topic Re: 01256 672502 in Security

01256 672502

tgale55 — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:43:52 GMT

Hello I’ve just received a call from the above number stating to be from EE and they I’m due an early upgrade - which I am in a few days so I thought it legitimate but now I’m worried in case it was a scam?

Re: 01256 672502

Christopher_G — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:03:00 GMT

Hi @tgale55

The number isn't on our list of EE Partners. If you would like to upgrade directly with EE, you can through the EE website, by calling 150 or popping into your nearest store.

Chris

Re: 01256 672502

grsdev — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:11:25 GMT

Even if it was on the list of EE Partners, forging CLID is a trivial process that scammers use routinely.

I'm pretty sure nobody from EE would cold call you prompting you to upgrade. Without knowing further details, I smell a rat here. This sounds like the classic scam, where you to agree to an upgrade, the scammer then orders what *they* want but in your name. You end up receiving something you don't want, so you call the number given to you by the scammer, who tells you to "return" the item to the "returns" address (*their* address in reality). So you've just signed up for another 2 year contract with a device that you don't want and have just posted to the scammer.