A father has revealed how he nearly had tens of thousands of pounds drained from his bank account after an innocent phone call to Sky ended up being a terrifying scam.
Lee Beard said his 'defences were completely down' because he was the one making the call rather than being targeted by fraudsters.
Issuing a warning on his TikTok account, Mr Beard revealed how his attempt to contact Sky's customer service about the speed of their broadband almost turned into a devastating scam that could have lost him as much as £30,000.
Rather than going through his My Sky app, the father called what he thought was a genuine customers service number and was reassured by security checks and the professionalism of the call handler.
But soon after giving over his Sky account details and bank card he was locked out and the scammers quickly started buying phones and sim cards.
