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over a year ago
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Just heard from someone about them losing £1100 to a scam regarding student flats to rent around universities. My son nearly fell for the same trick but the bad English started the alarm bells...
Both were from Gumtree, offering lovely flats to rent in good areas and both asked for deposit and month's rent to be sent via Western Union. Needless to say, it was a con so if you are looking for a flat to rent...beware.
The other scam, well, I think it is, is via text messages saying I've exceeded my download limit and to buy more usage via a 5 digit number. No mention of my service provider. IS this a scam?
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Yes it's a scam. Anything to do with money I would independentlynch ting the provider I'm with be it banking, phone etc.
I would also not rent a place off somewhere like gumtree because there are no checks etc done. I'd always use a registered estate agent. |
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"Just heard from someone about them losing £1100 to a scam regarding student flats to rent around universities. My son nearly fell for the same trick but the bad English started the alarm bells...
Both were from Gumtree, offering lovely flats to rent in good areas and both asked for deposit and month's rent to be sent via Western Union. Needless to say, it was a con so if you are looking for a flat to rent...beware.
The other scam, well, I think it is, is via text messages saying I've exceeded my download limit and to buy more usage via a 5 digit number. No mention of my service provider. IS this a scam?
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If you call 0998654631212 and select option 4, you will be able to get all the answers you require  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes it's a scam. Anything to do with money I would independentlynch ting the provider I'm with be it banking, phone etc.
I would also not rent a place off somewhere like gumtree because there are no checks etc done. I'd always use a registered estate agent. "
Or without viewing the place and seeing inside |
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" I would also not rent a place off somewhere like gumtree because there are no checks etc done. I'd always use a registered estate agent. "
I've rented houses to people on GT so not all bad.
The ads are aimed at the naive. They work as they seems to promise that bit more for not a lot of money, aimed to sucker people in.
My son realised it was a fake from the English and the not quite right story but Google was indeed a friend as the road they'd picked for the flat's location, next to the university, didn't actually have flats on it! |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"Just heard from someone about them losing £1100 to a scam regarding student flats to rent around universities. My son nearly fell for the same trick but the bad English started the alarm bells...
Both were from Gumtree, offering lovely flats to rent in good areas and both asked for deposit and month's rent to be sent via Western Union. Needless to say, it was a con so if you are looking for a flat to rent...beware.
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and these undergrads are 'the future of our nation'? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"and these undergrads are 'the future of our nation'?"
Know what's the worse? The one who sent the money is studying finance and intends to be a financial manager......The banks will be queuing up to employ that one  |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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That doesn't surprise me.
If you want to fool an accountant, show him/ her two columns of numbers which appear to add up and there's a good chance they won't check.
After all, who'd try to con an accountant with numbers, eh? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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thing is, scams can catch anyone, they just target the easiest prey.
how many arent going to be bank managers or accountants have been caught by the nigerian prince scam?
there must be many otherwise they wouldnt keep doing it |
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