sneaky new scam
 

received a phone call today from a very believable and articulate American sounding male voice saying that Amazon security is alerting me to a questionable charge against the credit card I use on my Amazon account to the tune of $1,499.50.

And that if this wasn't anything I had authorized I should press 1 now for more information or press 2 to dispute

so I figured I'd play along and pressed 1

sure enough someone with a heavy accent came on the line asking a series of questions all designed to get me to say the word "Yes"

after a few questions I told her that my toast had just popped up and I needed to go butter them.....

be careful, they're out there and they're getting slicker and more devious every day

Amazon will NEVER call you to alert you of anything. They do all of that in writing via your e-mail, or you can log into your account online and check it out in person.

Your CREDIT card company might ping you with a text message, if you have opted in to receive them, to warn you of a potentially fraudulent transaction.

I've heard this "Get me to say yes" scam thing a lot. I've never heard of anyone actually getting scammed with it.

If the caller is a scammer and they just need a yes, they can use any yes they'd like. They don't need you to say the words. This isn't going to a court of law with audio forensic analysis about who actually said the words. They can loop in any ole yes they like.

This does not mean they aren't fishing for other information.

It also doesn't mean you can't answer with a more direct response to "can you hear me" "I can hear you". No need to say yes.

"Are you Hugh G. Rection?" "I am Hugh"

Etc. No need to ever actually say yes.

Next time just go on your card providers website and see recent activity. Problem solved.

I let the answering machine do my call screening never answer an unknown caller

Not new, been around for couple years also the Amazon email scam. They just finely got to you. I wouldn’t answer, call back, or play around once the know got live number the pass it on to rest of scammers. Got rid of land line, tired of getting 10 more scams day. With my cell phone it I don’t recognize the number I don’t answer and block it.

I use to do same thing, but when I took nap the damn land line ringing ever hour alway woke me up. I got rid of land line. Now I snooze like baby :)

I suspect many, many folks receive this, I know I do. And I don't even have an Amazon account - never have. Also get similar notices from banks I don't have accounts with.

I get this every so often but since the Amazon account is in my wifes name know I can play around if I am in the mood to do so.

It's less likely that they want you to say yes than gain access to your Amazon account, change the password and order some gift cards for themselves. This is a new scam and can be very convincing as they will access your account. This happens once you grant them the ability to view your screen, which is done covertly, they will repeat your latest purchases to you.

It can be very convincing. More scams come from using the card information from your Amazon linked credit card.

I get this same kind of thing in text messages regarding my paypal account.

Except, I don't have a paypal account.

When I get it regarding my Amazon account I just block the number. I don't even check anymore because I know it's a scam.

Received the same text message.
DELETE, DELETE, DELETE!!!!

Just do NOT say "yes" to any question.
When I get a live person, I like to string them on. If they call for my spouse, I say that they are deceased and they apologize and quit asking for her by name. If they ask for me, I find out what they want and then if I know they are a scam, I like to ask them what they are wearing and that they have a sexy voice. No kidding, it really flusters them.
But, if it is an automated call, most of them disconnect if you only say "hello" once.
Microsoft support loves to call. Same funny Indian every time.
The IRS calls some times. NOT!.............
Social Security is a favorite scam recently.
Amazon seems to catch some folks, and I wonder why. All you have to do is check your Amazon orders record.
The other day, the VA clinic called me and I almost hung up on them because I have never had a call from them before. They were legit,...........ha,ha.

Just got that same phone message to cell phone in NY yesterday

They left same message on my phone yesterday. I knew it was a scam so I just deleted the voice mail message and blocked the caller.
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