I just got a call from these people claiming to be from the federal government targeting my father whom is a pensioner!! These people are low!! My father almost gave them his details but they knew what bank he was with and all his personal details which is quite scary someone should do something

I just got a call from these people. They knew my address and DOB. They told me I was going to be refunded $5000+ for overcharges from my bank. They told me to ring this number (02) 8003 7387 and to quote a reference number so they can send the cheque. I confronted them about not being legitimate and they hung up.

Has all your information, just wanted to confirm DOB and asks you to call his supervisor on the (02) 8003 7387 and mention the reference number (which even sounds incomplete) .... and they will refund you $5,000 + .... sounds too good to be true hey ? You're absolutely right, it surely is ... just another scam.

I just got off the phone with a mr A Copper! from the government who told me i was getting a faire amount of cash as my bank had been overcharging me, i explained i don't have a bank account he told me i was still getting the pay-out, he then asked me to confirm my DOB so i made one up which somehow matched what they had on the system! gave me the (02) 8003 7387 number and said they would be waiting for my call. have't called, i must say i am surprised that they would try a government scam on a public holiday!like the government works on a week day before 10am let alone on a public holiday!!!! roflol

A woman named Angelina Cooper called mum saying that the government had over charged her and she was entitled to a refund of $5248. Gave a phone number of (02)8003787, then wanting mum's bank details. Mum of course does not know this. The woman then said she would ring back in 20 minutes. So she calls me in a flap. I call the number on the house phone but it kept dropping out, think because it is a blocked number. So I called using the mobile which of course answered. The line was bad, scratchy sounding like in a call centre. She said that she would call me back on the landline - I gave her the house number, in 5 minutes. (Am still waiting). I then did a reverse number search, and found that it was a scam... similar story. Reported on the Scamwatch website.

Hey, same as all of the above. This is serious stuff ! If they get hold of some of our aged pensioners they may just be silly enough to go & pay these solicitor fees. Ref given BC619 & speak to Angela Cooper or Jen Smith. I rang back saying im a detective with AFP & i think they shat & hung up on me. I genuinly think Police need to get involved in this !

They are still trying today 10/10/13 All same story as other replies

just got one of these calls. I have just moved and NO ONE has my new number yet so how did these people get it?????

Ive had the exact same phone call ph (02) 8003 7387 saying from govt dept telling me bank has overcharged me will send a cheque of $5248.00. Told me to ring that number straight away after we hung up with ref no. Scary she knew my address date of birth etc. thanks to reverse australia i was able to look the number up & see i wasnt the only one suspicious of the phone call.

These c#@ts just called my elderly mother and managed to get her date of birth, after they already knew her address and full name. They gave her the whole spiel about the $5200 that the government owns them, then proceeded to tell my mum to go and pay $199 legal fees at the post office, so that they could release the $5200 cheque to her. I called this (02) 8003 7387 number and as soon as I said the word "scam" they hung up on me (within seconds). I phoned back from a different number and blurted out a few profanities to this lady (the ring dial was an off-shore tone and the lady had an Indian accent). Mum now knows how to deal with them next time... but to whom do we complain to get these bastards locked up?

Same thing happend to me they had all my details they wanted me to pay 199$ to get $5248 .was sus coz she told me not to discuss it with anyone else

Received call - same details as previous calls. Gave me this no and address Level 2, 123 Pitt St Sydney. Would be good if these people could be stopped.

Like above I too just received this phone call. They new my date of birth and address.

same happened today by an Indian bloke by the name of smith saying the government department was giving me a rebate of 5000 dollars or so because the banks have been taking seven dollars out every now and then gave me a ref no and asked me to ring that no

Just got a call 13/11 from an Indian and would you believe my luck, he was from the Australian Government and they owe me $5283 in overcharging from the banks. I must ring Rose Brown (02) 8003 7387 and give an identification code which remarkably resembles a code on a box of tinned fruit from SPC Ardmona. Well I suppose someone may fall for this but I just made up a fake birth date and let him talk, I have plenty of time to waste. These people are just sport to me.

I have just got a call from an Indian accent person who told me that he is calling from the government reclaim department and that I have money owing to me. Hewanted me to call (02) 8003 7387 to talk to the supervisor with a code Ak74. He asked what bank I did my banking with and when I asked what for he was defensive saying that he only wanted to know who I bank with. and the

I received a call from an Indian too, this afternoon 2/12/13, saying they were from the Australian Federal Government, saying that i had been over charged for the last 2 years for Water, electricity and various things in the shops and as a result the government were going to refund me $5800, I could either have a cheque sent to me or give my bank details and the money would paid into it. I told them that I did not think this would be the case, and asked again who they were, they said from the Autralian federal Government. They had my address but an old one. He said he needed to clarify one thing before they could send the cheque if that is what i wanted, and that was my date of birth. Luckily I was suspicious so said No I was not interested. The guy then said I could ring his supervisor and check, and gave me a phone number on sydney with a reference no. He said to phone as soon as I put the phone down. I did this BUT to the police! Who were very helpful and took the number and phoned them, she did not let on she was police but when she started to probe further the (supervisor lady!) got very defensive and hung up. BEWARE!!!

Scammer Indian who cannot pronounce words correctly <immediately should raise a red flag> wanting my DOB to be able to send a bank refund from the Govt of $5248 to my address which he knew. I refused to give the DOB and he gave me an applic no and this number to call(head of finance department> Obvious scammer so I didn't call.

they've gone bush my mum got one of these calls different number same mo the number she was told to call was (02) 6140 3466 these pricks need to be stopped before a poor elderly person falls for this sh*t

This number has tried numerous times to scam me - saying they are from Federal Government.