New scam call today. Watch out fellas!

[hogpatrol]

I use "Should I Answer" app for android and apple. 99.9% of the time, if you're not in my contact list, it goes right to voicemail.

 

[outasite`08]

All kinds of calls. I get calls from support at Microsoft. I tell them I have a Mac. The IRS is issuing a warrant for my arrest. I told them to be sure and wear Kevlar underwear. I get them in email too. Sometimes the message is a screen capture of the original site (no actual text) and is linked someplace if you click on it. Always check properties and see where it actually came from. Bank account problems, Amazon, Ebay, credit cards issues, the FBI, from people in your email list, and anything to prompt you to answer. If you think it's legit, hang up and call the real number that you looked up. Free alarm systems. I told them I have a 12 gauge alarm system that has never failed me yet. Even if it's real, do you want some strangers casing your house out and know everything you have? I also won free vacations. I told them to give it to someone else because I've already won 6 vacations this month and don't have time to take them all. I hope congress can do something about all these robo calls.

T, congress is to busy trying to push thru a $4500/yr. raise for themselves.They don`t have time for regular people problems.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

My Ethiopian prince/cousin has given up on me. I miss him and the $18,000,000.00 I had inherited.

 

[Keith Glasscock]

I was watching a video yesterday on some of the scams that go on. A new one to me was "virtual kidnapping"

Apparently, scammers call up and claim to have a loved one. They want to stay on the phone with you and run you around to get you to withdraw money, then send it to them. The kicker is that they haven't kidnapped anyone.

From the presenter, Clint Emerson's, discussion, these guys are taking advantage of social media information to catch you when your loved one is not contactable (on a long flight for example).

Look up Clint Emerson on Youtube. The video is very long, 2 hours, and the part I'm talking about is near the middle.

For social media, I'll echo his advice: Never post current or future events. Only post things past events, if at all. Teach your family to do the same.

I'll add that it would be a darn good idea to use secure communications for your future plans. I don't know how secure alternative text messaging applications, owned by the tech giants really are. I'd advise caution.

 

[carlsbad]

Blocking numbers is becoming futile as the robo/scam callers use programs to hide theirs and emulate one that appears to be local (same area code and prefix).

Yep. When I'm in a meeting, I use the reply with text feature on my phone to send a message "I'm in a meeting, please text me". I sometimes get back "who is this?" I reply "FBI" they reply "not funny" I say "you called me" they say "no I didn't"....it was then i figured out about the spoof number scam. So the scammer that I didn't answer, spoofed a random number, and this guy was inconvenienced. --Jerry

 

[Rube Shooter]

I answered a call today. The robo voice said: “Your Amazon account has just been charged $77.49 for an order. If you made this purchase, press one. If you did not make this purchase, call 206-462-4183 immediately. I hung up and asked my wife if she bought anything. She said no so I got on Amazon and sent them a message. A minute later, my phone rang and it was a rep from Amazon. I explained what happened and gave him the number. He said that Amazon NEVER calls customers and that the call was a scam to try to get my account info.
Watch out, everybody! I almost called the number but a little paranoia stopped me.

I have received numerous calls very similar to this one from claiming to be from Amazon and that my prime account is going to be charged $99.00 and that I need to call them immediately. Didn't even say anything about a purchase being made. I know it's a scam as I don't have their prime account. I just block the number but the calls still came in just using a different number.

 

[Lone Hunter]

I’m about to give up on blocking numbers. I’ve done what someone above said about calling them back and got a spoofed number. I’ve even received calls from myself, didn’t know I was that smart.

 

[Tommie]

I’ve even received calls from myself, didn’t know I was that smart.

Heck, I’ve received emails from myself!

 

[Bbear]

https://famguardian.org/Subjects/PropertyPrivacy/Articles/Tom_Mabe.mp4


I've gotten spoofed calls on my work cell phone that are robo calls. Only thing is, they're in some asian language (Chinese, Korean etc)

 

[pirate ammo]

Heck, I’ve received emails from myself!

I send E-mails to myself.

 

[Larryh128]

I get 3-5 each day and ignore them all. I block every single one and I keep getting more. Very close to getting a new phone number or throwing it out all together.

New phone # won't help you at all. Save your energy.

 

[Jammer Six]

A minute later, my phone rang and it was a rep from Amazon. I explained what happened and gave him the number. He said that Amazon NEVER calls customers and that the call was a scam to try to get my account info.

I like the part where Amazon called you to tell you they never call customers.

