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Evans Electric

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They ring you .   They say they are credit card security , please phone the  number on  your card and speak to our security dept   there is unusual activity on your card.

Sounds reasonable , you ring off and dial the number on your card.   

This is where the scam begins.

On BT & another network  , if the caller doesn't also ring off, 2 mins elapse before the connection is cut , the scammer plays a dial tone into your phone, you dial the number on your card , they answer, you give them all your details and they proceed to scam your card .  

 
Thanks for the warning.

the message is wait MANY minutes before making the call.

Perhaps dial your own mobile phone first to make sure your phone is working.

 
By coincidence Onan used to make generators (mainly for the MOD and RV's) and got taken over Cummings, what are the chances :)

 
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