Another Scam I Almost Fell For

JustDave

JustDave

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Costco Members Are Being Targeted By Phishing Emails & Scammed Out Of Money

In fact, my Costco membership did recently expire. Then I got this ad, which looked real and said I qualified for a 90 day free loyalty extension. But I would have to give out credit card information, which sounds OK (because it's Costco, right?). The creativity of these scammers amazes me.
 

I don’t think you can follow a email, just like a cell phone call.
best to delete and if you want to check call or email the known source not the email guide.

I don’t believe the different polls either. Editor's are all in the ground. You know who honestly checks a fact checker spin, another fact checker & their spin.
 

Not this type of scam, but another scammer claimed to be from the fraud department of my SIL's bank within the past week. Hubby told her to go directly to the bank immediately & talk a banker in person telling them what was going on with supposed fraudulent activity on her account & DO NOT TALK TO WHOEVER WAS ON THE PHONE AGAIN.

Well, she went to the bank the next day & DID NOT talk to anyone about the phone calls. Instead, she withdrew $3,000 from her account & posted that in the outside ATM at her bank to the account number they scammer gave her. I'm still trying to piece together her story, but everything screamed scam from the first call to him.

Now it's the bank fault for her loosing money :eek:. She did file a report with local LE, but that money is gone.
 
I almost got caught out in a scam as well. I was on FB and I clicked a RED coloured icon saying that I had messages. Anyways immediately on my laptop screen appeared a Microsoft alert message saying that I have been locked out of my account and to call the number on the screen immediately and it was a person's voice telling me this. It looked so real to me but I decided just to shut down my computer completely and wait a couple of minutes. So I went back on and it was not there anymore. Then I googled Microsoft "alert locked out of account" and Microsoft said they would never lock you out of your account.
 
LoveTulips said:
I almost got caught out in a scam as well. I was on FB and I clicked a RED coloured icon saying that I had messages. Anyways immediately on my laptop screen appeared a Microsoft alert message saying that I have been locked out of my account and to call the number on the screen immediately and it was a person's voice telling me this. It looked so real to me but I decided just to shut down my computer completely and wait a couple of minutes. So I went back on and it was not there anymore. Then I googled Microsoft "alert locked out of account" and Microsoft said they would never lock you out of your account.
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That happened to Mrs. Hazy one time. We did the same thing and turned off the computer, then back on after a while and it was okay.
 
I almost fell for a Facebook-related scam. I'd set up a throwaway account so I could keep tabs on my son (long story). When I went to delete it I couldn't remember the password. I very stupidly looked for, and called, a phone number I found online that was supposed to be a Meta helpline. (What was I thinking?? Meta is so huge, of course they don't have a helpline.) I got on the line with some scammer who tried to get me to download malware on my phone. I finally caught on at the last minute and hung up.

Whew! I've always been so careful about phishing, malware, and scammers. I can't believe I was so dumb.

I spent the next several weeks adding to my online protection—which is already quite strong given the amount of online activity I have to engage in for my work—changing passwords, setting up two-factor authentification on the accounts that didn't already have it, etc.
 
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look at every directional distance & figure out the end with no regret it.
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bowmore said:
My wife just got an e-mail that she bought a pistol and ammunition through Paypal.. It also had a link yo a Docusign document.
Needless to say. it was deleted.
This is the first timke I have seen the handgun scam.
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I can say with certainty that scam isn't happening in Canada. With a population of over 40 million people, there are only about 7000 hand gun permits in this country. Those are issued to Canadians who work in the far north, as trappers, guides, exploration crews, or bush pilots. They are allowed to have a hand gun as protection against bears and other wild animals. In Canada, even our "off duty Police officers " are not normally armed. Rifle and shotgun ownership requires an extensive RCMP background check, that takes at least 6 months, then a safe hunting course, then a license MAY be issued.

No one in Canada can carry a hand gun in public, except "On duty Police, Canadian Armed Forces members, or On Duty Armored cash truck guards. " It works for us. JIM.
 
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Fed Ex lost my package, but I have no undelivered packages right now. It could be something from someone else, I suppose. But here's the thing. They want to give me a gift worth $100. I didn't respond.
 
JustDave said:
Fed Ex lost my package, but I have no undelivered packages right now. It could be something from someone else, I suppose. But here's the thing. They want to give me a gift worth $100. I didn't respond.
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Ah, the scammers moved to FedEx. I used to get these for UPS... I track everything I order closely and know where my deliveries are at all times. The big "tell" for me is when they say something really dumb like "if this isn't your package, click here." Yeah right! :ROFLMAO: Someone needs to go back to Scammer School and take How to Not Give Yourself Away 101. 🤭

I guess lesson one would be learning that UPS or FedEx aren't going to contact us via email so they probably should find a new hobby. :rolleyes:
 
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Received an unknown number text message which stated a fraud alert had been placed on my (only) credit card and to call "this" number. I called the number on the back of my credit card and they said, "No, not us." Just out of curiosity, I called the number in the text. It was a recording that sounded amazingly!!! like the recording by the real card company. Lots of emphasis on security. The big difference is that it asked me to enter the entire card number, not just the last four numbers. Truly, that recording sounded real. Some scammers are getting better at it.
 
Imogene said:
I am skittish about e-mails, I delete almost everything - including those that probably are from my bank but How do I know for sure🫣🫣
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I've thought about this too. As they keep getting better at impersonating legitimate companies and as I keep ignoring potential scams, when will I eventually delete an actual overdue notice, summons to jury duty, or another important message? I guess that's just going to be inevitable, and I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. But I'm not going to respond to anything I'm not expecting.

I believe government and law could take this more seriously. They tell us it's too hard, but why should I believe that? Maybe it is maybe not, but these criminals are getting away with fraud on a massive level that is continually getting more massive.
 

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