I’ve been getting emails saying that my BRAND NEW IPHONE is ready for pickup. I also got another email saying my new Grill and smoker is ready to be claimed…
I’ve also had a slight uptick in calls asking about my energy usage…
And I’ve started getting more political calls…
H works with a lady who is very blunt and has a great sense of humor. She also has no shame. She once got a spam call and told the guy on the other end that unless he wanted to have phone sex, she wasn’t interested. Needless to say she never got a call from that number again.
Count me in too as seeing a huge uptick in spam texts and calls. The latest is that my Amazon account has been compromised and that I need to click the link. The English is terrible and it’s obviously not real.
We’ve been getting a lot of political junk mail as well, from both parties! I wonder how much of their campaign funds goes towards postage. I’ve also gotten texts from political campaigns as well. Got one spam call already this morning telling me that “now is the time to install solar panels.”
Update on Auntie’s scam issues (sale of her vehicle without her awareness, Chase & Wells Fargo ACH withdrawals made without her consent) - I was called by the Deputy in charge of Auntie’s case yesterday, and met with her.
The $ for the sale of the vehicle (Lexus SUV) in January (without her awareness/approval) has been handed over to me (about $8,500) - however there remains the issue as to why there was a transfer of ownership to her (non-blood) nephew and why it was then registered in AZ (from CA), and 3 days later driven back to CA and sold to a Lexus dealer. The police have subpoenaed AZ DMV to see the pink slip and confirm if Auntie signed it (she says no way).
Chase apparently isn’t being cooperative with the police to determine the name/location of the payday loans. Chase says they’ve “closed” the issue and aren’t willing to reopen it (it’s $20k worth of loss to Chase). Wells Fargo gave the name of $200 worth of Payday loans, but the name doesn’t match anything the police have in connection with Auntie’s case, but the name is a local with a record an arm long, so they are following up to see if there’s a parole or probation violation.
The police are not “closing” the case of the vehicle until they see the pink slip and compare Auntie’s signature to that of the “nephew” -
Auntie is in despair that a “trusted relative” could do this to her. She also admitted she hasn’t had any contact with him for more than a decade, and he said he would “garage” her SUV and that it would “be safe” in his garage. In 25 years of being part of the family, I personally have never met this “nephew” and only heard his name in January when she told me he’s garaging the SUV (after I asked her where it was).
This entire ordeal has been heartbreaking for her and for us trying to right the wrongs. Protect your elders!
You called it…the “nephew” after being confronted by the police -
I actually feel sorry for the new owner of the Lexus as the police went to their house and asked how they acquired it, had to provide paperwork & then apparently the police went to the Lexus dealership & they too had to pull papers.
Yes - and it may (but unlikely to, according to the deputy handling the case) become an issue - more likely the “nephew” will be in a heap of trouble if/when the pink slip shows up. The deputy herself told me “I don’t think he is telling the truth” -
This isn’t exactly the same, so take it with whatever size grain of salt you’d like, but I had multiple thousands of $ lost in identity fraud from an account. Bank of America tried to close the case many times, but I persisted. Thirteen months later, and a very long paper trail, and I got my $ back. I would encourage you to continue appealing to Chase.
So how does this scam work?
I got a call from a unknown number and didn’t pick you, but a voicemail was left. It was Katie from a local restaurant asking me to call her back because
she can’t close out the check ,becauseI took the credit card slip that indicated the tip, but she could do it for me if I called her back.
I have never eaten at this restaurant, but others in the same vicinity. I looked up the phone number, and it was the number of the local restaurant. I did check my cc(s), and there are no unknown charges.
Is there anything I should do?
The $ was already replaced by Chase - actually in less than a week after they were notified - I’m simply horrified that they refused to go after whomever did the pinching - that means all Chase customers and future customers will be paying a portion of the debt.
