By Will Sturgeon
Published: Wednesday 15 February 2006
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Anonymous
Location
Surrey, England
Occupation
Software Engineer
Comment
This is all very well, but it is BT (or they claimed to be working on behalf of BT) who called me up some months ago to get me to sign up for a new pricing plan. However, the only information they had was my name, phone number and postcode (well, they asked me to confirm my name and postcode) which is available via any phone directory... they had no access to any billing information as i was asked about my calling habits. And they then proceeded to ask for my banking details in order to sign up for their new deal! When i asked for a form be sent that i could fill in and return, the person i was speaking to said that wasn't possible!
ID theft via the telephone is just as bad as over the Internet. If BT believe we should all be more careful with our personal data, maybe they should set a good example by not using standard phishing tactics themselves!
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