This article is about an EON phone scam – please show this article to any business owners you may know!

Last week while my business partner was off, we got a call transferred to me at work, claiming to be a chap from EON needing some info about my meter due to a technical glitch on their system.

The gentleman was of indian origin, and sounded like he was in a busy call centre – normally this wouldn’t raise any alarms as this is a common combination of elements, however I know for a fact that EON are based about 5 miles down the road from me and have never used indian call centres since we’ve been with them. Alarm bell number 1.

He started reading something very scripted, and was informing me about how there had been an issue with my account and that they needed my meter number to ensure my bills were being calculated correctly. 1

Stop. Alarm bell number 2.

Never give anyone your meter number over the phone. Ever.

As soon as they confirm your meter number and details they can start to transfer you to a provider of their choice – one that makes them lots of money!

I informed the chap I was uncomfortable giving my meter number out over the phone due to what I know and understood about the commercial energy market – he must have had that one before as immediatly he said he could tell me my MPAN number which should verify he was legit. He read me my MPAN number and it was correct – although I informed the guy I still felt uneasy and that if it was really EON that they should send me this request in a letter. He mumbled something then hung up.

The weekend passed and I thought nothing more of it – at this point I actually thought it was probably a legit call and I had given the chap a hard time on his first day at work or something!

Monday afternoon – “Ring ring…”

It was my mate from EON again with the same script he used on Friday, telling me there was an issue with my account and he needed my meter number. I just could not shake the uneasy feeling about giving him – or anyone – my meter number over the phone.

He then said he would transfer me to his supervisor and I actually heard him ruffle the phone and pass it to someone sat next to him. It was done so unprofessionally, for me it was the last straw. I told him I did not believe he was legitimate and that I wasn’t prepared to give him any info over the phone. He quickly hung up.

I then rang EON themselves and spoke to a lady who was based in nottingham and I explained to her what had happened – she confirmed it was in fact a scam!

Its worth noting at this point that EON is not a scam – the scam is a bunch of indians calling you claiming to be from eon, getting your meter number then transferring you to some scammy commercial energy company that they make lots of money from.

Now I know it’s 100% a scam, the next call we get I will be baiting the scammer a bit to see If I can find out more about the scam – such as who they would move me to if they had all the correct info etc.

Pointers regarding this issue and why my alarm bells chimed;

1. The chap didn’t go through any security questions to verify he was legit or I was legit. He used the MPAN number as a way of legitimising the call but this info can be obtained reasonably easily.
2. The subject he was ringing me about was regarding an issue with my supply/account – so why did it sound so scripted? Surely it would be a one off call from someone in customer services, not a scripted call from a sales monkey?
3. The professionalism of the call was terrible – he physically passed the phone to a supervisor, he did not transfer it. He was also sketchy about the actual issue, suggesting he knew nothing about it which was puzzling.
4. He asked for my meter number. EON would never do this.
5. He was from india, and I know EON use local telesales as a friend worked there!

I was commended by the lady at EON when I rang them to check, as she said its a big problem for them at the moment. Some customers have given meter numbers, bank details and allsorts over the phone.

Here are two phone numbers that registered on my phone when they called – they dont seem to work now though;

• 002063760823
• 002077286997

Country code seems to be Egypt but that could easily be masked.

Stay ScamWise people!

Please share this article to make everyone aware this is happening.

EON Phone Scam

Haha.

Got this beauty a while ago, just found it starred in my inbox.

From: Y gl <sizloto5@outlook.com> (reply-to address the same)

The email contains this golden transcript (was actually a JPG but thankfully the internet has free OCR software available)

From: Ms. Patricia Atkins
Canada National Lottery
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Canada,
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Ticket Number: A9564 75604545 100
Ref: EAAU8510THI/15
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Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in electronic play coupon. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our African Agent’s office. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,000 companies and personal emails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep all your winning information confidential until your claims is processed and your fund remitted to you in whatever manner you deem flt to claim your prize.
To file for your claim, fill the form below and send It to our corresponding payment agent In South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, and Contact information is as follows;

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Your Full Name
Address
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Such an obvious blag, the content of the doc is laughable but the initial email takes the gold medal. These guys fail at failing. They need to quit their day jobs as scamming isn’t for them.

This one was a bit random, but I actually quite admire the approach they have taken as with a bit more refinement they would have the PERFECT scam email!

from: Lance – British Airways Limited <Stein.Lance56@telkomsa.net>

Reply to address the same.

Ok, so the title, the email it was sent from, and the subject of the email DO NOT match. This is pointer number 1 that this is a hoax.

But the content of the email looks fairly official, looks like the standard thing you would get as an order update email. 365 Electrical sounds legit too.

The attachment was;

Another word document with Macros in no doubt. DO NOT OPEN AND RUN MACROS.

And then a few mins later I got this;

Same email but from another email account.

Its worrying as they ARE getting closer to making these untraceable. JUst remember if you get something like this and the attachment is a WORD document or ZIP file or EXE file or something similar, then delete it and move on.

You should only ever get invoices and similar docs in PDF format.

Stay safe, peeps!

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My blog has been focused on one or two main subjects recently, so when I got this email it reminded me of how much of an assclown Simon Macbeth was. Another story from another traumatised couple who have been conned, cheated and whose life has been made a misery by the scumbag that is, Simon Macbeth.

Hi I am just messaging you about Simon Macbeth/Naylor what ever this lowlifes name is these days

Using alternative names eh? Simon Naylor, Simon Macbeth, Simon Conman?

me and my X moved into the infamous 343 roundhay road now where do I start …

Oh dear, this already sounds like an ordeal.

Day 2 I received a email saying that we had been making too much noise after 11pm and this was our first warning and we owed £45 for the email he has just sent

So he wanted to charge them £45 for sending an email? Wow, i’d be a multi billionaire!

on the night in question, his then underaged girlfriend, me, my X partner and the other girl who lived down stairs were sat in our room drinking tea

A Peado and also a conartist? Nice.

2 days later I received another letter saying I hadn’t put the correct rubbish in the correct recycling bin and again was getting charged £45

Seriously? I wonder if the £45 is to pay for the fingerprint analysis he must have used to find out that it was your rubbish? Unless he stalks people and watches them throw away their trash? Eww, fetish?

the same day I received my third and final warning for not closing a internal door when I was stood in the wash room and again charges £45

I see a trend here. Do something, get charged £45. Simple business model. Maybe it needs to be simple as I think I read that Simon was a bit of a drongo.

then next day we had gone to visit a friend and approx 2 hours later I received a text saying all my belongings we on roundhay road and we could have our electrical equipment back when we gave him the keys

This guy just gets douchier and douchier. Douchebag.

upon doing so we got back out electrical items to find out he had cut the wires to everything.

Oh lord. This is just childish and stinks of “loser” – he cant have any friends though so he has to entertain himself somehow. Better this than him raping dogs on the local dog park again. Still. Assholish.

We then took the matter to the police/Solicitors and he then claimed my Jewelry and phone were his items that I had stolen luckily I had the receipts for these items.

Wankstain.

Unfortunately because of the money he had already scammed out of me I could no longer keep up the claim thought I would share my experience with you

I hope he walks out in front of your car one day my dear – and that you can seek the revenge that you so deserve.

Simon Macbeth, or Simon Naylor – you sir are one of the biggest assholes I have ever read about.

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