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Cocklegat |
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use this site to report this kind of scam
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/phishing-scams
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“… favourites were "what are you wearing" to any female voice”. One of mine too (a little more risqué, in fact).
However, after I found out my own daughter was considering cold calling to try to make ends meet, I came to appreciate that many of these people - annoying though they - are poor desperate souls who don’t deserve disrespect and impoliteness. And I was disgusted to read on this or the other Broads Forum someone’s pride in wasting a double-glazing salesman’s time by arranging a bogus appointment. Again, annoying though double-glazing salesman are, they’re simply trying to put bread on their family’s table. A simple “Not interested, thank you” will suffice.
On the other hand, the “Your computer is infected, transfer twenty quid to my MacroToft Account 123 to fix it” scammers deserve everything they get.
Peter
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most of these so called,,"make loads of cash from home" are also scams too.
If somebody wants to buy anything they generally research it themselves, not wait by the phone hoping for a "bargain of the century"
when was the last time tescos called and begged anyone to shop at their store.
these scams have been going long before the internet, anybody reading old comics or newspapers of the period will likely remember "X-Ray Spex,that loads of fools sent for hoping to see through girls clothing..
and endless books entitled "Get Rich Quick" just send £10 postal order for the secret.
no wonder the country is in such a political mess,, people still believing the hype at voting time, but all those pre election promises never happen do they,, just like that beautiful girl who emails you [and 5000 other suckers] telling you she'll marry you if you just send her plane ticket money. Aye Right.
my appearance is down to me, my attitude is down to you.
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My favourite reply to the phone scammers who claimed to be able to save me money was to tell them that I enjoyed wasting money!
That always used to throw them and they did not know how to progress from there.
Little did I know that many years later I would be a boat owner and would be wasting more money than I could have imagined! It is enjoyable though! 
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