topic Scam phone number , a relative was conned, don't get caught out in Security https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Security/Scam-phone-number-a-relative-was-conned-don-t-get-caught-out/m-p/1527237#M14975 <P>A relative was sent a message telling them that they owed money on PayPal.</P><P>My relative called the number given and thought it was sorted.</P><P>However the number was based in Florida USA. So the call cost £33.</P><P>The number was 0018133567098</P><P>The scam was getting her to call a foreign number.</P><P>Please circulate to prevent anyone else falling for this</P> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:33:08 GMT mrjmfisher 2025-04-22T20:33:08Z Scam phone number , a relative was conned, don't get caught out https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Security/Scam-phone-number-a-relative-was-conned-don-t-get-caught-out/m-p/1527237#M14975 <P>A relative was sent a message telling them that they owed money on PayPal.</P><P>My relative called the number given and thought it was sorted.</P><P>However the number was based in Florida USA. So the call cost £33.</P><P>The number was 0018133567098</P><P>The scam was getting her to call a foreign number.</P><P>Please circulate to prevent anyone else falling for this</P> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:33:08 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Security/Scam-phone-number-a-relative-was-conned-don-t-get-caught-out/m-p/1527237#M14975 mrjmfisher 2025-04-22T20:33:08Z Re: Scam phone number , a relative was conned, don't get caught out https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Security/Scam-phone-number-a-relative-was-conned-don-t-get-caught-out/m-p/1527244#M14976 <P>A few more questions than answers here, to be honest!</P> <P>The main one is that scammers don't get any revenue from a user making international calls, these are not like premium-rate calls where the owner of the numbers gets a cut of the incoming call charges. The two types of number work differently.</P> <P>Secondly, always wise to check the number you're calling, if you receive a message from someone. There is one common scam where your relative says "I've got a new number and I need some money" - the number is a complete stranger and you end up transferring funds via BACS transfer to said stranger.</P> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:13:27 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Security/Scam-phone-number-a-relative-was-conned-don-t-get-caught-out/m-p/1527244#M14976 bristolian 2025-04-22T21:13:27Z