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Contractors, utility comapanies, council officials... etc will have ID and really won't mind waiting a moment or two whilst you phone in to confirm that they're bona-fide.
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That in itself can be taken with a pinch of salt IMO. Never rely on the person you've got on your doorstep to provide the phone number. 0845 numbers are to be had cheaply, and can be re-directed anywhere, including a nearby van via mobile phone.
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Nope - not paranoid - I work for a company that does 0845 numbers (and any other number type you may ever need)
There is a beautiful VoIP scam to phish for bank details.
You recieve an email from your bank about your account details needing to be validated, but instead of an website it invites you to call an 0800 number.
You call that number which goes to an VoIP server which then forwards the call to the banks proper helpdesk.
They then record the call, which may or may not result in them getting enough details.
Classic man-in-the-middle attack.
My general phishing advice stands - only contact your bank/whatever through channels that you have already established, or are verifyable.
David