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Another scam

DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
in The potting shed
You may already be aware of this scam but it’s a new one on me so I thought I’d post this as a ‘heads up’

https://www.edp24.co.uk/business/brushing-scam-in-norfolk-everything-you-need-to-know-1-5905801

Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    The modern world, eh? What would our grandparents have made of it? 

    Some parcel scams end well
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46604625
    Rutland, England
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Oooh ... he could manufacture and sell those  B)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It just goes to show how valuable reviews are to internet sites now and why they should always be viewed with suspicion. 
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    wild edges said:
    It just goes to show how valuable reviews are to internet sites now and why they should always be viewed with suspicion. 
    Agreed, and I always do.  Much like TripAdvisor, where reviews have to be looked at over an extended period to see if there has been unusual activity such as a batch of bad reviews over a short period when most before and after is positive, or vice versa.  The system can be manipulated just as easily to damage a rival company as it can to boost one.
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    When the Asian chap rings me at 9.15 am from BT Openreach Scam Department I ask him if he can see the door to his office and then tell him that in 10 seconds the Police will arrive to arrest him

    Its a lot of fun as he goes quiet before hanging up  B)
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I must remember that one @NewBoy2.  I usually go in for the heavy breathing routine, it really freaks them out! 
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Polytunnels thread, perchance ?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I frequently get an automated bad American accented female voice telling me my internet is about to be disconnected ... can’t even be rude to her 😡 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I like the ones where you can wind them up a bit. I consider it a success if it lasts more than a couple of minutes and I'm told to f... off


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
    There seem to be a lot about at the moment, most of mine are coming from USA
    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
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