Persistent Calls from Fake Brokers?

Beware – they’ll swipe your cash and drain the whole account for nada. Stay away, yeah?

Heads up – they masquerade as art sellers but it’s a plain‑old theft racket. Stay clear, mate.

He introduced himself as Simon Collins from Hamilton Smith Collections, was very friendly, used my first name, knew my address, claimed I’d dealt with them before, suggested I research him and that he’d call back about investments. I recognised it as a scam and blocked him.

Total rip‑off, mate.

A man called Eddie claimed I’d previously spoken with one of his colleagues, chatted at length about my area—apparently familiar from having lived nearby—and eventually disclosed that he was selling fine‑art investments.

A woman claiming to represent Hamilton‑Smith on investments began her pitch; when I tried to interject twice, she kept talking, so I hung up.

A caller claiming to be from "something‑Smith" sounded polished with a proper English accent, as if we'd chatted before – I recall he spammed me previously. He wanted to send over a new brochure on commodity markets, even though the previous material was about fine art, cheers.

A voice claimed to be from "Hamilton Smith" estate agents in Suffolk, yet the number was a London line. He hung up when I pressed him – typical, mate.

Recently got a call from this number claiming to be Secure Investments – it turned out to be a scam.

A smooth‑talking man named Alfie claimed to deal in fine‑art commodities – it turned out to be a complete scam.

An American female voice announced a washing‑machine purchase scam – best to ignore or hang up.

Called several times without leaving a voicemail – classic scammer behaviour.