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Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by tonylemesmer on Sunday November 25, 2018 @04:22PM (#18529134)
Yep, years ago, we needed to call the NHS (out of hours doctor) and looked it up on Google, first result (sponsored) turned out to be a premium rate pay per minute redirect number. That turned out to be a £90, 30 minute call when we got our bill. I believe this practice is now harder to do or not possible.
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Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by mnw21cam on Monday November 26, 2018 @07:09AM (#18532729)
Is it so hard to remember the number "111"?
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Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by tonylemesmer on Monday November 26, 2018 @07:41AM (#18532893)
It wasn’t 111 years ago when we needed it.
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Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by dwighttk on Monday November 26, 2018 @09:45AM (#18533647)
Were they even using phones 111 years ago?
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Re:Scammers are changing the contact details for banks on Go... by mnw21cam on Monday November 26, 2018 @07:48AM (#18532934)
Fair enough.
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