SURYADEV Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Just to let you guys know of a new scam. Today we received a phone call from guy in India. Speaking in Hindi, he claimed to be from Virgin Media and told me that we had won a lottery and requested my personal details; specifically asking for my name and bank details. When I joked that he should just send me a blank cheque he hung up. Several minutes later we received another couple of calls from India. This time it was a middle aged lady speaking in Panjabi. Again, she said the same thing and wanted my bank details. When I stated that she should keep the money, she started getting a bit aggressive saying that God has blessed us with money and I am ridiculing it. Eventually, another panjabi speaking guy in the background told her to hang up. This seems to be a desi, pendu version of the Nigerian lottery scam. I ask you to pass the message on to friends and family esp your elderly members who are most likely to get duped into this especially seen as it is another Panjabi speaker on the other side. BTW I tried to trace the number (1471), but nothing shows up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 take revenge! phone up someone in india and tell them they have won 1 million ugandan dollars. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURYADEV Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 take revenge! phone up someone in india and tell them they have won 1 million ugandan dollars. lol yes and ask them to send 50 US dollars admin fee. i'm gonna phone my chacha now.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaikaara Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 baba ji panj so mangna ...ta fer bargain karange oh loka ..ta fer 100 te le aana ...100 mangoge ta 50 vi mushkal hai ji 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zulu Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Someone did the same to my parents house, they called up speaking in punjabi, I would have loved to have picked up & given them a few gaals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zulu Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Also off topic but, I have noticed that there's a few singhs who come to Hounslow after new years day and give small calendar style religious pictures door to door and expect some cash in return. The same guys have been coming for a few years, i looked to my relatives side this year when they usually come, the faujis in kurteh pajameh were handing the kachis a picture of Gunpathi. Does this happen in any other parts? This year and last I refused to take it and shut the door, the maya is just going into their pockets. right or wrong? Edited January 11, 2012 by zulu 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaikaara Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 eh ta sahi gal hai...this is called blackmail begging, tell them to carry osama's pic and beg in paki mosques...they will get paid in dinars and riyals ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURYADEV Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 eh ta sahi gal hai...this is called blackmail begging, tell them to carry osama's pic and beg in paki mosques...they will get paid in dinars and riyals ! lol i've heard of this but haven't come across it myself. But what if they only want Rupees to spend at Glassy Junction? However I have been asked on two separate occasions - once in central london and then later in Birmingham, by some panjabi guys spinning a story that they have come to visit the town, had their wallet lost/stolen and if they can borrow some money for a coach/train to their home (some little town in the provinces of britain). SCAM!!!!! and pretty convincing too. The guys doing this method a really good at it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSG Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Theres someone i know had a similar experience in the sense they were told they won £250,000 and they needed a deposit of £300 before they could release the money . After a lengthy conversation , they person they called told them to deduct the £300 from their winnings and post the cheque with the remaining amount . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURYADEV Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 £300???? your friend was being ripped offf big time. They only wanted £50 from me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyhp32 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 This scam seems to be quite widespread. We had some guy telephone and say we had won the lottery. My mother took the call and the guy speaking in Punjabi told her that she had won the lottery and that she needed to deposit £300 into a bank account he gave her. The bank account he told her was in Dubai in the name of some paki called Muhammed Mansha. The guy also asked her questions like who pays the phone bill and other bills etc. He told her to not tell anyone about the win and to not put the phone down. I was on my way home and rang and couldn't get through. When I got home she told me what had happened. She had just left the phone off the hook. Knowing this to be a scam I just hung up the phone. Within 10 seconds the phone rang and some guy spoke in Punjabi asking if the money had been transferred. I shouted down the phone..teri ma...*(%$£ etc. After a tirade from me he hung up! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 yes and ask them to send 50 US dollars admin fee. No way, its ugandan dollars for you as well, you hera-pheri-aa! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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