Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

vici
Lv 4
vici asked in Business & FinanceInsurance · 1 decade ago

pesonal protection insurance have i just given too much information over the telephone was it a scam stupid me?

i know i know, i fell for it i think

a man phoned me up and offered to sort out getting back ppi

i am with lloyds bank so he organised a conference call with him listening in to it to see if i could claim some money back

i had to tell the lloyds bank man my bank account number

i answered lots of questions to the ppi person

then he said he will send info for me to sign

i am usally very security consience

but have i pu my bank acocunt in danger here

what can i do now to help protect it a bit

or is this usally how these agencies work

thanks for your help, please i know i have been stupid and feel i have fallen for a scam

thanks

xxx vici

5 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    1) Contact your bank to ensure your account is secure 2) DO NOT USE A COMPANY TO RECLAIM PPI - sorry, I'm shouting - the reason - if you write to them you will get it back and thats without some moneygrabbing company getting a cut - access Martin Lewis's site www.moneysavingexpert - there are template letters to download - simples! So - do it yourself - its easy and you keep ALL YOUR MONEY!!

    Source(s): personal exp Finance/HR/Legal and ex revenue
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    the reality that he has your real call and domicile handle, you do not want to play him at his very own sport. That basically works if that's an e mail scammer and your e mail handle would not comprise your real call - then you certainly can scambait them. yet those at the instant are not lone persons carrying out those examine scams - they are criminal gangs and additionally you do not want to debris with them whilst they be attentive to the place you reside. those funds laundering scams are frequently run via the Russian or Nigerian mafia and that they are brutal. All you're able to do is tell him you deposited the examine and have been on your thank you to Western Union whilst your financial company called to tell you there became right into a topic with the examine and additionally you mandatory to return back. Say you went back and the police have been there, who took you into the station for questioning. Say which you gave the police his call and e mail and confirmed them the emails that this became right into a real interest supply, and that he has to bypass to the police station whilst he's back interior the U. S. to variety each thing out. Say you nonetheless want the interest yet you will basically take funds once you seem on the interest, not the rest, as you at the instant are decrease than learn for financial company fraud and your account has been quickly frozen till he is going to the police and settles this rely. yet do not bypass previous that when you consider that they do be attentive to the place you reside and your real call. Reporting this to the FBI is the excellent thank you to come again at them.

  • 1 decade ago

    Hi, I am also with Lloyds bank & have recently taken out a loan with them & also PPI, I was also contacted by a company who already seemed to know a fair bit about my account as it was, it depends on the company that contacted you but if you have recently taken out a loan then maybe the bank passed the details on to them maybe you should check with your branch like i did & if it was a scammer then at least you will alert them to any unusual activity.

  • 1 decade ago

    ok s*** happens . now for damage limitation . inform your bank immediately to stop any outgoing payments and Create a new account for you asap. you will have to go in and set it up with documents proving whom you are such as a passport etc.

    since he contacted you and offered ' advise' how did he know you needed or wanted it in this area? he may be working with others selecting targets in order to get unsuspecting others too. do inform police too. don't get too embarrassed as many, many folk get caught every day.

    for example another scam is to phone you and say something like:" we suspect there has been illegal activity using your credit card and i am from such and such a bank . do you have your credit card with you now as we suspect it has been stolen"? he will then readout EXACTLY your numbers and expiry date etc on your card as 'proof' he is the bank and trying to protect your account . he will then say one final proof needed please.do you still have your card with you and are not reading your account numbers off a statement.? once you tell him the security pin numbers on back off the card ( what he really needs) once given he will say he will call you back in an hour with any developments. when you finally realsie yiou were scammed and check account it will be empty and you will probabl;y also be heavily overdrawn etc. ( you will never get any money back )

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • Jill
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    It's sad that now you won't be able to use the money to take a class to teach you proper grammar and punctuation.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.