I thought I would take a few minutes to explain a very odd call ( well three of them actually) from someone purporting to be from SFR.
An extremely well-presented scam is doing the rounds of the P-O at the moment, targeting business owners.
Local police forces are keen to circulate details of the latest in the diverse and numerous scams doing the rounds. This time, the con artists are targeting those who pay by cheque.
Some people will find a way to cheat others no matter what the subject. This scam is directed at foreigners and involves the paid booking of appointments for Carte de Sejours.
Phone scam. A phone message from the Fraud department of Credit Agricole informed us that an sms message would shortly be received on our phone itemizing each article to be purchased.
As if life isn’t tricky enough at the moment, a new scam seems to be doing the rounds of the P-O at the moment and has been dubbed by police as ‘double-dipping’ (la doublette).
The current sanitary crisis has encouraged community initiatives, neighbourly behaviour, kindness and support… but also scams!
Attention! Yet another scam doing the rounds with perpetrator(s) targeting the elderly, claiming to be from various utility providers to gain access to the property.
It could be a #pingcall, in which you are connected to an international hotline which charges just for connecting, along with high per-minute fees for as long as they can keep you talking.
Do watch out for an email scam going round purporting to be from the French tax office.