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Is this a genuine BT bill, or a very convincing scam?
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theguardian.comI am writing to bring your readers’ attention to a very convincing scam BT phone bill which, I suspect, will have caught out others.
It looks exactly like a normal BT bill, with my name and address, and came in an envelope with a BT logo, using its prepaid delivery service.
The only difference is the account number. It should start GB, rather than the GP as on the fake bill. The thing that alerted me to the demand, which was for £222, is that I pay by direct debit.
I have tried for weeks to get BT to respond, but no one ever listens. I have reported it to Action Fraud, which plans to take no action. And I have no idea whether the Barclays accountthat people are invited to pay into is legitimate, or not.
KA, Horley
Scam letters are ten a penny,
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