Door-to-door LoveFilm / Amazon Scam?

[The Stafford Beast]

I just had a guy knock on my door who said he was from LoveFilm. Fairly biggish-built African-origin man with big hair, in a suit. Mid-late 20's. He has a very cheap looking ID card with no holograms on or anything.

Apparently because of the Amazon takeover, he can get you a better deal that what you may already have. But, he will ask you to put your email address and credit/debit card details into his iPad. When questioned about the security of this, he said he could use my WiFi key and use my internet to sign me up, or enter my property and do it at my computer. Sound dodgy? It could be all legit, but this could easily be a door-to-door phishing scam, and LoveFilm should not really be doing things this way.A simple card with a personalised promo code will do, thanks.

So please, be wary of this.

 

[Gramaisc]

Is his father a prince?

 

[The Stafford Beast]

Is his father a prince?

LOL.

I informed him that I was an internet security engineer and was paranoid about this type of thing. He was a bit pushy, but after asking me to get Mrs Stafford Beast out of the shower for her details, I refused him any further details and the conversation went no further.

 

[Hothouse Flower]

Did he say that he is also the President of the Bank of Nigeria and he is looking to share a windfall of 4 million with you?

 

[The Stafford Beast]

Did he say that he is also the President of the Bank of Nigeria and he is looking to share a windfall of 4 million with you?

Unfortunately not. If so, I would have asked for him to give me the money in cash, right there on the spot.

 

[Gramaisc]

Should have sent him into the shower and got a second opinion..

 

[Arcadesteve]

He's also got your winning irish lottery ticket. Lol. Definitely a scam. That nice Nigerian banker contacted me too, small world. I'm still waiting for my windfall.

 

[joshua]

Might be worth ringing 101, i think they might want a chat with him and i would hate to think he was pulling one over on someone who is not as suspicious as us.

 

[Wormella]

It's rather an inventive scam - you have to hand it to them, if they spent this much time and brain power actually thinking of legitimate ways to make money the world could be awesome...

 

[Hothouse Flower]

He's also got your winning irish lottery ticket. Lol. Definitely a scam. That nice Nigerian banker contacted me too, small world. I'm still waiting for my windfall.

I have a mind to give him my banking details, then when he puts the 4 million into my account.....I will pull a fast one, keep the money and not share it with him.

Stafford beast.....it might be worth contacting the police to let them know. Some people could easily fall for this.

 

[The Stafford Beast]

Stafford beast.....it might be worth contacting the police to let them know. Some people could easily fall for this.

Have called 101 and police now aware. They said it certainly sounds dodgy. If he is legit, he certainly should have a more convincing ID card and not ask for people's card details at the door.

 

[That-Crazy-Rat-Lady]

I had a lovefilm girl knock on my door a while ago but she didnt get far enough to ask my bank details...

 

[The Stafford Beast]

I had a lovefilm girl knock on my door a while ago but she didnt get far enough to ask my bank details...

Again, yes, this could be legit, but it's the wrong way to go about it. If they are promoting a service, you give potential customers some kind of promo code that expires on a certain date and let them make the decision in their own time.
...although when phoned, LoveFilm said they don't usually have people going round houses to collect details in this way.

 

[My Name is URL]

To lines of thought here....

1. Would be easy to build a "Love Film lookalike" website that actually captures card details... that way he could do it on his iPad or on your PC with "I have to enter the special address mate, we can do it on your PC, just let me type it in..." www.lovefillm.com and bobs your uncle.....

2. Could this be some genuine enterprise where said person with no affiliation just goes round to people's houses, registers you for a free Love Film trial via their own cashback account and then reaps the cashback with you non the wiser...?

 

[Wormella]

I'm not sure I know anyone who doesn't already have a love film account, or hasn't had one previously

 

[Jonah]

I don't have a LoveFilm account and have never had one.

 

[Hothouse Flower]

Nor me....

 

[db]

I don't have a LoveFilm account and have never had one.

Nor me....

ditto.. i can't remember the last time i even held a DVD in my hand, let alone watched one.. how quaint!

 

[PeterD]

I have had one a number of times. The second time I got signed up was in telford shopping centre.

 

[The Stafford Beast]

We have a LoveFilm account. Didn't stop the guy at the door though. He said it would be a better deal than the account my girlfriend already got and that I should sign up to compare the two. He was actually wrong when we investigated it.