A businesswoman has told how she was was cleared out of her life savings after falling victim to a scam. Dog trainer Millie from Sussex was already suffering from the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis when she was targeted in a sophisticated number spoofing plot.
During the pandemic, she got a text from what she thought was 02, her mobile provider. The message claimed they had not processed her latest bill and directed her to click the link provided to enter her details again.
As the 02 website the link directed her to seemed realistic, Millie went ahead and entered her personal details, as reported by the Daily Express. A few days later she received a phone call from who she thought was someone at the HSBC fraud team. They told her that someone had tried to take out a direct debit on her card.
In an aim to reassure her they were her bank, the scammers quoted Millie’s card number and personal details so she would believe it was actually an employee from the bank. She was further convinced as the number they called on matched the number on the back of her credit card.
The scammers convinced Millie that her account had been compromised and suggested that she move her money into a safe account to stop people trying to steal her money. They didn’t stop there, they also convinced her to transfer the funds from her business account into the safe account too.
Speaking on BBC programme Dirty Rotten Scammers, Millie said: “I had…
