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Flyińg Ńuń 2°2ą +
Sep 20, 2021, 7:23:15 PM9/20/21
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I received a text message from 07378 905633 earlier today it went like
this:
Your home is ready for smart meters and your upgrade is booked for
29/09/2021.
Your engineer will arrive will arrive between 8:00AM - 12:00 at 'my
postcode, and you'll receive further details by post/email in the next
few days. If you would like to change your appointment, please reply
'RESCHEDULE'
They then add a britishgas link for more details and a very lengthy url
with '2.amazonaws.com' and loads of numbers and letters in it to access
a calendar reminder.
Now I don't want a smart meter and have always ignored all offers of
having one over several years with British gas. I have never requested a
visit to fit one. Is this some sort of scam, or is it Britishgases'
way of bullying me into having one fitted. I suppose that now I'm over
80 years young and feeling very past it and decrepit they'll be
expecting me to just let them come in and fit one.
--
Heard melodies are sweet but those Unheard are sweeter.
FN 2บ2น+. Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland..
flyi...@roseofwhite.plus.com
this:
Your home is ready for smart meters and your upgrade is booked for
29/09/2021.
Your engineer will arrive will arrive between 8:00AM - 12:00 at 'my
postcode, and you'll receive further details by post/email in the next
few days. If you would like to change your appointment, please reply
'RESCHEDULE'
They then add a britishgas link for more details and a very lengthy url
with '2.amazonaws.com' and loads of numbers and letters in it to access
a calendar reminder.
Now I don't want a smart meter and have always ignored all offers of
having one over several years with British gas. I have never requested a
visit to fit one. Is this some sort of scam, or is it Britishgases'
way of bullying me into having one fitted. I suppose that now I'm over
80 years young and feeling very past it and decrepit they'll be
expecting me to just let them come in and fit one.
--
Heard melodies are sweet but those Unheard are sweeter.
FN 2บ2น+. Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland..
flyi...@roseofwhite.plus.com
Frogman
Sep 21, 2021, 1:50:36 AM9/21/21
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On Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:23:16 +0100, Flyi?g ?u? 2?2? + wrote:
> Is this some sort of scam, or is it Britishgases'
> way of bullying me into having one fitted. I suppose that now I'm over
> 80 years young and feeling very past it and decrepit they'll be
> expecting me to just let them come in and fit one.
It looks like a scam, ignore it and if on the offchance someone does turn
> Is this some sort of scam, or is it Britishgases'
> way of bullying me into having one fitted. I suppose that now I'm over
> 80 years young and feeling very past it and decrepit they'll be
> expecting me to just let them come in and fit one.
up send them away as you haven't booked them, having a smart meter is YOUR
choice, no-one can force you under the current rules.
--
Regards, Frogman.
You tried and you failed, so the lesson is, never to try.
My website: http://www.itsmyspot.co.uk
Flyińg Ńuń 2°2ą +
Sep 21, 2021, 6:40:21 AM9/21/21
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Frogman wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:23:16 +0100, Flyi?g ?u? 2?2? + wrote:
>
>> Is this some sort of scam, or is it Britishgases'
>> way of bullying me into having one fitted. I suppose that now I'm
>> over 80 years young and feeling very past it and decrepit they'll be
>> expecting me to just let them come in and fit one.
>
> It looks like a scam, ignore it and if on the offchance someone does
> turn up send them away as you haven't booked them, having a smart
> meter is YOUR choice, no-one can force you under the current rules.
>
Might 'phone Britishgas later just to check and give them a piece of my
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:23:16 +0100, Flyi?g ?u? 2?2? + wrote:
>
>> Is this some sort of scam, or is it Britishgases'
>> way of bullying me into having one fitted. I suppose that now I'm
>> over 80 years young and feeling very past it and decrepit they'll be
>> expecting me to just let them come in and fit one.
>
> It looks like a scam, ignore it and if on the offchance someone does
> turn up send them away as you haven't booked them, having a smart
> meter is YOUR choice, no-one can force you under the current rules.
>
mind, not that I have much left these days. ;)
Flyińg Ńuń 2°2ą +
Sep 21, 2021, 6:48:51 AM9/21/21
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Ray wrote:
>
> It's a scam.
Thanks Ray, I had considered that it was, but I couldn't see how they
could make anything from it, as they don't actually ask you to do
anything like give any data or click on any links.
> On 21 Sep 2021 at 00:23:16 BST, "Name" <email> wrote:
>
>> I received a text message from 07378 905633 earlier today it went
>> like this:
>>
>> Your home is ready for smart meters and your upgrade is booked for
>> 29/09/2021.
