I was walking down the "high street" of my village this morning, and I guy stopped me and said that he'd broken down, but he'd run out of credit on his phone, so could I ring this number (he pointed to a number written on a piece of paper he had in his hand), and ask them to call him (he gave an unusual name). Would I mind?
It seemed a bit iffy to me, so I said I did mind and carried on. He didn't seem too upset. He didn't throw himself at my mercy and tell me he'd never get home or anything, but I still felt uncomfortable refusing to help him.
It's just that my phone is connected to my bank a/c and I was concerned that "this number" could actually be some clever coding to empty my bank a/c or something. I couldn't quite see the number, but it didn't look like 07* format.
Was it a scam? Or am I too suspicious ?
There was also a library over the road. Surely if you were stuck with a broken down car you'd ask to use their phone, rather than stopping someone in the street?