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Originally Posted by davem4616
today you have to be constantly alert....the scams are somethings difficult to recognize at first
At least Jesse James had a horse and a gun (I think he also had a face mask....but that's become the norm now)
here's what I do:
- any email that I receive asking me to click on a hot link to fix something related to my personal info with a credit card or bank I ignore...THAT's a scam. If it were true, you'd just be locked out of your account when you tried to log in. The scammers are good enough to make it look like it's coming from your bank...but take a look at the sender's email address and you'll see that's it not your bank or someone else
the robo calls....just hang up, don't ask them to take you off the list...if you do, they'll know that they have 'a live one"
soliciting emails....do not reply back to unsubscribe...again that verifies that they reached 'a live one'....just block the sender
we've added names to all family and friend phone numbers...that helps, especially when a scammer is using an area code identical to the one you had or still have on your cell phone.
I get a call on my cell that I don't have a name for, I just let it go to voice mail....and I'll pick it up in a few minutes
looking forward to what other's may add
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What he said! Good advice. I do that too.