Long phone-call this morning from someone claiming to be from BT - all the usual signs of a scam, but they knew my name, postcode, sent me emails and text messages with a pin number as from btcomms@info.bt.com - and they knew my BT account number! Claimed my email (an outlook.com address) was 'compromised' and other people could use/read messages - got as far as anydesk and running wc3 validator to prove there were 'errors' (though he couldn't explain what the errors meant). Tried putting the phone down twice and they rang back. When he asked me to log in to online banking to see if there were any unexplained withdrawals - I said I wouldn't do so while he was sitting there and put the phone down again. The phone rang twice more but I let it ring. (Which presumably means they hadn't got everything they wanted to know.) They eventually gave up.
What details have I already given out?
And now when I try to log in to My BT it takes me to what looks like my home page, and has my 'details', but doesn't show my account number (just 'Account1'), has an out-of-date second email address, doesn't list the 'products' I have (broadband, landline) and won't let me check my bills. Allowed me to change my password, but still takes me to the same wrong home page.
Not sure how to contact BT!
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Call customer services
0330 1234 150
You could have malware on your laptop. You need to run a scan for malware.
You can down load and run the free adwcleaner from Malwarebytes which will scan and locate any malware on your laptop.
EDIT: You should also clear your web browsers history and cookies then restart the web browser after doing that.
Thanks, Malwarebytes reports clear. Discovered I could log in to My BT properly in Chrome, it was only Edge that diverted me to the fake site. Deleted all bt relevant passwords in Edge's 'wallet' (including one I didn't recognise and certainly hadn't created!), and found I could now log in with my new password to the genuine site, with all my bills, products etc. Changed password again anyway! My concern is that they knew my BT account number which even BT blank out most of in emails.
The other worry is the usual advice 'just hang up' - in this case they just kept phoning back!
(Does BT use Indian call-centres?)
@johnaclark wrote:
(Does BT use Indian call-centres?)
No
BT no longer use Indian call centres.
Did you give the scammer access to your computer or download anything that the scammer gave you a link to?