PeteHall
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Not quite a scam, but a nuisance call with a slight twist on the usual in that he actually knew some of my personal details and stayed on the phone much longer than usual...
Received a call today from 0161 525 2544
The caller claimed to be from RTA Management (short for Road Traffic Accident Management). While I kept him talking, I checked this out on companies house and the only RTA Management is dissolved and there is no company under the full name. A google search brings up hundreds of no-fault accident claim companies.
As usual, the caller claimed had I been involved in a minor non-fault accident within the last 3 years. He claimed to have gained the information from "UK National Survey Department" (which does not exist).
I asked what the vehicle was and he gave me the make and model of a vehicle I own, I asked the registration and he gave me the registration of, you guessed it, the vehicle I have for sale (that started this thread).
He claimed his company address was 171 Garrette Lane, London. The closest address by Google is "Garratt Lane" and there appears to be a curry house at 171. He said he was calling from that London address, despite calling from a Manchester number and having a fairly poor grasp of the English language...
I informed him that the vehicle had never been involved in an accident and asked again where he had gained the information.
I informed him he was in breach of GDPR and requested a company number as his company did not appear to exist based on the name provided and I wanted to report his company for breach of GDPR. He could not provide a company number and eventually hung up when I pressed for this.
Slightly more clued up than the usual "you've been in a no-fault accident" call, in that he knew all the details of the car, which I assume he got from my advert to sell it. He was also a lot more persistent than usual. they normally hang up as soon as you ask where they got your phone number or what vehicle was involved. These low-life scammers really boil my blood!
Received a call today from 0161 525 2544
The caller claimed to be from RTA Management (short for Road Traffic Accident Management). While I kept him talking, I checked this out on companies house and the only RTA Management is dissolved and there is no company under the full name. A google search brings up hundreds of no-fault accident claim companies.
As usual, the caller claimed had I been involved in a minor non-fault accident within the last 3 years. He claimed to have gained the information from "UK National Survey Department" (which does not exist).
I asked what the vehicle was and he gave me the make and model of a vehicle I own, I asked the registration and he gave me the registration of, you guessed it, the vehicle I have for sale (that started this thread).
He claimed his company address was 171 Garrette Lane, London. The closest address by Google is "Garratt Lane" and there appears to be a curry house at 171. He said he was calling from that London address, despite calling from a Manchester number and having a fairly poor grasp of the English language...
I informed him that the vehicle had never been involved in an accident and asked again where he had gained the information.
I informed him he was in breach of GDPR and requested a company number as his company did not appear to exist based on the name provided and I wanted to report his company for breach of GDPR. He could not provide a company number and eventually hung up when I pressed for this.
Slightly more clued up than the usual "you've been in a no-fault accident" call, in that he knew all the details of the car, which I assume he got from my advert to sell it. He was also a lot more persistent than usual. they normally hang up as soon as you ask where they got your phone number or what vehicle was involved. These low-life scammers really boil my blood!