A slightly different scam attempt today

[djohns6]

I haven't been through a toll booth in over 30 years . Somehow I still have unpaid tolls ...

 

[DWalt]

A couple of years ago I nearly fell for an elaborate phone scam. When the scammer started talking about me paying with Bitcoin, I quickly came to my senses before any damage was done. I consider that anything having to do with Bitcoin must be a scam.

 

[oldbrownhat]

This just posted by our local RCMP:

Two reports have been received over the past week of people trying to use a common gold scam in Mission. In one case, the suspects were using a black Cadillac Escalade with Washington State license plates, while a white Dodge Durango was used another time. This scam typically involves a male and female – sometimes even with children – who approach people in a mall parking lot, claiming to have lost their wallet or otherwise suffered some recent tragedy. The suspects ask for cash, and offer to sell an item of (fake) gold or other jewelry in exchange. The suspects will ask for hundreds or even thousands of dollars, and will often encourage the kind-hearted individual to use a nearby ATM machine to withdraw additional cash for the transaction. The offenders then leave with a sum of cash, while the victim is left with a worthless piece of jewelry. Anyone being approached in this sort of manner should decline and immediately report the incident to police, to help keep others from being taken advantage of.

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

About 45 minutes ago I got a call saying that my credit card had been suspended (?). I told the person on the other end that I didn't believe in or have credit cards. He then asked why. I told him because of scammers! He kept on obviously reading from a card or script and asked for my name, social security number AND any bank account numbers I had "to be certain". I told him I didn't give out that kind of information. He ended the call with a hindi curse word and hung up.

My favorite is still Ranger Smith with the Harris County Dept of Highway Patrol but I've already wrote that here in the past and won't again although it still makes me smile.

Scammers are becoming smarter and more belligerent and threatening just like the panhandlers on the street these days.

 

[Walkin Horse]

I assume that like me, many of you have received a text(s) or email from some toll road authority demanding payment for an unpaid toll, and also like me, just deleted them. However I just received a text from the Texas DMV (it said) saying I had an unpaid traffic ticket, and If I did not pay it immediately by submitting a credit card to some email address, they would cancel my vehicle registration, destroy my credit, and get a warrant for my arrest. Could be believable if I had an unpaid ticket but I don't. It was sent from a Philippines country code (63). I looked it up, and this scam variation started this year. It is just a way to steal credit card information.

Did you by chance ,recently make a credit card transaction with DMV? I renewed my registration Thursday night for my truck and bike. Yesterday I received the exact same threat. Either there's a leak in the payment method or the scam is spreading like the measles.

 

[DWalt]

In fact I did. Renewed registration online to Texas DMV for one vehicle in February.

 

[decuerno]

I recently re-newed a software subscription….and only a day or so later rec'd an email that stated my CC had been declined…and had spaces-on-the-email-form to "fill in" another CC so they could process the charge.

It was a scam, of course. (don't know how they got the info I'd recently re-newed the subscription…or if it was merely a "guess")

I've had a similar matter on a PayPal acct. And my friend had a magazine subscription renewal-scam attempted.

"Be wary. Vewwy, Vewwy, Wary." - Elmer Fudd

 

[bigggbbruce]

The biggest scam I have heard is when you answer a phone call from a scammer, they use your voice and call your family using your phone number and voice to scam them.

I rarely answer my phone. Leave a message, if I feel like it, I'll call you back.

 

[Walkin Horse]

In fact I did. Renewed registration online to Texas DMV for one vehicle in February.

I used the private secret payment method, I think it's called Evalon to process the card transaction.

 

[65-2x2]

I would text them back with, "You will never take me alive!"

 

[SFury79]

For a while I was receiving notices that I had unpaid tolls. Supposedly they were from the Wisconsin DMV. I live in Wisconsin and was really confused for a bit after the first one.

Why? There are no toll roads in the state...

Needless to say, I was not a victim of anything.

 

[VincentW]

I assume that like me, many of you have received a text(s) or email from some toll road authority demanding payment for an unpaid toll, and also like me, just deleted them. However I just received a text from the Texas DMV (it said) saying I had an unpaid traffic ticket, and If I did not pay it immediately by submitting a credit card to some email address, they would cancel my vehicle registration, destroy my credit, and get a warrant for my arrest. Could be believable if I had an unpaid ticket but I don't. It was sent from a Philippines country code (63). I looked it up, and this scam variation started this year. It is just a way to steal credit card information.

Delete them, block anyone that is not in your contact list. Your life will get much easier.
To delete unknown callers and messages on iOS and Android devices, follow these steps:

On iOS:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and select Phone.
3. Tap Silence Unknown Callers and toggle the switch to enable it. This will send calls from unknown numbers directly to voicemail.
4. To block specific numbers, open the Phone app, go to Recents, tap the Info icon next to the number, and select Block this Caller.
5. For messages, open the Messages app, tap the conversation with the unknown sender, then tap the sender's name or number at the top. Select Block this Caller.

On Android:

1. Open the Phone app.
2. Tap the three-dot menu and select Settings.
3. Look for the option to block unknown callers. On Samsung devices, enable Block numbers and Block calls from unknown numbers. On Pixel devices, go to Blocked numbers and turn on Unknown.
4. To block specific numbers, go to the call history, tap the number, and select Block or Report as Spam.
5. For messages, open the Messages app, tap and hold the conversation with the unknown sender, then select Block or Delete.

These steps will help you manage unwanted calls and messages effectively.