One gets a call from the bank, they give you a number to ring, you type the number in to Google search, the results come back listing that number and the bank's name -- identity confirmed!?!
The fraudsters just need _a_ website listed by Google.
My insurer called me out of the blue: I said I'd call back. Their number was not listed on any of the companies websites. I called the company, and said what has happened, took them about 10 minutes to confirm they'd called me and that the phone number I was called on was valid.
As it happened someone was trying to commit insurance fraud, saying we'd crashed in to them; but that's by-the-by (ie not relevant to the main story).
One gets a call from the bank, they give you a number to ring, you type the number in to Google search, the results come back listing that number and the bank's name -- identity confirmed!?!
The fraudsters just need _a_ website listed by Google.
My insurer called me out of the blue: I said I'd call back. Their number was not listed on any of the companies websites. I called the company, and said what has happened, took them about 10 minutes to confirm they'd called me and that the phone number I was called on was valid.
As it happened someone was trying to commit insurance fraud, saying we'd crashed in to them; but that's by-the-by (ie not relevant to the main story).