This fraudulent communication methods here claim to be from Eon and follows a typical story that all scammers use to worry you and pile on the urgency.
From an Eon phishing email to a phone call with a scammer, we carried out an investigation to expose the tricks and tactics used in this scam. Lucia Ariano, Which? senior presenter played along with a fraudster to show you how the scam works and the sneaky tricks used with this phishing attempt.We would never recommend doing this yourself.
Watch the video to find out what happened and how you can avoid similar scams.
Needless to say do no click on links that turn out of the blue. Take time to research and check this blog for advice and further information on similar scams.
If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you are suspicious about an email you have received, forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk.
Suspicious text messages should be forwarded to the number 7726 which is free of charge. [NOT 7729 as incorrectly stated in the video]
If you believe you are the victim of a fraud, please report this to Action
Fraud as soon as possible by calling 0300 123 2040 or
visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk.