebook for our business page.

I received a message from my friend, saying her mobile had been stolen and the thieves had gotten into her bank account, email and social media through the apps, and that she was having to use her laptop to contact me.

She said she had sold something online but because the bank had closed her account due to the hacking, could she have the money sent to my bank account until I see her at work the next day? (I was only expecting it to be a tenner or something -after all we are quite new friends and surely no one would trust a new friend with a large amount of money)
Yes, it seems stupid now.

I am so angry at myself because I am usually a very vigilant person and always wary of scams and generally very suspicious of people - but the conversation was so convincing....even carrying on conversations we had had earlier and asking for my date of birth for that work registration thingy" (that we had actually been discussing earlier that day via message)

I started to get suspicious when the person started to get angry at me because the bank details I had given was for an account I hardly use - it only had a small amount of money in it at the time, luckily.

I changed my online banking details and went into my bank branch, told them what had happened and that I had changed my log in details, and would that be sufficient? The woman at the counter said yes it would.

I now discover that my account has been emptied, my access to the account has been suspended.

I'm going back into my bank tomorrow to see what can be done about it.

I just wanted to vent and let off steam.
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06/16/2016 07:37 PM
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Damn that sucks bro, but you gotta admit those thieves were good!
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06/16/2016 07:41 PM
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Welcome to Multiculturalism. Enjoy your visit.
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Welcome to Multiculturalism. Enjoy your visit.
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this
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That's what you get for doing everything on your phone.
Did you learn your expensive lesson yet?

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06/16/2016 07:50 PM
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keep your money in your sock and you won't have this problem
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06/16/2016 08:02 PM
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That's what you get for doing everything on your phone.
Did you learn your expensive lesson yet?

billpopcorn
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I am registered blind, so doing everything via voice or voice activated messaging is the only way I can communicate if not face to face.

As I mentioned in my original post, there wasn't much money in it as it was a spare account.
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"GLP 2014" Written down right hand side of banknote.
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06/16/2016 08:04 PM
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Trust no one.
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06/16/2016 08:13 PM
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That's what you get for doing everything on your phone.
Did you learn your expensive lesson yet?

billpopcorn
 Quoting: Useless Cookie Eater


I am registered blind, so doing everything via voice or voice activated messaging is the only way I can communicate if not face to face.

As I mentioned in my original post, there wasn't much money in it as it was a spare account.
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Darkness blind or blurry blind, OP? I ask because blurry blind can be fixed with a pair of good glasses, but if it's darkness blind then damn... that sucks.
Conspiracy Theorist is nothing more than a derogatory title used to dismiss a critical thinker.

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06/16/2016 08:22 PM
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You going to get some revenge on her tomorrow?
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06/16/2016 08:26 PM
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LOL you gave someone on facebook your banking information?


ahahahahahahah
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06/16/2016 08:32 PM
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LOL you gave someone on facebook your banking information?


ahahahahahahah
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No.
I didn't give anyone on Facebook my banking information.
The messages were done via my speech program on my phone.
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06/16/2016 08:33 PM
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That's what you get for doing everything on your phone.
Did you learn your expensive lesson yet?

billpopcorn
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I am registered blind, so doing everything via voice or voice activated messaging is the only way I can communicate if not face to face.

As I mentioned in my original post, there wasn't much money in it as it was a spare account.
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


Darkness blind or blurry blind, OP? I ask because blurry blind can be fixed with a pair of good glasses, but if it's darkness blind then damn... that sucks.
 Quoting: darkwolf007


I have less than 5% sight left
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"GLP 2014" Written down right hand side of banknote.
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Tupac-TN
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06/16/2016 08:34 PM
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I don't understand why you gave them your bank details and even if they had the full sort code and account number, how they could empty your account. Can you please explain so no one else falls for this?
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06/16/2016 08:35 PM
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That's what you get for doing everything on your phone.
Did you learn your expensive lesson yet?

billpopcorn
 Quoting: Useless Cookie Eater


I am registered blind, so doing everything via voice or voice activated messaging is the only way I can communicate if not face to face.

As I mentioned in my original post, there wasn't much money in it as it was a spare account.
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


Darkness blind or blurry blind, OP? I ask because blurry blind can be fixed with a pair of good glasses, but if it's darkness blind then damn... that sucks.
 Quoting: darkwolf007


I have less than 5% sight left
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


At least hindsight is 20/20!

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06/16/2016 08:36 PM
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Sorry OP , that really sucks.
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I missed this bit -

"could she have the money sent to my bank account until I see her at work the next day?"

So how does the scam work? Just because they have your sort code and bank account number, how do they get your money?

I don't understand why you gave them your bank details and even if they had the full sort code and account number, how they could empty your account. Can you please explain so no one else falls for this?
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That's what you get for doing everything on your phone.
Did you learn your expensive lesson yet?

billpopcorn
 Quoting: Useless Cookie Eater


I am registered blind, so doing everything via voice or voice activated messaging is the only way I can communicate if not face to face.

