BEWARE ANOTHER SCAM

[crazyphil]

Got a call a while ago from the "Social Security Administration"
saying there has been some suspected illegal activity on my
account. It was a recorded message that went on to tell me
that if I did not respond my account would be frozen.
I was born in a small town, but I wasn't born yesterday, so I
hung up and called the Idaho Attorney General's Office of
Consumer Protection and reported the call. They of course
confirmed my belief that it is a scam. So, if you happen to get
a call from 240 342 4640 Sandy Springs, MD. BEWARE! The
recording sounds semi-official, so I can imagine some folks
getting scared and scammed. By the way, I asked our Atty
General's Office what they were doing about it. They said
nothing, but the Feds are after them.

 

[dben002]

Thanks !!!!! that kind of information is always helpful........

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

When you say the Feds are after them, I imagine the end of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" where FBI agant assures Indiana Jones that Top Men are working on the Ark and, in the next scene, the "Top Men" label the Ark's crate and roll it out into the giant warehouse.

 

[df06]

Why do you answer the phone if you don’t know the caller?
We have not in years, and I’d estimate 90 percent of the callers don’t leave a VM, so I’m assuming it was not important.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Why do you answer the phone if you don’t know the caller?
We have not in years, and I’d estimate 90 percent of the callers don’t leave a VM, so I’m assuming it was not important.

 

[old bear]

Why do you answer the phone if you don’t know the caller?

Not all of us have caller ID.

I'm about convinced that 90% of all phone calls, today, are dirtball scammers. Sadly many of are of us are at the age, that we were brought up to be trusting. This means we CAN be easy targets for the Low lives out there.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

I like the one I got today from "Quicken Loans"...said my loan application had been processed...My wife had phoned in some more information. Call back 12345, and it would go right to his desk....

My house is paid off, and my wife died in 2001....


DELETE...


Boy, anything for a buck any more.



WuzzFuzz

 

[Onomea]

Got one yesterday from some jerk on a robo call threatening to raise my credit card interest rate if I didn’t do this or that. I hung up. I pay off every month.

Sometimes if I am waiting for a call from an uncertain number — yesterday was my internet supplier; had to schedule online an appointment for me to take their call, for Pete’s sake! — when the above came through.

(So my internet supplier calls up, says how can we help. I say I am unhappy because when I signed up two years ago it was $39 a month. Then last year, with no notice it became $50 something and then this year I just got a notice that it was gonna be $60 something.. Hello? They say, “Oh, your promotion expired.” Anyway, after politely but emphatically expressing my dissatisfaction, they dropped me down to $42 a month for a two year contract. I think they must just assume people won’t notice or whatever.)

 

[427mach1]

I answer every call; you never know when it might be Ed McMahon calling for Publisher's Clearing House.......

 

[fishcreekrim]

I answer every call; you never know when it might be Ed McMahon calling for Publisher's Clearing House.......

I won publishers clearinghouse sweepstakes twice last year.

 

[vytoland]

HINT = do NOT engage with crazies.....

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

I got a call from Google wanting me to sign up. So, in my best country hick voice, I said just what is a google, I've heard the name but have never seen one. Are they good to eat? The woman hung up on me, not helpful at all.

 

[NYlakesider]

That stuff must be in the air!

I just got a very threatening call from the IRS collection agency on my answering machine!. It appears I have not paid attention to their previous calls and letters and unless I contact them by the end of the day, as they say I own them a lot of money a arrest warrant will be issued.

Well If I suddenly disappear from here best bet I will be in Leavenworth.

 

[vytoland]

That stuff must be in the air!

I just got a very threatening call from the IRS collection agency on my answering machine!. It appears I have not paid attention to their previous calls and letters and unless I contact them by the end of the day, as they say I own them a lot of money a arrest warrant will be issued.

Well If I suddenly disappear from here best bet I will be in Leavenworth.

we will come and visit you with a birthday cake and a hack saw.....

 

[NYlakesider]

we will come and visit you with a birthday cake and a hack saw.....

Thank you very much, any chance you could get me a road map also, never been there before!

 

[rwsmith]

That's not a solution for me....

Why do you answer the phone if you don’t know the caller?
We have not in years, and I’d estimate 90 percent of the callers don’t leave a VM, so I’m assuming it was not important.

In doing daily business and with medical stuff I have a lot of people calling me that haven't called me before that are perfectly legitimate. If my phone says 'Suspected Spam' that's one thing, but other than that I have to answer every call.

 

[Tom K]

I have received many, many calls (that went to voice mail because I don't answer unknown numbers) letting me know that this was my last chance to lower my interest rates, or some such. Oh well!

 

[DWalt]

I never answer my phone, all calls go to voice mail. Last week I had four calls from "the IRS" saying they had issued a warrant for my arrest because I owed the IRS money, and local law enforcement would be there arrest me shortly unless I called some number to make arrangements to pay it. In every case it was a very robotic artificial voice on the line. Had it have been a real voice I would have picked up and gone through my standard conversation with such scum. I enjoy doing it.

Several years ago I was getting almost daily threatening robocalls from a collection agency in Atlanta. After awhile, it got very annoying as I have no debts. I did report that to the Federal consumer financial protection agency and they actually got it stopped. If you ever get calls from a collection agency, the first rule is to never answer, but if you forget the first rule, the second rule is to never talk to them under any circumstances.

 

[rwsmith]

Reminds me of 'Paper Moon'....

I like the one I got today from "Quicken Loans"...said my loan application had been processed...My wife had phoned in some more information. Call back 12345, and it would go right to his desk....

My house is paid off, and my wife died in 2001....


DELETE...


Boy, anything for a buck any more.



WuzzFuzz

Ryan O'Neal would peruse the obits for people that died and go to their house and tell the people that the a special bible had been ordered and generally the people would accept it as a lost token of their lost one.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Not all of us have caller ID.

I'm about convinced that 90% of all phone calls, today, are dirtball scammers. Sadly many of are of us are at the age, that we were brought up to be trusting. This means we CAN be easy targets for the Low lives out there.

Well, I don't HAVE caller ID. Cause I just don't wanna pay for it . Of course I have not answered my house phone in years. You want to call me.....call my cell phone. (my office rolls over to it when I'm not there). If you don't know my cell phone number or are not a client trying to reach me.....then I have no need nor do I want to talk to you-nothing personal it's just that my life is better that way. Shrug...