Internet and Phone Scams - Extended warranty expirations, botched USPS deliveries, etc.

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Spruce Supremacist said:
With scam calls I found the best practice is to decline all calls from any number which you do not know and call them back yourself. This usually leads to the scammer not knowing how to reply, as when they're the one calling you, they have the whole script laid out and prepared, but when you're the one calling them they usually get caught off-guard and you can kinda tell at that point if it's a scam call or not.
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If you call back (assuming they aren’t hijacking someone else’s number), all you’re doing is confirming that your number is active and encouraging more scam calls and texts. The best thing to do is to let it ring out and then block the number. On the off chance you accidentally answer, don’t say anything and mute your mic. Chances are that the call will end on its own since they use programs that automatically run a robocall or reroute the call once a voice is detected.
 
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Großmann said:
If you call back (assuming they aren’t hijacking someone else’s number), all you’re doing is confirming that your number is active and encouraging more scam calls and texts. The best thing to do is to let it ring out and then block the number. On the off chance you accidentally answer, don’t say anything and mute your mic. Chances are that the call will end on its own since they use programs that automatically run a robocall or reroute the call once a voice is detected.
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Yeah, I get you. I feel that only works if you're 100% certain its a scam caller, but quite often in my case the unknown number is someone from the postal office, the hospital, a courier delivering my package and so on, so I can't allow myself to block all incoming numbers that I do not know.
 
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Internet scams were the inspiration for one of the best experimental albums of the last few years.


Rest of the album can be heard on Bandcamp.
 
Bank scams via messages on my phone
"Your package has arrived but..." scams via email, but sometimes on my phone too
"You won!"

Some pajeet voicemail telling me that my shipment of illegal drugs has been consficated by german customs.
Recently it's been scam calls from UK numbers wanting me to call them back (most likely spoofed)
 
Van Darkholme said:
Bank scams via messages on my phone
"Your package has arrived but..." scams via email, but sometimes on my phone too
"You won!"

Some pajeet voicemail telling me that my shipment of illegal drugs has been consficated by german customs.
Recently it's been scam calls from UK numbers wanting me to call them back (most likely spoofed)
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Years ago, I used to regularly get robocalls from Washington D.C.’s area code that were completely in chinese. It was very weird. Maybe the person who owned my phone number in the past was a chinese operative? lol
 
Großmann said:
Years ago, I used to regularly get robocalls from Washington D.C.’s area code that were completely in chinese. It was very weird. Maybe the person who owned my phone number in the past was a chinese operative? lol
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I also get random scam callers that I ignore who leave a voicemail in Chinese, and from what I could find online it seems like they are pretending to be <country> immigration department saying that the targets visa has expired, deportation back to shithole imminent, send money to be allowed to stay. Weird because I am not an immigrant (or Chinese for that matter) but hey, wide nets catch more (retarded) fish is the name of most scams I guess.
I enjoy the IRS scams, especially when you are in any country that is not America, just because I love the idea of the IRS being such good guys that if you are experiencing financial hardships, they can make do with some Amazon or iTunes gift cards instead of cash.
 
over the past week I’ve been getting texts with PDFs attached. The numbers are different and I got one from an email once. It’s been almost every day. There isn’t anything other than the attachment. No idea what the point is, I just delete and report as spam.

Oh, and got a text informing me I hadn’t paid the toll for the toll road I’d used recently. It was signed from The Toll Road Company.
 
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Day Walker said:
over the past week I’ve been getting texts with PDFs attached. The numbers are different and I got one from an email once. It’s been almost every day. There isn’t anything other than the attachment. No idea what the point is, I just delete and report as spam.

Oh, and got a text informing me I hadn’t paid the toll for the toll road I’d used recently. It was signed from The Toll Road Company.
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I’ve gotten the same ones. These are dirty, since, especially if you travel a lot, you may almost get caught off guard if you don’t stop and think about what you’re reading and how you’re reading it (DMVs and DoTs will never just reach out by text in this manner).
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Also, look at this banging opportunity to just drip money at a new job. All I have to do is just follow the provided Whatsapp number!
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Got a new batch of phone scams.

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My “account” is on “Hold” and I need to “Follow instruction” to regain access, courtesy of a Mississippi phone number.


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And now, my ApplePay is being charged “912.65 USD” for an Amex card. It’s a good thing they typed it as “912.65 USD” and not “$912.65” or I would have been confused.


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Now I’m owing money on an EZPass I don’t have and being told to pay by “24:00” to avoid penalties. I didn’t realize that state governments are now using 24-hour time instead of 12-hour time. Also, forgot to tell me which timezone this deadline is in. I guess I’m screwed.

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Then we have “Rachel” from Adecco Staffing (real temp work company) having a fucking sperg-out as “she” spams me four messages within two hours from different stolen email accounts.


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And, finally, “Emily” from an app development company asking me to work remotely for an undisclosed position with a totally not automated “yes or no” ultimatum at the bottom.
 
Ah, you poor gullible plebs. Fortunately I will be starting a free scam protection organization as soon as this kind Nigerian Prince transfers his fortune into my bank account. Yep, any day now...
 
A few months ago there was a scam going around my state telling people they owed money on the local toll pass system. It was prevalent enough local news ran a story warning people about it. What surprised me is that they had an almost convincing mockup of the real payment site to reel people in. In my case it was easy to ignore because I don't have the pass.

I hate that we live in a day and age where AI can recreate your voice off a few key phrases. Hurling slurs at them was a nice way to blow steam.
 
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What surprised me is that they had an almost convincing mockup of the real payment site to reel people in.
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They are pretty good at getting details right at a glance so that most people won’t pick up on it. I almost fell for a Verizon scam years ago because the website URL was very close to the real one and the actual site itself was a convincing mock-up. What gave it away was that the widgets that had nothing to do with entering personal or payment information didn’t work.
 
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