Stop Scams - Call 159

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Stop Scams - Call 159

Post by Sarah » Wed Jan 29 2025 10:25am

When you receive an unexpected phone call about a financial matter it might be an attempted scam. If you're at all unsure then stop and call 159. This will securely and safely connect you to your bank.
159 plays a vital role in keeping people safe and it has not stood still. More than 800,000 calls have been made to the number since it’s inception.
Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Co-operative Bank, Chase, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, Metro Bank, Modulr Finance, Monzo, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest, Revolut, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, Starling, Tide, TSB and Ulster Bank
https://stopscamsuk.org.uk/about/
Stop Scams UK is an industry-led collaboration of responsible businesses from across the banking, telecoms and technology sectors who have come together to help stop scams at source. We exist to enable and facilitate the development of technical solutions that will help prevent the harm and loss caused by scams.

Almost all scams will touch on two or more of the banking, technology and telecoms sectors. The work of Stop Scams UK in bringing businesses from across these three key sectors together is crucial in creating the holistic, systemic solutions necessary to keep all of us safe.

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Re: Stop Scams - Call 159

Post by blythburgh » Thu Jan 30 2025 9:03am

Just make sure you are not phoning on the same phone. I end call and hear the click but the scammer is still on the line and a different one will answer saying they are from the bank.
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Re: Stop Scams - Call 159

Post by Chadwick » Sat Feb 01 2025 9:59am

blythburgh wrote:
Thu Jan 30 2025 9:03am
Just make sure you are not phoning on the same phone. I end call and hear the click but the scammer is still on the line and a different one will answer saying they are from the bank.
I'm pretty sure that doesn't happen any more. If the call is ended by either party the line is cut.
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