Scammers Beware !

[torch71]

Wow, seems like this type of activity/scams pick up heading into the holidays.  Last year someone attempted to make purchases online/over the telephone using my card.  Luckily, did not have the correct expiration date and I was contacted by the bank, card was cancelled.

[darkxtsuna]

Got to tell my family about this thanks for the info.

[dwggs]

I have caller ID so if it is a blocked # or even looks like a business # that I don't recognize ... I let the answering machine get it ... most of the time they hang up if they don't get a real person ... saves me the aggravation of having to politely tell a thief "No Thank You"

[melissaotto1982]

Its so scarey the amount of info they can get from people!!

[waterbearer94]

yup I wish all these scams would stop

[mrisha]

 Scammers are up all night putting together some kind of scam.  Some years ago a woman called me to tell me my account was overdrawn.  Banks do not call you with personal info like this.  I called the 800 number back because I was interested in how she was going to put the scam to me.  She answered and told her why I called back and the first thing she says to me is "well honey I need you account number so I can check into my account".  I told her my account number was 911 and that I was reporting her 800 number to them.  I waited for about an hour and guess what the number had been disconnected.

[angprescott]

I never give my info over the phone, and if it is something I am interested in, I ask for their number, then ask them to call me back in a few minutes, most the time, they don't even call back, but If they do, I then try to get them to set up an appointment at my local branch and that will thin out the scams, they have no idea how to get you into see anyone.

[countrygirl12]

I don't trust anybody.  Good thing huh.  I don't give any information to anybody on the phone.  I am skeptical of giving info when I call them. lol

[countrygirl12]

sounds like you followed your intuition and saved u and your family a whole lot of heart ache and trouble good for you.  it is crazy how scammers get your info these days but i do know that when you are the gas pump to make sure you always push credit because they have devices similar to a card reader that if you push debt it steals your number and now they also have your pin.  just something else we have to watch out for each day why cant people just be honest.

Who you this?  It isn't true.  And it doesn't matter if "they" have your pin or not.  And if you pay with a debit card then YES they have a credit card reader that reads your info.  That is how you are billed.  But it doesn't matter if you press debit or credit.

[countrygirl12]

I get a similar call where a recording tells me that my credit card's interest rate could be lowered and that this is the last attempt they are going to make to help me out. Then, they tell me to wait for the next representative. The recording doesn't bother to tell me which credit card issuer it is.

I also get calls from the Windows Department telling me that I have a virus on my computer and that they are calling to help. They want me to grant them virtual access to my computer. HA! Not happening

My Mammaw got this call.  Thing is it showed up on her caller ID as coming from McDonald's from a neighboring town.
The guy was from India who called her.  She was upset and only hung up because she couldn't understand him.  I can't seem to make her understand not to talk to ANYBODY who calls her telling her something is messed up on her accounts or computer and not to give ANYBODY information if they call her.  If it is legit they know her name and address.  Tell them to send it certified mail.  And hang up.

[countrygirl12]

Scammers are up all night putting together some kind of scam.  Some years ago a woman called me to tell me my account was overdrawn.  Banks do not call you with personal info like this.  I called the 800 number back because I was interested in how she was going to put the scam to me.  She answered and told her why I called back and the first thing she says to me is "well honey I need you account number so I can check into my account".  I told her my account number was 911 and that I was reporting her 800 number to them.  I waited for about an hour and guess what the number had been disconnected.

You better be careful doing that.  There was another scam (and they called Mammaw too) where they told her they needed her to call them back and gave her a phone number.  The ph number was routed to another country.  It costs $25 per minute and YOU will pay the charges because YOU called the number.  That one probably made me more mad than about anything.  People who do this need to be shot.  But since it originates in another country apparently there is nothing that can be done here.

[chrystalslight]

good job trusting your gut. it's awful how un-trustworthy people can be sometimes

[Storm61115]

yes i work for chase bank as a telephone agent/banker and we get fraudsters all time. i know exactly what you're talking about. i get phone calls like this all the time and i just hang up on them. i dont know where they get the info but someone has to be getting it somewhere.

[mstevenson2]

dont buy anything over the phone

[ancmetro]

   Too many hackers and scammers in this world!