Phone scammers leave Busworks charity with £1,000+ bill

Busworks residents should beware after phone jackers tapped into Women and Children First’s (WCF) phone lines and made 
international calls totalling £1,100.

 
Fraudsters made more than 2,400 calls to as far away as New Zealand and Afgahnistan using dial through fraud – a voice mail service-based scam.

WCF Chief Executive Ros Davies said: “We will pay the bill with great difficulty. It’s been a tough year with the recession and we certainly hadn’t factored for such a large payment.”

Islington Police advise businesses to invest in a secure, 
firewalled phone and computer system to prevent fraud. Ask the Busworks reception for IT companies in the building who can help with this.

To make a donation to help WCF pay the bill call them on 0207 700 6309.