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.
Thieves are targeting shoppers outside supermarkets throughout France, approaching as you unload your shopping into your boot, and waving a large road map in your face, pretending to ask directions.
Look out for scam emails about the Vitale V3 card with the Service-public.fr or Ameli logo inviting you to download a form to obtain the new card within 24 hours.
This is a variation on a scam that has been around for a while. You receive a phone call telling you that you have been selected as the winner of a ‘cadeau’, and you need to phone a number and give a code to claim it.
Sadly, new tricks are thought up every day by unscrupulous scammers hoping to con us out of our euros, so it pays to be alert.