 

[fyrewall]

All this is useful info - I have seen all of it. Nothing to do with accurate shooting but will save time & money so you can do "accurate shooting"

Fake Microsoft (type A) - wants you to talk & sign onto malicious site to plant malware, these guys are real smart, don't go there: Micro Soft never calls unless you request it
Fake DirectV - robo - attempt to get credit card info
Fake IRS - Claim "tax fraud" - heavy penalties, social damage, garnishment of wages, revocation of security clearance, placement on "no fly" (like airplane) list, & ….., want $
Fake SSA - Claim "your account has been suspended, call --------", want $
Fake LE - "this is sheriff deputy Watson, call me immediately regarding that hit & run accident", $
Fake VISA card - "we have detected fraudulent activity on your account, call xxx xxx xxxx, want credit card info
Fake VISA - "we can give you a much lower interest rate", want credit card info for fake balance transfer.
Fake AAG - robo, want financial info to "guide" investments
Fake charities - robo, financial info, donations
Fake Fake Microsoft (type B)- "you have a trojan in your windows and your computer will crash, we can fix it", not as smart as type A but smart enough
Fake Emails, phishing - huge variety of scams including AMAZON.

Fake Microsoft, on computer - "This IPA has been identified as a source of fraudulent activity, call XXX-XXX-XXXX immediately, unless you contact us your computer will be shut down", real smart guys operating thru an intermediary that collects funds via bank routing and account number to "fix problem". Process involves capture your device, systematically plant malware, obtain any financial info like tax returns (fake returns for refunds), SSA numbers, computer pass words, and whatever. - smarter than type A & B. Use of an intermediary is especially clever - the intermediary will claim they are only processing a legit debt, denying any association, while the attack point hides. (did not the cineneyes guy use an intermediary?)

Fake calls - a recent event, "Your semantic security (alternately use 'tech') system subscription has lapsed pay $2,400 to restore, I need a check" Intermediary involved.

Robo calls use published numbers or just randomly generate numbers
Spoofed calls, any number including your own, sometimes local numbers that encourage a response

Talk to your telephone provider about, NOMOROBO
Get a good real time computer security - like always working and able to be transferred onto other devices including smartphone apps
Get an unlisted number
Don't "chat" with them
Contact Microsoft
Complain to the FTC (like pushing an elevator button but do it any how - billions of calls every year)
Complain to your US Senator & Congressman/woman (legislation is in the works to hit back at robo callers)

Edit: new phising email for claiming rewards for a non existent COSCO rewards card

so sorry for the repetitious and non-entertaining post with such elementary stuff that everybody knows how to avoid.

 

[jwink]

Easy for me, can't talk anymore so no need to answer the phone. Now all I get are texts from girls offering to make my life nicer, too bad I can't breathe well enough to take advantage. Sure miss screwing with telemarketers though, it was a constant source of entertainment for me.

 

[dickn52]

Yeah, spoofing a number is becoming very sophisticated now. I called myself 4 times last week according to caller ID. I use Ooma, and go into my account and block these numbers, but it's futile as they just spoof someone else again and start all over.

 

[10at6]

They are targeting folks with just a few brain cells left. Or perhaps democrats. I get a couple a day. Not much you can do but hang up. And cuss.

 

[Twicepop]

This past Thursday and Friday at about the same time (approx. 4:00 pm) I got phone calls from unfamiliar number, (I didn't answer). They left a message both times, the start of the voice mail is in French, about half way through it breaks into English. It/they tell me I need to call them about the insurance policy that I've recently taken out, and that the process will take about 10-15 minutes. I called the Sheriff's office to speak with a detective, and the pretty much useless dispatcher said "it's probably just a crank call, there's probably no need to bother the detectives" then "you should call ALL your financial institutions to see if there's any suspicious activity on any of them".

 

[Jammer Six]

"Can someone please explain to me why I have to press '1' for English?"

So you get recordings in English. That way, there's at least a chance you'll understand them. (Although this conversation seems to indicate that may not be true.)

 

[Monte F]

I constantly get calls on my work cell phone that I recently stayed at one of their resorts. I guess recent to them is something like 8+ years ago. I hang up and block that number, then I get the same call from another number. I usually will not answer if not in my contacts, however I am sometimes expecting a call back from a customer not in my contacts.

For the IRS scam I tell them to meet me at the Federal Building to take care of it, ends the call now.

For the PC scam I tell them I don't have a computer.

I get several a day on my home phone that don't leave a message or the message is garbled.

They just play a numbers game, if they can get one out of 10,000 to fall for it, they win one.

Monte

 

[hogpatrol]

Just say "No habla Ingles".