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Lindsyburnsy 05-02-2020 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bumpygreens (Post 1756815)
Good for you. It's sad to see how many seniors fall for scams and con artists.
This is an old scam that must be surfacing. My 90 year old mother fell for it. Went to the neighborhood bank to get the money this "grandson" said he needed, but thankfully, the bank teller called me first. I told her that it was not legit and then told my mother that my son would never call her for money and if he was in some kind of serious trouble, he would call me or his father. Something to be said for a bank that actually knows their customers.

davem4616 05-02-2020 08:12 AM
before all the 'robo calls' I used to like to play along with these callers....

it was as much fun as having a 4 lb. trout on the hook using 2 lb. test line

my favorite way to end the call after stringing them along was to suddenly say "oops my wife just pulled into the driveway, I gotta hang up, she doesn't like me to use the phone"...click

I miss that form of entertainment

Fishers2tall 05-02-2020 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by bagboy (Post 1756925)
If my grandson called from jail, I'd tell him to be careful not to drop the bar of soap.
:a20::a20::BigApplause::BigApplause:

Jacob85 05-02-2020 08:31 AM
This is a scam that has been around for some time. Always hang up and contact your family members directly if you have any doubt at all. You did the right thing! I work at Seniors V. crime and when we reopen you can always call us if you are unsure about a possible scam.

Scorpyo 05-02-2020 08:58 AM
Phishing
 
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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1756924)
There is a PayPal phone scam still going around where they inform you someone from a different IP address has tried to log into your account, and they have put a hold on your account, sign in to unlock it.

Don't!
I've gotten this 3 times, twice saying someone had my Apple ID. I forward these to reportphishing@apple.com

I have no idea what if anything Apple does with it.

Holpat39 05-02-2020 09:16 AM
I do not answer any call that I don't recognize and let it go onto the answering machine then pick it up if it's a legitimate call. Unfortunately almost all doctor offices have people call you from their cell phones where the numbers are all over the place. I still wait for it to go onto the answering machine and if the call is on my cell phone I let it go to voice mail then return the call if I recognize it.

MandoMan 05-02-2020 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1756792)
I answered and he said . Hello grandma and he was sniffing and sounding like he was crying. I said......Who is calling please, as I always do, I am hearing impaired. My closed captioning that is a few seconds delayed showed me the caller had called me grandma. No one has ever called me grandma in my family, EVER. I hung up. Be wary...and careful. Anyone who would know you are older and do this on purpose is one awful loser.
This happened to my 91 year old father a few months ago. The caller claimed to be my son, and somehow he had the name right. Perhaps from Facebook. Being a bit of a joker, my dad carried on the call for quite a while, asking if the caller remembered when they had done this or that special thing together, or that meaningful Christmas present from ten years back, or stories about my late mother. The caller remembered it all. Every story had been made up on the spot. Then my dad told the guy off and hung up, laughing.

Somewhere Jesus said that if anyone hurts a kid, it would be better for a millstone to be tied around the guy’s neck and for him to be thrown into the depths of the sea. I would like to see that be the mandatory punishment for anyone who tries to scam anyone this way. If millstones aren’t available, a suitably heavy substitute could be used. It’s just not right! What sort of scum would even try such a scam.

Mewatt2@gmail.com 05-02-2020 09:25 AM
This scam has been around for a while. I got it one day &- knew the deal. I said is this Tommy & they said yes! I don't have a grandson Tommy. Lol

dplars 05-02-2020 09:32 AM
Must be prevalent here, tried to send Grandson some money and my bank was very suspicious, supervisors came out and question where the funds were going, apparently the key words were "grandson" with no mailing address. Ended. up using Walmart money transfer system.

vonbork 05-02-2020 09:47 AM
My wife received such a call and asked the "young man" to spell his last name. It's Ciacciarelli. End of call.

OrangeBlossomBaby 05-02-2020 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by oneclickplus (Post 1757202)
You can have a little fun. No, you can't identify or email the scammer in these cases. As you probably know, their goal is to get you to "login" to paypal using their fake website; this allows them to capture your ID / password. I always go to their fake website to login. Here are my credentials:

Username: JustWanted@To.Say
password: PhuckYouScammer

I get the satisfaction of knowing that they WILL see this on their server.

Meanwhile, regarding paypal security ... everyone should have 2-factor authentication on all their accounts (all the ones that offer it) such as Amazon, eBay, PayPal, your bank, your brokerage, etc. A code is sent to your phone when you attempt to login which you then have to provide in order to proceed.

Even if some scammer got a password to your account, they are stopped dead because they don't have access to your phone and this one-time code. PLUS, if you get a code on your phone for Paypal (example) and it's not you trying to login, you have an immediate alert that your password has been compromised. But, relax ... nothing urgent ... no need to panic - they can't get in without the code. So, just go change your password after you finish your round of golf and take a shower.

I even put 2-factor on my email. Why? Because email is the primary method for password change / recovery; especially for accounts that don't offer 2-factor (yet). So, even if a hacker tried to do a password reset for my grocery delivery account and even if they had my email password, they could not possibly proceed because they can't even get into my email (no code) to complete the process.
Never go to their fake website. Often within those links are special lines of code that will inject a virus into your computer, or sell your IP info to a scam list that basically tells everyone "hey this person is a sucker who will actually check your website, so go ahead and do your damage."

OhioBuckeye 05-02-2020 09:57 AM
Ohiobuckeye
 
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1756792)
I answered and he said . Hello grandma and he was sniffing and sounding like he was crying. I said......Who is calling please, as I always do, I am hearing impaired. My closed captioning that is a few seconds delayed showed me the caller had called me grandma. No one has ever called me grandma in my family, EVER. I hung up. Be wary...and careful. Anyone who would know you are older and do this on purpose is one awful loser.
Sounds like a scam, I got the same kind of a call 3 or 4 yrs. ago & I did what you did, hung up. I called my daughter & told her about it & she just said, you did hang up on them didn’t you. She said there on vacation & both grandkids have been with her & our son in law for a week. So to anyone that gets this kind of call like this hang up, then call them yourself & see if it was them. Good for you, you did the right thing graciegirl & didn’t get scammed!

Scorpyo 05-02-2020 09:57 AM
Name
 
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Originally Posted by vonbork (Post 1757383)
My wife received such a call and asked the "young man" to spell his last name. It's Ciacciarelli. End of call.
Let me write down the spelling of that typical Irish name so I know how to spell it the next time I call. Lol

Spike380 05-02-2020 10:01 AM
I had that happen to me recently--I have granddogs, horses, rabbits, chickens so I had some fun! I kept saying "oh honey are you all right? Do you need money? It was fun. Then I told him he should be ashamed of trying to scam old people and he hung up so fast I think I saw sparks! BE VIGILANT cause this is a scarey time.

OrangeBlossomBaby 05-02-2020 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by DanBrew (Post 1757240)
Never answer a call that is not in you contacts. When you do, you legitimize your number to these criminals. If it is a call that is important, let them leave a message and then call back.
Not all of my contacts are on my contacts list. I'm still new here to Florida, and my health insurance company sometimes calls me - from an 800 number. That's really very strange, because typically 800-lines aren't intended for outgoing calls. What's even more strange is that now, so many customer service folks are working from home and have a cell phone they're given with a unique phone number so they can do their job. It's not an official company phone number, so you can't look it up. That's the circumstances we're living in at the moment.

So if I'm expecting a call from my doctor's office, or insurance company, or any other place where many people are working from home, I'm going to answer the phone even if I don't recognize it.

If I'm NOT expecting a call - then I might let it go into voice mail.


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