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Post by 1dave on Mar 25, 2021 10:46:55 GMT -5
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Post by greig on Mar 25, 2021 11:17:08 GMT -5
What a complicated scam. However, no matter how fun sending a package with fart and glitter might be, if we did that in Canada, it would be us in trouble with police.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 26, 2021 9:11:52 GMT -5
I'm really impressed by how much GOOD he and other YTers are doing. I've seen the guy who talks like an old lady before. Pretty funny stuff.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Mar 26, 2021 14:20:56 GMT -5
What a complicated scam. However, no matter how fun sending a package with fart and glitter might be, if we did that in Canada, it would be us in trouble with police. I know this is long, but you may find it informative.
Speaking of scammers... I'm also amazed that otherwise intelligent people will fall for those - and any other - kinds of online scams. Until it almost happened to me.
In February, I signed up for an Amazon Prime trial subscription. (We planned on watching Prime Video as we had turned off our cable.) I was already planning on signing up for real, so when the trial period was almost up, I just let it continue. Before the allotted time had expired though, Amazon was already charging me a monthly charge, which I think was something like $14. My intention was to pay annually, comes out around $9 a month. Out of the blue, a guy with a heavy Indian accent calls (boiler room sounds in the background), saying he is from Amazon, and starts talking about the Amazon Prime subscription. I told him I had intended to pay for it annually, but they kind of jumped the gun on me.
So he says he'll credit back the wrong charge, then I could make the correct payment either through him, or their website. He said the easiest way to credit me, was to sign into Amazon, then go into something in the menu, and download something. Can't remember exactly what it was in the menu, or the name of the file. BUT I SAW IT WAS AN EXECUTABLE FILE!! I said, you want me to download that to my computer?!! He said it was safe, there'd be no problem. I said, do you think I am stupid?!! There's got to be some other way to do this. He assured me it was safe, gave me his name, the name of his supervisor, I think even his badge number. His direct phone number, another phone number.
By this time, I was sure he was up to something, so I never called him back. Immediately, I was able to get refunded by myself on Amazon's website, and also pay the annual amount as well. Everything going smoothly now.
No telling where this scam would have gone, but the less people that know my banking / credit card info, the better. Or maybe the .exe file would have installed a virus, or loaded something on my computer making him able to steal my information. So easy to fall into the trap. He seemed so legit. In the future, I'll never chastise another "older" person about being tricked and scammed out of money.
At least I wasted more than a half hour of his time, lol!
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Post by Rockindad on Mar 26, 2021 15:22:46 GMT -5
What a complicated scam. However, no matter how fun sending a package with fart and glitter might be, if we did that in Canada, it would be us in trouble with police. I know this is long, but you may find it informative.
Speaking of scammers... I'm also amazed that otherwise intelligent people will fall for those - and any other - kinds of online scams. Until it almost happened to me.
In February, I signed up for an Amazon Prime trial subscription. (We planned on watching Prime Video as we had turned off our cable.) I was already planning on signing up for real, so when the trial period was almost up, I just let it continue. Before the allotted time had expired though, Amazon was already charging me a monthly charge, which I think was something like $14. My intention was to pay annually, comes out around $9 a month. Out of the blue, a guy with a heavy Indian accent calls (boiler room sounds in the background), saying he is from Amazon, and starts talking about the Amazon Prime subscription. I told him I had intended to pay for it annually, but they kind of jumped the gun on me.
So he says he'll credit back the wrong charge, then I could make the correct payment either through him, or their website. He said the easiest way to credit me, was to sign into Amazon, then go into something in the menu, and download something. Can't remember exactly what it was in the menu, or the name of the file. BUT I SAW IT WAS AN EXECUTABLE FILE!! I said, you want me to download that to my computer?!! He said it was safe, there'd be no problem. I said, do you think I am stupid?!! There's got to be some other way to do this. He assured me it was safe, gave me his name, the name of his supervisor, I think even his badge number. His direct phone number, another phone number.
By this time, I was sure he was up to something, so I never called him back. Immediately, I was able to get refunded by myself on Amazon's website, and also pay the annual amount as well. Everything going smoothly now.
No telling where this scam would have gone, but the less people that know my banking / credit card info, the better. Or maybe the .exe file would have installed a virus, or loaded something on my computer making him able to steal my information. So easy to fall into the trap. He seemed so legit. In the future, I'll never chastise another "older" person about being tricked and scammed out of money.
At least I wasted more than a half hour of his time, lol!
