New Telephone Scam Involving "Warrants" and "Arrests"

[Deactivated] on 12/08/2017 - 10:05
Last edited 14/08/2017 - 11:42 by 1 other user

Just thought I'd post up this interesting, although very stupid and poorly thought out scam.

Having many phone lines, I receive at least one scam call a day. This is one I have not come across. It rang into voicemail.

A pre recorded Siri like voice rings to inform someone (not name specific) that my offence has been escalated and am now going to be arrested. I am being called as this is my legal notice that they are legally required to give me before they storm my place and arrest me. The Australian government has a warrant for my arrest. To remedy the situation, a solution is ready for me. I have to call a NSW number (started with 02).

Ironically, the number read out wasn't clear.

They have gone through the trouble of using an e-voice, set up a cold caller, targetted a niche that is unlikely to pay for anything, and didn't make the return phone number clear.

Or maybe it is time I get my affairs in order to spend some time in the big house.

Edit - Listened to the phone call again. It is a warning for an immediate arrest for "tax avoidance" (exact words) and this phone call came after sending me a registered mail with forms to sign. They claim they have not received anything back so I have been served a formal warning that can be resolved if I call their phone number.

The number is 02 6061 4043.

Must be a common scam. When I googled the dialogue, ATO was the first hit and the link very clearly states that the ATO doesn't issue warrants for immediate arrests. There have been numerous similar attempts and I guess they aren't trying to take money directly. They are trying to grab information to impersonate and take out loans etc.

Again, the number is 02 6061 4043. Go nuts guys.

Mobile

Comments

  • Cheap Charlie on 12/08/2017 - 10:24
    +4

    Hopefully some one writes their phone number into a code that spam dials them.
    Absolute scum

    • Hazzard on 12/08/2017 - 13:39

      Hopefully that person also shares recordings for the amusement of others similar to what this guy did.

      • Cheap Charlie on 12/08/2017 - 13:47
        +1

        Yeah I have seen a stack of stuff on Utube.
        My favourite was this one guy who dialled two scammers at once and joined them in a 3 way call.
        Some of the scammers would get quiet heated with the other.
        He just kept dialling their phone numbers to eventually they would not answer their phones.

        There are some pretty good one out there to with people successfully gaining access to scammers merchant services and reversing all their transactions.

        • Diji1 on 12/08/2017 - 14:29

          You might like 419eater.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2017 - 11:44

      02 6061 4043

      Let loose some fury.

      • Cheap Charlie on 14/08/2017 - 12:08

        Here are some more scammers phone numbers for any one with some free time:

        07 3150 3026
        08 6228 4112

  • supnigs super skids on 12/08/2017 - 10:38

    Did the Siri talk like an Indian? Hang up

    • HarmonicMelody on 12/08/2017 - 13:46

      Siri?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/08/2017 - 16:08

      No. They must have got hold of a proper e voice. Probably fairly primitive as the speech was far from fluid.

  • ronnknee on 12/08/2017 - 11:29
    +1

    There's also been calls pretending to be from the ATO. It has happened to myself, my dad and some friends.

  • Diji1 on 12/08/2017 - 11:37
    +7

    Will you have to pay them in itunes gift card vouchers like ever other gov agency?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/08/2017 - 22:49
      +2

      Didn't ask for money. Only want a call back. Scammers getting tight; now I have to give them a call to get scammed.

  • xoom on 12/08/2017 - 11:53
    +3

    I use to receive scam calls asking if i or someone in my family has been in a vehicle accident recently.

  • Ughhh on 12/08/2017 - 11:57
    +2

    Nothing new, these kinds of threat scams have been going on for years

  • HarmonicMelody on 12/08/2017 - 13:45
    +1

    If you have the caller ID they used could you please post it in here so it shows up in Google when someone searches for it?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/08/2017 - 16:08
      +1

      Will try to decipher it when I am back at the office. Hope the secretary hasn't deleted the voicemail. I wouldn't have. It was entertaining.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/08/2017 - 19:58

    There may be a small chance you just got served 7 days notice on warrants by phone?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/08/2017 - 22:47

      The massive give away was that I am in Victoria and they called the one office number that we use as outgoing calls.

      I may have stalled for a few extra split seconds had the phone number been Victorian and the phone call was to my mobile, or maybe a real voice with a local accent. How many scammers can afford a local voice talent ?

  • Gershom on 13/08/2017 - 08:45

    Sergeant Gershom here, and I've finally caught up with you my lad. Better get down to your local Western Union!

    • xoom on 13/08/2017 - 09:32

      Would you accept itunes gift cards as payment? Coz its totally legit if you do.

    • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2017 - 11:51

      I'm a Las.

      • Gershom on 13/08/2017 - 16:55

        or Lass?

  • HeWhoKnows on 14/08/2017 - 19:41

    You have to be a goose to ear this one

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