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Posted By: coonman220

Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 09:11 PM

I get these with extended warranty to sell, claim there irs an I go jail with threats, just got 1 claim Amazon acct was hacked with fraud for $220, I went off on him on phone as not good mood an hate people make living with ripoffs, told him that I should report u to law ax ripoff thieves, anyone know what they do on these calls to scam u ? He hung up
Posted By: GREENCOUNTYPETE

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 09:23 PM

yup , they want to sell you an extension to your non existent warranty , get you to pay them for it ,get your CC number and all your info. then it is not there when you need it

IRS scam verify your SS number for them , then they have it and ID fraud

you can report them to the law , few if any are even in the USA they spoof some other legit phone number

had some one calling saying they were from the Gov the caller ID showed the local hospital , you can report but not much the law is likely to do

the FBI should investigate some of these , it would be great to see some of them get shut down , I mean really it couldn't be any more of a waste than the garbage they spent the last 4 years investigating.
Posted By: Bob Jameson

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 09:26 PM

Just had our business credit card hacked a week ago after 37 years of use. Someone in Russia tried to make dozens of purchases with it. Thank goodness they noticed the unusual card use and shut our card off and sent us new ones.
Posted By: ~ADC~

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 09:27 PM

Get a call blocking app if it's not built in to your phone. It sends all calls not in your contacts straight to voicemail. It never rings. They can leave a voicemail if its a legitimate caller and you can call them back. It rings as normal if its someone from your contacts list.
Posted By: Providence Farm

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 09:28 PM

Just don't answer calls you don't recognize the number of useless your expecting a call.
Posted By: lee steinmeyer

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 09:43 PM

My wife got scammed out of 757 dollers about a month ago, on that Amazon rip off. They called saying it was amazon and someone was trying to buy 4000 dollars worth of apple crap and suggested she call the company. That should have been her tip off right there, I would have said, well transfer my call! Somehow they put their number up instead of amazons number on amazons website. She called that number and got this "supervisor". He led her through all kinds of hoops, and got her card numbers by saying they had to cancell out the old security, and now give me the sttuff to set up your new security on your acct. One card worked, the bank let them do it, they tried on the other card, but that bank wouldn't let them use it. The one she talked to had a pakastani accent, and he was working with a mexican.They used western Union to pick up the money. My wife thinks Western Union is in on it, but I'm not so sure, but whoever works there prolly is. I don't understand why our all powerful government, who claim they can handle anything, can't do something about these jerks!
Posted By: Wanna Be

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 09:51 PM

I just got called telling me if I break down and get stranded on the highway it’s my own fault because they have called for almost a year now trying to get me to extend my factory warranty.
Posted By: trapdog1

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 10:26 PM

Just start screaming into the phone every time it rings.
Posted By: GREENCOUNTYPETE

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Wanna Be
I just got called telling me if I break down and get stranded on the highway it’s my own fault because they have called for almost a year now trying to get me to extend my factory warranty.



well I say , how . I say how , well just how is it that a Warrantee is going to keep me from getting broken down on the side of the road. (fog horn leg horn voice) whell I say are you telling me your warranty is going to do all thepreventative maintince and inspection on this here automobile before I go out every time. well just how is it?



they keep asking what I have for a vehicle , if you say well I have a few. then start with old ones , they say no no no do you have anything newer , well yes I do , move up a year or so. by car 6 or so they get really frustrated when you haven't left the 1990s this has actually turned into a source of entertainment,

you can invent a stutter , or talk like fog horn leghorn , no cussing this is clean fun , fake yell at your fake kids in the the back ground

how long can you keep them on the line or how fast can you get them to hang-up or if you can tell they are not a native English speaker few are , make them repeat them selves 3 times with everything they say , come again ? could you speak clearer please ? I just have such a hard time with your accent where did you say your form again?

Posted By: lee steinmeyer

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by trapdog1
Just start screaming into the phone every time it rings.

Don't work, it's always a recording.
Posted By: GREENCOUNTYPETE

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by lee steinmeyer
Originally Posted by trapdog1
Just start screaming into the phone every time it rings.

Don't work, it's always a recording.



you have to push a button and wait to get to a person to play with
Posted By: The Beav

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/15/21 11:45 PM

I may have to try that. They called twice today.
Posted By: Boco

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/16/21 12:32 AM

Throw away your phone.
Posted By: Outbackbob48

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/16/21 12:39 AM

Boco's, got it
Posted By: beaverpeeler

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/16/21 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by Boco
Throw away your phone.

I can always count on Boco for the most common sense solutions! grin
Posted By: LLtrapper

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/16/21 12:47 AM

Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
Originally Posted by Boco
Throw away your phone.

I can always count on Boco for the most common sense solutions! grin


I wish he would throw his computer away. laugh LLL
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/16/21 12:51 AM

Dang that sucks. Remember, the IRS sends letters, they don’t call.
Posted By: trapperEd

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/16/21 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by DelawareRob
Dang that sucks. Remember, the IRS sends letters, they don’t call.


Oh Really -- In the past I have had them call me a few times. They had all my information right and wanted to send me my refund.
It was several thousand dollars. I said that sounds great, but what if you found out that I got the refund and you sent another one.

He said we are going to come and get it back. Oh, I did have the file near me and told him when I got the refund. End of case.

Another time they called and asked "Are you going to file a tax return this year" My answer Oh yes it's been 3 years. I found out
You better file that 4th year or they are after you. The other thing is you better have a refund coming each year you missed or you
are going to get whopped with a Big Penalty.
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Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Scam artist calls on cell ph - 02/16/21 03:10 AM

Originally Posted by trapperEd
Originally Posted by DelawareRob
Dang that sucks. Remember, the IRS sends letters, they don’t call.


Oh Really -- In the past I have had them call me a few times. They had all my information right and wanted to send me my refund.
It was several thousand dollars. I said that sounds great, but what if you found out that I got the refund and you sent another one.

He said we are going to come and get it back. Oh, I did have the file near me and told him when I got the refund. End of case.

Another time they called and asked "Are you going to file a tax return this year" My answer Oh yes it's been 3 years. I found out
You better file that 4th year or they are after you. The other thing is you better have a refund coming each year you missed or you
are going to get whopped with a Big Penalty.
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