The spam bills from “Norton” (not actually them) are really bugging me. We do have Norton, but this has nothing to do with that company. I’m assuming the scam is to get you to call up to halt the imaginary bill, and then they’ll try to get more information out of you.
But what really bugs me is that they are the only spam that gets through gmail filters to my Primary tab.
Maybe it’s the free covid tests we all ordered. I also got a notice from the USPS about it.
The package they tried to deliver was an envelope—definitely not tests. Oh well, I didn’t open as I refused delivery.
D got a spam/scam call this morning. The female pretended to be from Social Security or Medicare and claimed to want to verify the former Medicare card. D gave phone to H and H scolded the woman for trying to scam and said Medicare and SS don’t call people. He asked her for her phone number and she hung up.
I told H and D that the old Medicare card had SS number on it and that was what they were trying to get. I HATE these scummy scammers!
We get calls every day from a call center saying they want to update the paper Medicare card to plastic which comes with additional benefits. How do I stop these calls?
Use caller ID and don’t pick up the phone. There’s really no other solution.
Thanks. I googled and found this is a common scam and not much can be done to stop them. We don’t have caller id but frequently let the calls go to VM.
Thank you for this article. I so far have been good about -if I get any unsolicited call from any institution, I call that institution on my own. It is really best to just send calls to voice mail and sort it out later.
Even caller ID can be spoofed unfortunately. The spammers can shove in any number they want which can fool caller ID. I’ve received spam calls that I’ve let go to voicemail that have the name of a bank or credit card company show up in the caller ID. I knew they were going to be spam because they were from places we don’t have accounts.
Nobody would bother trying to spoof the number of a friend or our dentist so when caller ID says it’s from someone like that I’ll answer. Otherwise, I always let it go to voicemail and then listen to the message. If it is your bank calling with a fraud alert (or so the message says) then call the number on the back of your credit card, never the one they give you in the message. They answer the phone when you are calling to report a lost/stolen card really quickly.
True. Voice mail is the best option. I just have to remember to check VM periodically, though, because every once in awhile there is a legitimate call.
New one, got an email from " ‘mybizname’ machine "with the sending address:fax-9510326504177920224252824776649499341942240604126052695768564085467768927291222965969680367238725424@eyso.org
It says the attachment is a fax I received. I can see how someone in an organization might fall for this, I happened to know I just closed out my efax account a few months ago and there is no fax set up
I’ve been receiving numerous texts over the last few days saying my bank account or my card at this same particular bank have been frozen due to “fraudulent activities”, and to use the link posted to verify my identity. No thanks, but what I don’t like is that the bank in question is a smaller local bank (not a Chase or BoA type of bank). SO, they’re smart enough to link phone area codes with smaller bank locations.
Just to make sure, I still called the bank, checked online, etc. What a waste of time for all!
Today I got a very official-looking email, supposedly from PayPal, saying my account had been compromised. Of course, when I looked at the email address, it as PayPl, or something. But I can see how people are taken in. Blech.
Don’t these people have anything better to do? 
The man on the Medicare fraud call told me— we are going to keep calling you until you give us your information. Once you give it to me, I will put you on the do not call list
For heaven’s sake don’t give them any info! Don’t answer the phone when you see them call. Also see if you can block the calls on your phone.
You can report these calls at https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/03/protect-yourself-against-medicare-scams
If you live in PA, get as much info from them as you can - pretend you want to share the info with your spouse or something, then turn it all in to the Attorney General (form is online). I got $100 in the mail (from the state) once after turning in a store that refused to stop calling when I asked them to. PA is serious about our state’s Do Not Call list.
This guy made a side hustle out of making telemarketers pay up. Of course, not going to happen with those scammers…
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