As I mentioned in my original post, there wasn't much money in it as it was a spare account.
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


Darkness blind or blurry blind, OP? I ask because blurry blind can be fixed with a pair of good glasses, but if it's darkness blind then damn... that sucks.
 Quoting: darkwolf007


I have less than 5% sight left
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


Whoa. That does suck, OP. Good luck in your banking endeavors though. Hopefully you'll get your affairs straightened out sooner than later.
Conspiracy Theorist is nothing more than a derogatory title used to dismiss a critical thinker.

A time is coming when men will go mad,
and when they see someone who is not mad,
they will attack him, saying,
'You are mad; you are not like us."
-- St. Anthony The Great

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06/16/2016 08:38 PM
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Facefuck.

There it is.

Also, Twatter, and Linkedin.

You gotta be fuckin' mong-o-fied to use these platforms.
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06/16/2016 08:39 PM
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Lesson learned - Still cheaper than college.

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That's what you get for doing everything on your phone.
Did you learn your expensive lesson yet?

:billpopcorn:
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I am registered blind, so doing everything via voice or voice activated messaging is the only way I can communicate if not face to face.

As I mentioned in my original post, there wasn't much money in it as it was a spare account.
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


I'm sure there's a special place in hell for a scumbag that steals from a blind friend. Hope she didn't get much. Don't worry, everybody gets theirs in the end.
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I don't understand why you gave them your bank details and even if they had the full sort code and account number, how they could empty your account. Can you please explain so no one else falls for this?
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I received a message on my phone from my friend, asking if she could have a payment put into my account from something she had sold on ebay. She had told me earlier in the day (via email as I was working away from the building at that time) that her phone had been taken and her social media had been hacked. She was worried about her banking app being broken into.

Anyway I got a message from her saying she had sold something but because her bank account had been closed, could she ask the buyer to send the money into my account, and I give her the cash when we are next in work.

I said yes, and she asked for the account number and sort code - which is usual if someone is paying into your account.

She said because her bank account had been hacked, I will be phoned by paypal or her bank, an automated phonecard with a 4 digit code that authorises the account to receive the money will be given to me.

I gave her the details of a bank account that I hardly use (as mentioned before it only had a small amount of money in it) as I don't like doing things online - I much prefer face to face.

Unknown to me, the code was a code that reset my online banking details for that account. The reason I don't use the account was because I prefer to do my banking in branch.

This person was doing a very good job of impersonating my friend, even down to the phrases used and business things we had discussed earlier that day via email.

I got suspicious when the person started to get really aggressive as the account wasn't an account that had my wages paid into it.
They actually said "That isn't your real account..I need the details of the account that your wages go into. "

My first thought was - the cheeky cow, I am trying to help her out here. Then it changed to why does she need an account where my wages are paid into? Then I thought the whole thing was really not sounding right.
I ended the messaging and phoned my husband who came to help me out.

I got my husband to go into my phone and change my online banking password, and lo and behold it was the same kind of phonecall I had recieved earlier on
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I changed the passwords to sonething very complicated and went into the nearest branch of my bank, told the woman what had gone on and that I had changed my passwords and do I need to do anything else. She said that would be sufficient

I have in the last few hours found out that the whole account has been blocked by the fraud dept of my bank as someone had applied for a large loan on the account. Just before the loan application they had transferred money out of my account.
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I am registered blind, so doing everything via voice or voice activated messaging is the only way I can communicate if not face to face.

As I mentioned in my original post, there wasn't much money in it as it was a spare account.
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


Darkness blind or blurry blind, OP? I ask because blurry blind can be fixed with a pair of good glasses, but if it's darkness blind then damn... that sucks.
 Quoting: darkwolf007


I have less than 5% sight left
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


At least hindsight is 20/20!

muttley
 Quoting: AkashicRecord®


Hee hee. Love it!
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LOL you gave someone on facebook your banking information?


ahahahahahahah
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I stopped caring after OP mentioned Facebook.

There's a lesson to be learned here, but I bet OP doesn't learn it.
Not intended to be a factual statement.
InsertWittyNameHere  (OP)

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06/16/2016 09:15 PM
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LOL you gave someone on facebook your banking information?


ahahahahahahah
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I stopped caring after OP mentioned Facebook.

There's a lesson to be learned here, but I bet OP doesn't learn it.
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The only facebook I use is a business page that I am co-admin of with my friend. I don't have any social media accounts at all. In fact I hate the whole thing and have as little to do with it as possible as the sites are difficult for me to navigate
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06/16/2016 09:17 PM
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Damn, not good OP

That sucks never trust Facebook
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Damn, not good OP

That sucks never trust Facebook
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I DON'T use Facebook.

I have access to the business Facebook page but have never posted on it . It is too difficult for me to navigate as it doesn't work well with the speech program I use.

The messages were direct to my personal phone and read out to me by my speech programme.
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Damn, not good OP

That sucks never trust Facebook
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I DON'T use Facebook.

I have access to the business Facebook page but have never posted on it . It is too difficult for me to navigate as it doesn't work well with the speech program I use.

The messages were direct to my personal phone and read out to me by my speech programme.
 Quoting: InsertWittyNameHere


oh I am sorry, but I would never even give bank info to a friend like that

I was confused if it was a Message through facebook messenger or a text





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