avi
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Yes it is very easy to do that.
So how do you prevent it? Apply cello tape on name, amount etc. And always strike out 'bearer' and try to give 'A/c payee' cheque as much as possible.
Common Scams happpening in India, list the ones you may know
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So how do you prevent it? Apply cello tape on name, amount etc. And always strike out 'bearer' and try to give 'A/c payee' cheque as much as possible.
me too from bhilai
I always use to get calls from bank whenever from check amount exceeds 10 lac
Yeah,.. thats what.. They used o get calls to clear any cheque ..but for this no call was made.. The cheque was cleared to an account of SBI/UBI
mrmash
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Just got a call from this number - +918097715047
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There was a woman saying she is calling from Idea company and said her company had sent an sms to my number. I replied by saying I do not want an Idea card. She said she is not trying to sell me one. I asked why are you calling me then? I have an Airtel number. She started getting annoyed. And kept asking me about my personal details and the average Bill value of my connection. I said why should I disclose my personal details with you and I havent received any SMS.
She started getting restless and said Sir, all the customers share their details. I declined. She very rudely said Its not an issue if you are being hard to deal with I will call some other customer.
I was like wtf just happened?
Anyone else had such an experience.
Truecaller shows Javd Kazi, Bangalore
There was a woman saying she is calling from Idea company and said her company had sent an sms to my number. I replied by saying I do not want an Idea card. She said she is not trying to sell me one. I asked why are you calling me then? I have an Airtel number. She started getting annoyed. And kept asking me about my personal details and the average Bill value of my connection. I said why should I disclose my personal details with you and I havent received any SMS.
She started getting restless and said Sir, all the customers share their details. I declined. She very rudely said Its not an issue if you are being hard to deal with I will call some other customer.
I was like wtf just happened?
Anyone else had such an experience.
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haris5sani
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U just need to ask few personal questions from her like your age, place and marital status, do you have bf/fiancee, are you beautiful etc etc.......in exchange of your details.
Believe me she will disconnect the call first, rather than you have to do so.
I am not saying that do this with every call, but for this frustrating one - yes & its really helpful.
avi
Keymaster
not sure if mentioned here before, but one scam I've came across various times was the "used car " scam on classifieds like olx. It goes like this...generally there would be a listing for a car way below market price, like for example a 2008 BMW X5 for 5 lacs . There would be no numbers mentioned on the ad or even if there's one, it would be some kind of auto-reply, voicemail setup. When we reply to the ad we get a pre-formatted reply which looks similar to this:
They also contact directly to people who post wanted ads for a particular car.
Some pointers to identify these type of scammers would be:
They also contact directly to people who post wanted ads for a particular car.
Some pointers to identify these type of scammers would be:
- exceptionally low price, below market price for a particular model
- no locally identifiable phone numbers or no numbers at all
- pictures of the car posted will be in some other countries. Although one can usually identify from photos the locale is not India, in rare cases scammers would take photos from expired ads that were genuine and post it as theirs
- the reply we get similar to the example quoted above
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mrmash
Forerunner
Here goes.......my experience with one of the scamsters on quikr. The Ad was for a 2013 i20 Asta Diesel for just 120000/-
Thinking there might be some loan on the car and hence the low price I contacted the seller through quikr.
I sent an email to quikr support team
Thinking there might be some loan on the car and hence the low price I contacted the seller through quikr.
I sent an email to quikr support team
it would've been fun if you continued as if you are falling for the scam. why did you ruin it so early?
mrmash
Forerunner
Was not in the mood to continue at that time. Was too tired, going to far off places like chembur and wadala for test drives, to give a damn at that time. In hindsight, I should have done what you said. [emoji6]
Why so serious man. What you suggested could have worked. Will keep in mind next time. [emoji23]
A colleague got a call from a man saying he was eligible for a new card, which would give a whopping 20% cashback - all he needed was to give the OTP code which came on his phone, for verification. He refused, and cut the phone.
Any suggestions on how to proceed? Would like to get the guys behind bars.
Any suggestions on how to proceed? Would like to get the guys behind bars.
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i agree with you .. its over priced.. but if you use it the way they direct you to use its a big money saver in the long run.. and they also give discounts for those who have accounts with them...
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