The same scams can be run via landline, email, text or a hacked web site page so stay vigilant.I've no phone, so I can't be scammed.
But, I also known nothing about any of the scams. If I ever get a phone, I might be in trouble.
This happened to DH a few years ago.Amazon, PayPal, Ebay, etc usually have an email address you can forward them to. I got a few of those not to long ago. Report them as fishing after you forward them.
Anything that says you owe money or can obtain money and requires any personal information on you............hang up.
That's all that needs to be said.
You can always hover your mouse or tap and hold instead of tapping on link to see where it actually goes to.Never click a link in an email or text.
spoof@paypal.com. Just forward the entire spam Email.This happened to DH a few years ago.
They were very helpful at PayPal, but it did take an afternoon getting it all sorted out.
And yes, they did ask him to forward the offending email.
Thank you for your concern. I'm still here as you can see.
Dobbin
That's not a bad idea, but it is still better to type in the website address yourself. Sometimes, the scammers can fool you with something that looks legit, but isn't.You can always hover your mouse or tap and hold instead of tapping on link to see where it actually goes to.
I got that very same email. Didn't call, just checked my Amazon account. Never showed up in any fashion.I received a text message on my phone that an order to Amazon had been placed and my Visa card would be debited $1685.00 dollars in the next 8 hours. Then there was a number to call if this wasn't me to stop the payment. I didn't call the number.
I always check obits first thing in the morning. If I don’t find my name, I get up and have breakfast.My folks have one great barrier when it comes to such chicanery. Their use of the computer is largely limited to reading obituaries, keeping up with church service information, and making grocery lists.
Anything more complex than that, they ask ME to do it.
I always check obits first thing in the morning. If I don’t find my name, I get up and have breakfast.
Latest scam was a call from Lewiston, NY and someone claiming to be Customs and Border Patrol. Heavy west African dialect/accent. Once he said be was CBP, I said 'Its about damn time. I've called your office 6 times already. I got 25 illegals locked up in my barn and if someone doesn't come and get them soon, I'll be forced to bust a cap on them and toss them back over the fence.'
For some reason, it got real quiet on the other end. Then the guy stammered out that it was a different department that handled that and then he hung up.
Imagine that.
If he even knew where I lived, he would know that I'm closer to Canada than Mexico.
My favorite one was claiming my grandson was in jail in Mexico and I needed to send $500 to bail him out.
An oldish one - it was probably just your turnI received a text message on my phone that an order to Amazon had been placed and my Visa card would be debited $1685.00 dollars in the next 8 hours. Then there was a number to call if this wasn't me to stop the payment. I didn't call the number.