Trickster poses as Essex police officer to con bank details (From Southend Standard)

Don't understand the last two paragraphs !.

is it one of these phone cons where they don't really call 101 they just end up on the same line and speaking to the same person ?

Andy

Yea cause 101 is the none emergency number? So they would be right to call this number.

Very badly explained with lack of detail - typical echo.

andy:) wrote:
Don't understand the last two paragraphs !.

is it one of these phone cons where they don't really call 101 they just end up on the same line and speaking to the same person ?

Andy

If Sgt Hackett don't hang up the line will still be open....so 9 times out of 10 the person getting scammed will put the phone down and dial 101 right away...then Sgt Hackett will 'answer' the call(as he is still on the end of the blower)...thus giving the people getting scammed a false feeling of it being genuine, then handing over the details.

and Sgt James Hackett just don't feel like a real Police name..well for me anyway.

DogsMessInLeigh wrote:

andy:) wrote:
Don't understand the last two paragraphs !.

is it one of these phone cons where they don't really call 101 they just end up on the same line and speaking to the same person ?

Andy

If Sgt Hackett don't hang up the line will still be open....so 9 times out of 10 the person getting scammed will put the phone down and dial 101 right away...then Sgt Hackett will 'answer' the call(as he is still on the end of the blower)...thus giving the people getting scammed a false feeling of it being genuine, then handing over the details.

and Sgt James Hackett just don't feel like a real Police name..well for me anyway.

wasn't he the PM in Yes Minister?

DogsMessInLeigh wrote:

andy:) wrote:
Don't understand the last two paragraphs !.

is it one of these phone cons where they don't really call 101 they just end up on the same line and speaking to the same person ?

Andy

If Sgt Hackett don't hang up the line will still be open....so 9 times out of 10 the person getting scammed will put the phone down and dial 101 right away...then Sgt Hackett will 'answer' the call(as he is still on the end of the blower)...thus giving the people getting scammed a false feeling of it being genuine, then handing over the details.

and Sgt James Hackett just don't feel like a real Police name..well for me anyway.

I never knew that, very interesting.

This is why I like site, the reporting may leave a lot if be desired but you can learn a lot from the comments.

And whats more a detective might well do the investigating in a fraud case and not just a uniformed 'Sgt'....so maybe a DS James Hackett..or more than likely a DC James Hackett would have more suited the roll.