The same thing has just happened to me got the phone call at about 4:30 from an Indian with a very strong accent and was told that he was acting on behalf of the Federal Government which owned 1700 Australian's $7428 for over charges on their Telephone and Electricity Bills and all i had to do was go down to the post office get a Western Union form Ring a bloke name MR Jack Ryan back on (02) 8005 6754 and he would help me fill out the form he also told me that someone will be here tomorrow at my address to hand me the cheque and sign the form. I asked him to provide me with an address or phone number and low and behold the address is Level 2 Angel place but he stuffed up on the actually number of the street which he told me was 101 Bitt street. Angel place does exist but the address is 123 Pitt st....Well all i can say is i hope you turn up at my door tomorrow cause you will be in for a rude shock....get a life you low lives you wont be scamming me that's for sure.....Guys be very careful.....

Called after call as above. Quoted code as suplied, cut off twice, spoke to 'supervisor' who was not helpful. Hung up after I insisted they honour offer.

same thing happened to me, this woman said I had been overcharged by my bank and I was owed thousands of dollars. I ignored the woman's instructions to call back her manager and she called me back and instructed me again to ring her manager and quote a number she gave me so that i could claim my refund.

Received a call from Indian person claim to be from "Reclaim Dept" offering to pay $5400 in back charges. Needed to know my DOB, etc. Also wanted my primary bank. this is a scam.

possible phone scam. Called by so called federal government re refund of monies from overcharge fees from banking institutions. Asked to verify back to Manager - Shirley Colin on (02) 8006 0775 and quote back application number provided to me. Cheque to be delivered or mailed to my address that they already had.

I received a call from an Indian with a very strong accent, saying he was from the Australian Government & that they owed me something like $5400 for over charged telephone & electricity accounts. I was told to ring this number to verify my mailing address & they would send me a cheque. He had also asked which bank I was with during the call, of which I didn't answer. He said that 1700 Australians were going to receive this same amount.

i got a call on today (21/08/2012)  around 4 pm and they told me i am going to get around $5248 i asked them why i am getting this amount, but they told me that they are  from reclaims dept  in australia and they give me the address level 2 angel place pitt street sydney 2000 but i was sure they talk like they  are from india. before that i gave my bank details after that i realised they all were frauds.then i told them i am going to police station to give a complaint then they stopped talking to me.i just want to know is there any problem for me bcos they are having my bank details so all the guys be careful.

Call from anbasian man saying I was selected to get $5000 rebate from bank over charges .To ring(02) 8006 0775 to confirm &a code to quote .he had my last name &address.

Almost exactly the same happened to me yesterday (24/8/12)as happened to Binu P A Thomas and Jono as above.Yes, our Indian friend George Heden rang me saying I would recieve $5,248 from overcharges and all I needed to pay was $199  to the laywers who obtained this for me from the Government.Always careful about giving bank account details over the phone,I said I wanted this money via a cheque.And yes, Mr Peter Thomas was going to deliver this cheque to me at my doorstep.George instructed me to go to the local post office,get a Western Union money sending form,and ring him back so he can tell me how to fill it out. He told me not to tell anyone at the post office why I wanted the form - I thought this a bit strange - what has he got to hide?The whole thing didn't quite add up to me. Suspecting a scam,I searched the net and thankfully found this page to find that others have got exactly the same story as me.So to everyone out there - Beware!

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Was called from (02) 8006 0775 by the name of George Heden who sounded like an Indian. Claimed that I was to receive $5200 on overcharges from the bank. They couldn't tell me my full name, address, or which bank I was with which seemed very odd since they were apparently acting on behalf of the federal government. Wanted $199 to send via post through the Western Union and the apparent Peter Thomas was to come and give me the cheque for the $5k in three working days. I told them it seemed like a scam especially as they had none of my details and that all government agencies would have details of the persons they call. I called call connect wanting the details of the phone number provided but it was a silent number. I then searched for the details via the web and found this forum to confirm my conspicions and I am glad I did. George Heden you're Heden for a beating....

They just called me too, offering to send me a cheque for the amount of $5'248.. I was given a sydney number to call. the Indian sounding caller claimed to be from the reclaiming dept of the federal government, but he did not know my full name or full adress. when he asked me for my bank name, I said I wont give that out, he hung up on me..Bl##dy buggers