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Anyone receiving possible scam phone calls?
Posted on 6/21/14 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 6/21/14 at 3:54 pm
Twice in the past few weeks I've gotten calls from someone, Dot or Sand, can't tell which, stating someone in South Carolina, has been attempting to hack my computer.
Caller ID shows their number but no name. I told the caller to tell me who it was and I'd hunt him down and whip his arse for him.
I'm not subscribed to any company that would perform such a service.
Anyone else getting these calls?
Caller ID shows their number but no name. I told the caller to tell me who it was and I'd hunt him down and whip his arse for him.
I'm not subscribed to any company that would perform such a service.
Anyone else getting these calls?
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Posted on 6/21/14 at 3:55 pm to Themole
No, but I did get that porn warning that locks your computer.
That was bizarre.
That was bizarre.
Posted on 6/21/14 at 3:57 pm to Themole
Posted on 6/21/14 at 3:58 pm to Themole
I get calls from Jamaica a lot.
I usually try and start a conversation with them. They usually hang up.
I usually try and start a conversation with them. They usually hang up.
Posted on 6/21/14 at 4:03 pm to RebelNutt18
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I get calls from Jamaica a lot.
I usually try and start a conversation with them. They usually hang up.
I actually got a scammer from Nigeria to send me 100 dollars via Western Union.
Posted on 6/21/14 at 4:07 pm to TbirdSpur2010
At least they are Merican!
Posted on 6/21/14 at 8:20 pm to Themole
just enter the phone number in google search
Posted on 6/21/14 at 8:29 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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I actually got a scammer from Nigeria to send me 100 dollars via Western Union.
There sounds like a good story here. And I want to read it
Posted on 6/21/14 at 8:34 pm to Themole
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someone in South Carolina, has been attempting to hack my computer.
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:01 pm to Themole
Haven't got one, but it is a pretty common scam.
Another variation they'll use is to say that they've detected that your computer is about to crash.
If you talk to them, they'll ask you to enable remote desktop or some other remote access method and offer to 'fix' it for you. Sometimes they even have the gall to ask for a small fee (which can be conveniently paid with a debit or credit card over the phone).
LOTS of people fall for it.
Another variation they'll use is to say that they've detected that your computer is about to crash.
If you talk to them, they'll ask you to enable remote desktop or some other remote access method and offer to 'fix' it for you. Sometimes they even have the gall to ask for a small fee (which can be conveniently paid with a debit or credit card over the phone).
LOTS of people fall for it.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 8:59 am to CNB
Posted on 6/22/14 at 7:50 pm to LSUsuperfresh
What happens after they have access to the computer?
Posted on 6/22/14 at 7:54 pm to GoBigOrange86
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There sounds like a good story here. And I want to read it
I got a random Skype add one day and started talking to this guy who said he was a Muslim so he was incapable of lying. (This I laughed at.)
Well, we get to talking and of course the usual scam goes through and he assures me he isn't like the rest and I tell him: "If I'm going to send a large sum of money, I need to know you're a real person. Send me 100 dollars through WU, attach your information and I'll send you 10,000 to ensure my deposit."
I thought surely no one would be that stupid (I have no bank account and live in a foreign country, so I wasn't worried about identity thievery) but sure enough -- 100 dollars by WU. Picked it up and had some fun with it.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 6:16 am to Themole
Yep..a string of calls in north Alabama started about a week ago about debit cards being deactivated and asking to reactivate them
Posted on 6/23/14 at 7:12 am to Themole
Was waiting for the bank to open up the other day, a
man about 65 yrs old was waiting also. We started talking he was there because, he had some company
online work on his windows xp os to get up to date. They got all his banking info. credit card #'s. He said
the bank caught it in about an hr.
man about 65 yrs old was waiting also. We started talking he was there because, he had some company
online work on his windows xp os to get up to date. They got all his banking info. credit card #'s. He said
the bank caught it in about an hr.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:28 am to RebelNutt18
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I get calls from Jamaica a lot. I usually try and start a conversation with them. They usually hang up.
I wouldn't answer them. There was a scam here recently where people were getting calls from Trinidad and if you answered they were charging your bill for it.
Unless I know them, I don't answer. If it's important they can leave a voicemail and I can call back.
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