It's not too hard to imagine that if they got this far with you how they can take advantage of so many others who are not as computer savvy. I was just contacted by a "law firm" in December saying they were hired to sue me for debt owed on a credit card but they could settle now, over the phone, for $2500. This was for an account that I had closed out ten years ago. After the initial shock wore off and logic took over there was nothing to worry about on my end but I wonder how many people they got to "settle". Even with a low success rate it would be an extremely profitable endeavor. The language and hard sell tactics that were used are meant to drive up panic, how many people are going to cough up the money because they are scared and want this "problem" to go away? Al
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 26, 2021 19:17:59 GMT -5
What a complicated scam. However, no matter how fun sending a package with fart and glitter might be, if we did that in Canada, it would be us in trouble with police. I know this is long, but you may find it informative.
Speaking of scammers... I'm also amazed that otherwise intelligent people will fall for those - and any other - kinds of online scams. Until it almost happened to me.
In February, I signed up for an Amazon Prime trial subscription. (We planned on watching Prime Video as we had turned off our cable.) I was already planning on signing up for real, so when the trial period was almost up, I just let it continue. Before the allotted time had expired though, Amazon was already charging me a monthly charge, which I think was something like $14. My intention was to pay annually, comes out around $9 a month. Out of the blue, a guy with a heavy Indian accent calls (boiler room sounds in the background), saying he is from Amazon, and starts talking about the Amazon Prime subscription. I told him I had intended to pay for it annually, but they kind of jumped the gun on me.
So he says he'll credit back the wrong charge, then I could make the correct payment either through him, or their website. He said the easiest way to credit me, was to sign into Amazon, then go into something in the menu, and download something. Can't remember exactly what it was in the menu, or the name of the file. BUT I SAW IT WAS AN EXECUTABLE FILE!! I said, you want me to download that to my computer?!! He said it was safe, there'd be no problem. I said, do you think I am stupid?!! There's got to be some other way to do this. He assured me it was safe, gave me his name, the name of his supervisor, I think even his badge number. His direct phone number, another phone number.
By this time, I was sure he was up to something, so I never called him back. Immediately, I was able to get refunded by myself on Amazon's website, and also pay the annual amount as well. Everything going smoothly now.
No telling where this scam would have gone, but the less people that know my banking / credit card info, the better. Or maybe the .exe file would have installed a virus, or loaded something on my computer making him able to steal my information. So easy to fall into the trap. He seemed so legit. In the future, I'll never chastise another "older" person about being tricked and scammed out of money.
At least I wasted more than a half hour of his time, lol!
Did you alert Amazon that someone was using their website to scam their customers? How did this guy even get your phone number or know your trial subscription was up? Perhaps a real employee of Amazon using the system for their own nefarious purpose. That scares the bejesus outta me.
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Post by Pat on Mar 26, 2021 20:01:11 GMT -5
What a fun job!!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Mar 26, 2021 20:28:29 GMT -5
Did you alert Amazon that someone was using their website to scam their customers? How did this guy even get your phone number or know your trial subscription was up? Perhaps a real employee of Amazon using the system for their own nefarious purpose. That scares the bejesus outta me. Sadly, I did not. I think I didn't believe it actually happened until a few days later. I had to be mistaken, began to question myself. This is what is happening in the world these days, your actions are constantly being watched, your actions judged. Then some would end up calling you a whistle blower, a Janet, or, God forbid, a racist! Know what I mean? People are always trying to get in your head. Then I wondered what if he was actually legit, and I would basically be accusing him of a crime. But my spidey sense was tingling, pretty sure he was a scammer. I was also thinking he was an actual employee from Amazon, too. Then I started making up reasons not to call, figured he gave me a bogus name, as well as all the other info. I could not even begin to retrace the steps he had me do on the Amazon website. Everyone just needs to realize that this shit is going on out there, and to protect themselves, stay safe.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 27, 2021 8:37:06 GMT -5
Did you alert Amazon that someone was using their website to scam their customers? How did this guy even get your phone number or know your trial subscription was up? Perhaps a real employee of Amazon using the system for their own nefarious purpose. That scares the bejesus outta me. Sadly, I did not. I think I didn't believe it actually happened until a few days later. I had to be mistaken, began to question myself. This is what is happening in the world these days, your actions are constantly being watched, your actions judged. Then some would end up calling you a whistle blower, a Janet, or, God forbid, a racist! Know what I mean? People are always trying to get in your head. Then I wondered what if he was actually legit, and I would basically be accusing him of a crime. But my spidey sense was tingling, pretty sure he was a scammer. I was also thinking he was an actual employee from Amazon, too. Then I started making up reasons not to call, figured he gave me a bogus name, as well as all the other info. I could not even begin to retrace the steps he had me do on the Amazon website. Everyone just needs to realize that this shit is going on out there, and to protect themselves, stay safe. I totally get you. I'm glad your spidey sense kicked in and you listened to it because this just stinks to high heaven.
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Post by 1dave on Mar 27, 2021 10:34:45 GMT -5
I can't hear well enough anymore to answer the phone so my wife always answers. Now as soon as she hears "BLEEP" she hangs up. So . . . Let's just keep on dancing.
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