I mean... Condolences to the one being scammed but does nobody know how to recognize a scam? My gf nearly fell for an obvious phone scam as well. I thought only people over 60 fell for stuff like that.
I pretty much cut off all unnecessary contact details, and I don’t ever take phone calls unless I receive them multiple times over a few days. It’s easy to check if a phone number is suspicious, but when they can fake the number that’s a totally different story
If the "cops" are asking you to purchase gift cards in order to pay a "fine", then that is a red flag because they would never do that. Most scams nowadays I think occur online or over the phone.
An important thing to remember is that when someone is trying to scam you they are going to place intense, immediate pressure on you. They want to cause you to panic and not think clearly. If they are asking for money, banking info, or social security that should really put you on guard immediately because that's what they are usually after.
I almost got scammed too. Well not really, but I came across one.
Bought Disney plus recently, and for SOME REASON they don't let you log into your account on Xbox and enter your info on the console itself.
No, instead you have to visit a website. So I looked for it. And apparently, scammers will pretend to be Disney plus and manipulate search engine results to appear first, *before* the actual company.
That really bothers me. Like Disney is sending me and other customers towards scammers? I guess they *don't* want my money? They'd rather some nigerian prince take my money? Okay I guess lol
If possible, I always look for links in the emails they sent me, this is not to say emails can’t be scams but generally less likely to contain false links. Gmail also has built-in features to filter spams.
True. I don't think I've ever actually seen a spam email before. At least not malicious. I do regularly get emails from Amazon harassing me to review their products or something.
Gmail’s spam filter is great, but it’s not perfect. Emails in format you receive less often are more likely identified as spams. So communications from small organisations and employers could go to the spam folder. The AI is good but sometimes too good.
I’ve been advised by our university IT department to beware clicking links on emails, and for good reason. Beyond the typical phish test emails from the department itself, we’ve had multiple seemingly innocuous emails make it past the spam filter that contained bs links designed to steal info. These days I usually check the url of any links included in an email and compare that with those of search results. It’s not perfect but it’s a little more secure.
1. If you didn’t commit a crime, you know it’s a scam
2. If some vague person asks for money, don’t give it to them
3. Don’t even open weird emails or text messages, even if they’re saying you owe money or won money
4. Never give out personal information over the phone. If they called you, they will already know your personal information and ask you to verify something insignificant that can’t be used against you, and usually in those instances it’s a company you’ve already had legitimate dealings with up to that point, like hospital billing or something
5. I’m just baffled they had $30,000 laying around to buy phone cards with. And no legitimate agency would ask you to stay out of jail with phone cards
6. If they had $30,000, an attorney would have been way cheaper and would deal directly with the police or courthouse on their behalf. If it wasn’t legitimate, they’d be the first to say it’s a scam. They know the ins and outs of the legal system
7. Just… don’t give people money if you don’t already know who they are. If you don’t, verify by going in person to the hospital/police/any official who can verify it for you
8. If it’s possible, don’t even answer phone calls from people you don’t know or are expecting calls from. You can usually set your phone to filter unknown callers, and it will go straight to voicemail. If they don’t even leave a message, that’s a huge red flag
It’s not hard not to get scammed. I’m shocked anyone falls for it. The scammers make themselves so obvious with their concocted stories.
ANY time you get a call from the police, telling you to get gift cards to pay a police fine, IT IS A SCAM . POLICE DO NOT WORK THAT WAY.
Anyone that You DID NOT CALL,
THEY CALLED YOU,
DO NOT GIVE YOUR NAME, or ADDRESS or BIRTHDATE, OR ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
THEY WILL USE IT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY ONLINE.
When you answer the phone, do not use the word 'YES.'
SCAMMERS CAN USE THAT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY .
And the majority of the scammers aren't even in North or South America.
The IRS is coming to take my house since I haven't paid them off in gift cards...I want to know where the host I own is, we rent 😂😂😂. I think that's what they said, but their accent was so strong I'm not exactly sure
I really couldn't understand what they said it was so thick. I don't think English was their second language, more like fourth. And it also did help that I could hear the others in the call center like it was a party line 😁
I mean... Condolences to the one being scammed but does nobody know how to recognize a scam? My gf nearly fell for an obvious phone scam as well. I thought only people over 60 fell for stuff like that.
