Scam alert! Even Trading Standards are not immune from receiving scam calls! We have just received - Friday 26 April 2019

By Hartlepool Alert

Scam alert! Even Trading Standards are not immune from receiving scam calls! We have just received the BT scam call to one of our officers direct lines from 01475 727624! Being investigators and public minded, the officer continued with the call to find out the exact process. There was no requirement to press a number, he just had to hold on and the call connected to a call handler automatically. The female caller repeatedly claimed to work for BT and stated that the security of the line and router had been compromised so that a person from China had been looking at illegal material online using the IP address linked to the account which will land the officer in trouble with the police meaning they could face prosecution for something they havent done. The caller asked the officer to get all devices connected to the internet and start them up to be able to describe what was on the screen. At this the officer decided to inform the caller who he was. Surprisingly the caller hung up immediately. Please share this information with your more vulnerable friends and family as the scammers will target anyone and everyone!

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