Re: Bank scammers diverted customer telephone calls - Perth

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:38:34 +1000
From:                   Kane Lightowler <kanelists () gmail com>

> http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=20103
 
> Tayside Police said it appeared the scammers had managed to tamper with
> their victim's phone lines, allowing them to divert the call when the women rang
> back the genuine Bank of Scotland telephone number.

This sounds quite ominous.  But it lacks detail.  How did they do this?  Was it 
really at the customer end?  That sounds unlikely, unless they had people sitting 
up poles listening in on calls.  Or taking over a wiring box for a neighbourhood.  
I'd have suspected hacking VoIP clients, except that doesn't sound likely for a 
pensioner.

Another report says tapping:

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Fraudsters-target-HBOS-customers-
in.5332544.jp


Other reports, apparently about the same event, don't mention phone tampering:

http://www.tayside.police.uk/newsitem.php?id=1684

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