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Been scammed, please help

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3inthefuckingmorning · 02/12/2020 07:03

I got one of those emails from Royal Mail on Monday. It said I missed a delivery, and I actually had missed one that day, and the calling card didn't have a reference number left.
So I clicked on the email and stupidly entered the details it asked for ..

name on card
Address
Email
Phone number

I just canceled my card just Incase, but do I have to be worried about them having these details? I am so sleep deprived and stressed!

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Finfintytint · 02/12/2020 07:07

Change your passwords. Also , go on to ActionFraud website where there’s lots of advice on what to do. You can report the scam to them too. They won’t investigate though.

3inthefuckingmorning · 02/12/2020 07:08

@Finfintytint thank you. What specifically should I change my passwords for?

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Moondust001 · 02/12/2020 07:08

If you have told your bank and cancelled your card and gave no other information, then probably nothing to worry about other than they will now have a lovely email address to sell to other scammers.

FlopsRevenge · 02/12/2020 07:10

Just watch out for any phone calls that claim to be from your bank now. If anyone tells you to move any money into a "safe" account, that's a follow up to the scam.

Otherwise I think if you blocked your card and changed passwords you should be all good.

DoubleHelix79 · 02/12/2020 07:10

Not sure they can do much with these details alone but it could be part of a wider scam, for example a call from your 'bank' alerting you to a fraud and asking you to transfer your money to a 'safe' account. I'd watch your bank account like a hawk, be suspicious about any cold calls (even more then usual) and perhaps sign up to a credit monitoring agency to check for credit or mobile phone taken out in your name.

DoubleHelix79 · 02/12/2020 07:12

I think she meant name on the calling card the delivery person left, not name on a bank card

Finfintytint · 02/12/2020 07:12

It’s always prudent to change your passwords regularly anyway especially if you’ve given away info. Lots of people have insecure passwords relating to names, addresses,etc. As pp says, you’ve given them a gateway for further scam attempts.

PurBal · 02/12/2020 07:16

You've done everything you can. I had a phone call from "my bank" a few days after my card went missing. I thought they were genuine but when I asked them to call me back at a more convenient time the guy started being rude. I contacted my bank on their usual number later in the day to complain and it turns out it wasn't them. These people are clever, I too am careful and fairly good at spotting them. If I hadn't have been busy that day, I have no doubt I would have fallen for it.

3inthefuckingmorning · 02/12/2020 07:17

Thanks for your help everyone. I will change passwords and be much more aware of any thing else that comes my way.

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