Scamming Bastards

I’ve just taken a call from 01925 354565 on my mobile phone. The chap on the other end knew my name and told me he was from <garbled company name>. He asked me about a recent car accident I’d had, and that, as the other driver had accepted full responsibility, there was a payout I was yet to claim. Exciting times for me! Well, no. I’ve not had an accident recently, and told him so. Oh, he said. Had I been involved in an accident recently as a passenger? No, I said, and enquired ‘politely’ as to where he’d got his information. He told me that “several of the top insurance companies” supplied this information to <garbled company name> and he couldn’t pinpoint the exact one from his records. I pressed on and asked him to give me the details of this accident – the vehicle registration numbers, the date etc. He told me, due to data protection regulations, he couldn’t tell me that information. Well played, sir. I told him to take my details off his system and to not call me again.

That was a Public Service Announcement. Thanks for listening.

tl;dr – If you get a call from 01925 354565, you’re in for an attempted vehicular scam.