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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Anna Tims

‘Now I’m classed as a thief’: O2 mobile user hit by double-edged scam

A man using a mobile phone in front of an O2 sign
A man using a mobile phone in front of an O2 sign Photograph: True Images/Alamy

The call was unexpected but it brought good news: Bruce Stanwyck* was told that the monthly payments for his O2 phone contract would be reduced from £19 to £12 if he switched to a new deal.

Stanwyck, a pensioner, accepted the offer there and then. That was the start of an elaborate scam that nearly cost him his savings.

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