JustDave
Well-known Member
There is nothing scary about it. You are reading something into these replies that isn't there.
Does anyone get many scams on their cell phones?
- Thread starter oscash
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Sometimes the scammers miss their intended affect because of the generation gap I think …. and being foreign.
I don’t get their phone calls, as my phone will say Scam Likely, and those calls go into trash. I only answer calls from my contact list.
But text messages come thru … maybe a few a week. And they sure get creative to try and get you to reply….
… everything from demands for money for traffic/toll road fines and past due bills I never heard of,
They attempted a large charge on my Apple Pay account - - only I don’t have an Apple Pay account.
They make up tracking codes for USPS packages and those appear in the Post Office delivery info., then POOF. … then they offer free gift .. just click the link
They offered me a great deal on Christmas photos of my children …. just click link …
“My children” are in their 50’s-60’s.
The way they word things, I can tell it’s from another country …. they haven't figured out how Americans speak.
I don’t get their phone calls, as my phone will say Scam Likely, and those calls go into trash. I only answer calls from my contact list.
But text messages come thru … maybe a few a week. And they sure get creative to try and get you to reply….
… everything from demands for money for traffic/toll road fines and past due bills I never heard of,
They attempted a large charge on my Apple Pay account - - only I don’t have an Apple Pay account.
They make up tracking codes for USPS packages and those appear in the Post Office delivery info., then POOF. … then they offer free gift .. just click the link
They offered me a great deal on Christmas photos of my children …. just click link …
“My children” are in their 50’s-60’s.
The way they word things, I can tell it’s from another country …. they haven't figured out how Americans speak.
Dr. Jekyll
Member
- Location
- Florida
The topic seems to go in waves. For the last few months I've gotten a ton of voicemails and text from "so and so" at "something tax advisors" noting that I seem to have some tax related issues that they will be happy to help me with.
While we still lived in Atlanta, we had months of people calling wanting to know if we wanted to sell our abandoned gas station property in some podunk town in middle Georgia.
I have also gotten all the standard ones, about past due tolls, failing to show for jury duty etc.
While we still lived in Atlanta, we had months of people calling wanting to know if we wanted to sell our abandoned gas station property in some podunk town in middle Georgia.
I have also gotten all the standard ones, about past due tolls, failing to show for jury duty etc.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I don't answer calls from unknown callers. If it's important they'll leave a message. Other than my medical group, almost nobody calls without texting first to find out if it's a convenient time.
I ignore texts from people I don't know.
I ignore texts from people I don't know.
Jules
SF VIP
Watch out for this one.
For a couple of months my husband has been included on a text chain. A friendly group based on the nonsense. “Let us know…, we’re all going to discuss…, etc” He can delete each one but can’t block or report them because it’s a group of numbers. They’re just a nuisance.
For a couple of months my husband has been included on a text chain. A friendly group based on the nonsense. “Let us know…, we’re all going to discuss…, etc” He can delete each one but can’t block or report them because it’s a group of numbers. They’re just a nuisance.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
Can't he "leave" the text chain? My phones offer that option.
Imogene
Senior Member
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
I got involved in a text chain, without my knowledge, when a neighbor‘s dog disappeared.
I don’t remember how I did it, but I did manage to release my number from the text chain, so it is possible.
Jules
SF VIP
He’s not part of it. It’s fake. If he acknowledges them, they‘ll know they have a real possible sucker. It seems to have slowed down.
If you have a "smart phone," which most cell phones are, you can program it to block all calls that are not from someone on your contact list. They can leave a voice mail message, but your phone doesn't ring, and you can see the number of the caller and call them back any time you wish. That has made a tremendous difference to me.
You can also program your phone to not ring between certain hours. I have mine turned off every night. It turns itself on at 8 AM (my choice of time). Any modern cell phone is under the control of the owner.
You can also program your phone to not ring between certain hours. I have mine turned off every night. It turns itself on at 8 AM (my choice of time). Any modern cell phone is under the control of the owner.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I do the same. Only calls from people my emergency call list will ring through. That list is limited to my kids, siblings, a couple of neighbors, my closest friends and my alarm monitoring company.