At least once a week I get a call to renew my car warranty. Pressing 9 does not remove me from the list because they call repeatedly. When I talk with the guy I always ask which car they are calling about. At the time of the last scam call we had two cars. His …
Category Archives: Scams
SCAM – delivery guy has flowers/alcohol – needs signature and delivery charge on your CC
This one is amazing. I have copied it from the neighborhood blog today and shared it with my fiends here. WATCH OUT, the scammers are coming: From the Nextdoor Blog: Be Alert. This is very clever. I would probably fall for it, if not warned. Give this wide distribution. This scam is very clever. Just …
Arrest Warrant – Federal Reserve
About once a week I get this scam call. The Law Enforcement department of the Federal Reserve has an arrest warrant out for me. It seems that I have done illegal transactions and they are coming for me. Initially it is a robo call and when I hit 1 I get a person with a …
Scam calls (3 of them) today apparently from Apple
The scammers are alive, well and very busy today. I have received 3 today from Apple tech support scammers. All 3 started with a Robo caller – 2 male voice and 1 female voice. ( OH NO! ) , My apple ID has been compromised. Click 1 to resolve it with a technician. Clicking 1 …
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Scam phone call, this time – Amazon
Today [ 2021-04-22 ] Robo call telling me that $99.99 has been charged on my CC. directions are to call back the number in the Caller ID, or to call 769-572-3120 to pursue it with Amazon. The number I have for Amazon is, well, I cannot find one. Interesting as Amazon doesn’t want to talk …
Marriott Rewards Scam
This phone call happens repeatedly every week. They Robo call with a voice saying “Thank you for choosing Marriott – press one to get your complementary stay.” Sounds good right? And when they finally come on the line they pump you up with this trip and that trip like its all free. It is really …
Another Scam, this time copied from the neighborhood blog – cox
Beware – most probably scam call. Just got a call from a lady claiming to be from Cox technical support. Her story (paraphrased here): “the Cox server caused some services in my computer to stop and as a result, the fast internet service I am paying for is slower than it should be. Her assignment …
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Phone Call 2019-06-13 – low interest
So today I answer the business line. And it’s another robocall about credit, you know, “We have been monitoring your credit and, CONGRATULATIONS, you qualify for low interest, click 1 to talk to someone that can help you.” I click 1 and after a while a gentleman comes on the phone with the East Indian …
Telephone Scammer 2021-01-20 – antivirus
I just got a call from a new scam approach. They start with saying your antivirus subscription refund is available because your antivirus supplier has gone out of business, You are owed $299. When I play along, I find that the first level person just wants me to get google up and running. Then they …