Basingstoke hospital warning over 'raffle' scam (From Basingstoke Gazette)
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Basingstoke hospital warning over 'raffle' scam
1:00pm Monday 31st December 2012 in Local By Helen Morton
RESIDENTS are being warned to beware of falling victim to a scam where a telephone caller says they have won a raffle, organised by Basingstoke hospital, and asks for bank details to pay the prize.
Hospital trust chief executive Mary Edwards said: “We have no connection to these phone calls and I am disappointed to hear that our name is being used in this way, particularly at this time of year. I urge anyone who receives a call like this not to give any details and to report it to the police.”
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robertspet8
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2:32pm Wed 2 Jan 13
stoptheamwaytoolscamIs this the same Amway which was selling household cleaning projects in the 80's? I was approached by friends to become a distributor but I declined because it seemed to me to be a pyramid selling scheme. I think it was rigged to avoid being illegal but it must have sailed very close to the wind.
@yahoo.com wrote:
Another scam everyone should be aware of is the Amway Tool Scam. Google "Stop The Amway Tool Scam Wordpress" for more information, and forward this to every non-Distributor/IBO you know, so they don't get scammed.
On the lead story - when are people going to learn that you do not ever divulge information which will give others access to your bank accounts?
stoptheamwaytoolscam@yahoo.com says...
3:03am Tue 1 Jan 13