Recorded message vaguely mentioning a case at Edinburgh Magistrate’s Court. No mention of any of my details just a random case number and then it advises to press one to speak with an officer so i hung up and blocked the number as it sounded dodgy.
Googled the number and it actually comes up as Edinburgh sherrifs court but im fairly certain it isnt
This is 100% a scammer
Dont press 1
O had to hang up as it felt like a scam, I then searched the number and it was the courts, when I called the number back to investigate, there was an answer machine from the court number saying they have been aware of scams that are using their number to contact people.
Scam automated dialler claiming to be a court in Edinburgh. Hung up and Google searched shows it's not officially, scammers have spoofed the number to seem legit.
A scam!
Here's a message on the official Edinburgh Sheriff Court website:
"We have been informed that some members of the public have received phone calls purporting to be from Edinburgh Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court about outstanding payments.
These calls DO NOT come from Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
This is a scam and should be ignored. SCTS does not proactively call people threatening action over National Insurance, unpaid fines or debts."
Call directed through the Edinburgh Sherriff Court - automated message saying I owed money & my NI would be revoked (or something to that effect). Hit 1 to speak to someone, and immediately got through to someone foreign. Very clearly a scam
Automated voice telling me there's a warrant for my arrest and to press 1 to talk to somebody to sort it out. So I pressed 1. Foreign woman answers. She said I owe tax and there is a warrant out for my arrest. I shouted rather dramatically 'WHAT? OH MY GOOD GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE??'. It was obviously to dramatic because her reply was......"XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX' and cut me off. When I get these scans I waste as much of there time as I can before I insult them!! Not suggesting everybody sh
Automated voice telling me there's a warrant for my arrest and to press 1 to talk to somebody to sort it out. So I pressed 1. Foreign woman answers. She said I owe tax and there is a warrant out for my arrest. I shouted rather dramatically 'WHAT? OH MY GOOD GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE??'. It was obviously to dramatic because her reply was......"XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX' and cut me off. When I get these scans I waste as much of there time as I can before I insult them!! Not suggesting everybody sh