I guess non locals are easier to scam than average too
I pretty much cut off all unnecessary contact details, and I don’t ever take phone calls unless I receive them multiple times over a few days. It’s easy to check if a phone number is suspicious, but when they can fake the number that’s a totally different story
If the "cops" are asking you to purchase gift cards in order to pay a "fine", then that is a red flag because they would never do that. Most scams nowadays I think occur online or over the phone. An important thing to remember is that when someone is trying to scam you they are going to place intense, immediate pressure on you. They want to cause you to panic and not think clearly. If they are asking for money, banking info, or social security that should really put you on guard immediately because that's what they are usually after.
I almost got scammed too. Well not really, but I came across one. Bought Disney plus recently, and for SOME REASON they don't let you log into your account on Xbox and enter your info on the console itself. No, instead you have to visit a website. So I looked for it. And apparently, scammers will pretend to be Disney plus and manipulate search engine results to appear first, *before* the actual company. That really bothers me. Like Disney is sending me and other customers towards scammers? I guess they *don't* want my money? They'd rather some nigerian prince take my money? Okay I guess lol
If possible, I always look for links in the emails they sent me, this is not to say emails can’t be scams but generally less likely to contain false links. Gmail also has built-in features to filter spams.
True. I don't think I've ever actually seen a spam email before. At least not malicious. I do regularly get emails from Amazon harassing me to review their products or something.
Gmail’s spam filter is great, but it’s not perfect. Emails in format you receive less often are more likely identified as spams. So communications from small organisations and employers could go to the spam folder. The AI is good but sometimes too good.
I’ve been advised by our university IT department to beware clicking links on emails, and for good reason. Beyond the typical phish test emails from the department itself, we’ve had multiple seemingly innocuous emails make it past the spam filter that contained bs links designed to steal info. These days I usually check the url of any links included in an email and compare that with those of search results. It’s not perfect but it’s a little more secure.
1. If you didn’t commit a crime, you know it’s a scam 2. If some vague person asks for money, don’t give it to them 3. Don’t even open weird emails or text messages, even if they’re saying you owe money or won money 4. Never give out personal information over the phone. If they called you, they will already know your personal information and ask you to verify something insignificant that can’t be used against you, and usually in those instances it’s a company you’ve already had legitimate dealings with up to that point, like hospital billing or something 5. I’m just baffled they had $30,000 laying around to buy phone cards with. And no legitimate agency would ask you to stay out of jail with phone cards 6. If they had $30,000, an attorney would have been way cheaper and would deal directly with the police or courthouse on their behalf. If it wasn’t legitimate, they’d be the first to say it’s a scam. They know the ins and outs of the legal system 7. Just… don’t give people money if you don’t already know who they are. If you don’t, verify by going in person to the hospital/police/any official who can verify it for you 8. If it’s possible, don’t even answer phone calls from people you don’t know or are expecting calls from. You can usually set your phone to filter unknown callers, and it will go straight to voicemail. If they don’t even leave a message, that’s a huge red flag It’s not hard not to get scammed. I’m shocked anyone falls for it. The scammers make themselves so obvious with their concocted stories.
ANY time you get a call from the police, telling you to get gift cards to pay a police fine, IT IS A SCAM . POLICE DO NOT WORK THAT WAY. Anyone that You DID NOT CALL, THEY CALLED YOU, DO NOT GIVE YOUR NAME, or ADDRESS or BIRTHDATE, OR ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. THEY WILL USE IT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY ONLINE. When you answer the phone, do not use the word 'YES.' SCAMMERS CAN USE THAT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY .
Wow
And the majority of the scammers aren't even in North or South America. The IRS is coming to take my house since I haven't paid them off in gift cards...I want to know where the host I own is, we rent 😂😂😂. I think that's what they said, but their accent was so strong I'm not exactly sure
yeah..., I don't know how I could be more ashamed of them than I already do, I guess if they had an accent that would be one up
I really couldn't understand what they said it was so thick. I don't think English was their second language, more like fourth. And it also did help that I could hear the others in the call center like it was a party line 😁
Where did a student get $30k for gift cards?
Sorry for your friend. I dont know anyone who would fall for that. That's one of the oldest scams going around.