New Posts For Thread: Text message from (or not from) Barclayshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclaysGot a strange text this morning that doesn't make sense.I put the key words into Google and there is some discussion on the subject.One person had the message, word for word, which is....."Dear [MY REAL FIRST NAME] Thank you for writing to Barclays,No point blowing a whistle at a moby text message, but the worrying thing is it isn't just random dialedbut specific to myself by name!Again, Barclay's don't have my mobile number, and I can't imagine them corresponding in such a way, with my first nhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542613005#542613005No point blowing a whistle at a moby text message, but the worrying thing is it isn't just random dialedbut specific to myself by name!Again, Barclay's don't have my mobile number, and I can't imagine them corresponding in such a way, with my first nWed, 10 Dec 2014 10:26:35 -0600I know someone who used to blow a Very Loud whistle into the Phones Receiver when getting these Nuisance calls, they soon stopped calling.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542612953#542612953I know someone who used to blow a Very Loud whistle into the Phones Receiver when getting these Nuisance calls, they soon stopped calling.Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:20:10 -0600The Leopard's blog"Don't reply as every time you do they whack a fairy."https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542612859#542612859The Leopard's blog"Don't reply as every time you do they whack a fairy."Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:11:54 -0600Barry - My Bank does not even know my mobile number and it must have been "computer dialled"Numbers calling me where;0161 83923000161 7414000https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542612809#542612809Barry - My Bank does not even know my mobile number and it must have been "computer dialled"Numbers calling me where;0161 83923000161 7414000Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:08:51 -0600Inform Barclays security section. It is in their interest to trace it and stop the scammers (or whatever they are).https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542609777#542609777Inform Barclays security section. It is in their interest to trace it and stop the scammers (or whatever they are).Wed, 10 Dec 2014 04:23:25 -0600What number sent it?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542603253#542603253What number sent it?Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:40:54 -0600Some scammers send text messages in the hope that the mark replies or calls back. Of course it's premium rate service that the fraudster owns. How they got your number and name is impossible to say but not that difficult.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542603249#542603249Some scammers send text messages in the hope that the mark replies or calls back. Of course it's premium rate service that the fraudster owns. How they got your number and name is impossible to say but not that difficult.Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:40:24 -0600Had 2 Diff calls yesterday from "ppi" T0ssers in Manchester,0161, cut them both off,checked their number on the web, many complaints made about them,passed on the info to T.P.S.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542602903#542602903Had 2 Diff calls yesterday from "ppi" T0ssers in Manchester,0161, cut them both off,checked their number on the web, many complaints made about them,passed on the info to T.P.S.Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:24:22 -0600Don't reply as every time you do they whack a fairy.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542597651#542597651Don't reply as every time you do they whack a fairy.Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:37:09 -0600Got a strange text this morning that doesn't make sense.I put the key words into Google and there is some discussion on the subject.One person had the message, word for word, which is....."Dear [MY REAL FIRST NAME] Thank you for writing to Barclays,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30399367/text-message-from-or-not-from-barclays?post_id=542597609#542597609Got a strange text this morning that doesn't make sense.I put the key words into Google and there is some discussion on the subject.One person had the message, word for word, which is....."Dear [MY REAL FIRST NAME] Thank you for writing to Barclays,Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:33:14 -0600