020 8072 4313

Claimed to be Lloyds bank and referred to a one time password not to be shared with anyone

Got a text saying an attempted payment of £385 to SAMSUNG. Called the number provided and Avery said he was from Lloyds Bank Fraud department. He "validated" some made up info I provided and then said he'd pass on to the FCA who would call on WhatsApp. The follow-up call was from Adam and eventually he said he'd need the card info to be able to cancel it - at that point it all fell apart as the card info I'd provided wasn't real so they couldn't get to the next step (which I assume was to make a transaction). Adam then ended the call. Overall pretty convincing - both guys knew all the lingo (only one slip-up I caught where one of them called the FCA a company as opposed to the regulator) and Adam even had an FCA logo as his WhatsApp picture.

Suspicious text & call redirect do not trust

Got the same message but as I had a card, they said a call from the FCA would be made in WhatsApp and they called asking for more details of my email etc, told them I mistrusted the call and ended it. Meanwhile I have cancelled the card in question and reported it as a potential fraud.

Got the same thing. This is a scam

Text message saying a payment of £385 to Samsung was blocked. If not me ring 02080724313. Called this number and answers as RBS Fraud Prevention. But then after me stating just my name tells me the attempt on my Lloyds Card. But I don’t have a Loyds Bank card. He said could be one of several cards including cards not by Lloyds. He then asks me who I bank with. I was not prepared to tell him and the phone went dead. This sounded like an AI scam. If they know it’s a fraudulent payment they will know which bank it came from. Do not trust this number.