>
> <https://who-called.co.uk/Number/07378905633>
>
>> I received a text message from 07378 905633 earlier today it went
>> like this:
>>
>> Your home is ready for smart meters and your upgrade is booked for
>> 29/09/2021.
>
>
> It's a scam.
Thanks Ray, I had considered that it was, but I couldn't see how they
could make anything from it, as they don't actually ask you to do
anything like give any data or click on any links.
Jeff Gaines
Sep 21, 2021, 7:06:01 AM9/21/21
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On 21/09/2021 in message <iqtrkh...@mid.individual.net> Flyińg Ńuń
--
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
That's an amazing invention but who would ever want to use one of them?
(President Hayes speaking to Alexander Graham Bell on the invention of the
telephone)
2°2ą + wrote:
>Thanks Ray, I had considered that it was, but I couldn't see how they
>could make anything from it, as they don't actually ask you to do anything
>like give any data or click on any links.
It's not over yet though, somebody may turn up at your door so be prepared.
>Thanks Ray, I had considered that it was, but I couldn't see how they
>could make anything from it, as they don't actually ask you to do anything
>like give any data or click on any links.
--
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
That's an amazing invention but who would ever want to use one of them?
(President Hayes speaking to Alexander Graham Bell on the invention of the
telephone)
Flyińg Ńuń 2°2ą +
Sep 21, 2021, 6:36:12 PM9/21/21
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Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 21/09/2021 in message <iqtrkh...@mid.individual.net> Flyińg Ńuń
> 2°2ą + wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ray, I had considered that it was, but I couldn't see how
>> they could make anything from it, as they don't actually ask you to
>> do anything like give any data or click on any links.
>
> It's not over yet though, somebody may turn up at your door so be
> prepared.
It wasn't a scam, as British Gas have e-mailed me today to confirm the
> On 21/09/2021 in message <iqtrkh...@mid.individual.net> Flyińg Ńuń
> 2°2ą + wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ray, I had considered that it was, but I couldn't see how
>> they could make anything from it, as they don't actually ask you to
>> do anything like give any data or click on any links.
>
> It's not over yet though, somebody may turn up at your door so be
> prepared.
visit. So I'll definitely be on the 'phone to them in the morning to
cancel the visit. I wonder what their next ploy will be?
--
Heard melodies are sweet but those Unheard are sweeter.
FN 2ş2ą+. Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland..
Heard melodies are sweet but those Unheard are sweeter.
flyi...@roseofwhite.plus.com
Personal
Nov 1, 2021, 1:10:04 AM11/1/21
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I received the exact same message tonigt at 2am, it's reported as a scam in other websites
https://www.unknownphone.com/phone/07378905633
The link doesn't take you to the British Gas website but to an exact copy
https://www.unknownphone.com/phone/07378905633
The link doesn't take you to the British Gas website but to an exact copy
mac
Nov 1, 2021, 7:36:02 AM11/1/21
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"Personal" <alberto...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:314c5061-acdd-4e6d...@googlegroups.com...
I received the exact same message tonigt at 2am, it's reported as a scam in
other websites
https://www.unknownphone.com/phone/07378905633
The link doesn't take you to the British Gas website but to an exact copy
Forward the text message to 7726.
You will get a reply asking you to forward the Number that sent you the
original message.
That's it.
Best of luck in finding this response in google-groups (spit).
mac.
Ivan Stanislav Dobrovitch
Mar 16, 2022, 8:05:24 AM3/16/22
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Flyińg Ńuń 2°2ą + schrieb am Dienstag, 21. September 2021 um 01:23:15 UTC+2:
> I received a text message from 07378 905633 earlier today it went like
> this:
>
> Your home is ready for smart meters and your upgrade is booked for
> 29/09/2021.
> Your engineer will arrive will arrive between 8:00AM - 12:00 at 'my
> postcode, and you'll receive further details by post/email in the next
> few days. If you would like to change your appointment, please reply
> 'RESCHEDULE'
I just had a smiliar message from this number. Found this group when I was looking for its origin. I am glad I did not reply, but it got me worried first.
> I received a text message from 07378 905633 earlier today it went like
> this:
>
> Your home is ready for smart meters and your upgrade is booked for
> 29/09/2021.
> Your engineer will arrive will arrive between 8:00AM - 12:00 at 'my
> postcode, and you'll receive further details by post/email in the next
> few days. If you would like to change your appointment, please reply
> 'RESCHEDULE'
It was just reported these days on tellows:
https://www.tellows.co.uk/num/07378905633
Well, it seems to be still active after all these months. Gotta block this number now.
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