Avoiding the scammers

I had a phone call this morning from a company claiming to help refund mis-sold payment protection insurance. All I needed to do was to give them my name, address details and account details and they would send me a claim pack. I never give personal details over the phone unless I can verify who the caller is so I asked for their number (01253 750929) and said I would call them back if interested. A quick search online showed my suspicions to be correct – they were indeed scammers. It just goes to show, you can never be too careful…