A New Scam?
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64360)
United Kingdom
November 4, 2019 4:52pm CST
I had a phone call today informing me that my Amazon Prime account would be automatically renewed for 39.99. If I wished to speak to a manager about this, please press 1.
I don't even have an Amazon account of any sort, so I knew they were trying to scam me. If I did press 1, no doubt they would try to extract my bank details etc.
A couple of weeks ago I got calls two days running from 'Visa' telling me there was a charge of £600 on my card - if it wasn't me, press 1. I immediately put the phone down and checked my account anyway. No such charge was there.
I'm used to 'Microsoft' informing me that my computer has a virus, 'tax inspectors' telling me I owe tax, and people informing me that they will deal with my recent accident, but the two I mention were new to me.
Have you had either of these? Are there any other scams I should be aware of?
Photo of flowers in my garden
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I would not even bother to talk with them.
I get them now and then.Never answer them.If they want me send the sheriff.
@DianneN (247205)
• United States
4 Nov 19
I’m sorry they’ve been ganging up on you. I’ve had the Microsoft one our first year in Florida where I had a new MacBook Air. My Microsoft was back in CT. I also received the tax one, but nothing recently. We must be so careful to these new scams.
Gorgeous urn of flowers!
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 19
not had the calls but often get e-mails claiming to be my bank from bank I have no accounts with. I just junk them on sight
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 19
@jaboUK the danger is that some people they call will have entered some other lottery and assume the call might be saying they won that one and give their details expecting the money to come in
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@jaboUK (64360)
• United Kingdom
5 Nov 19
@arthurchappell Yes, That could be a real danger for them.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
5 Nov 19
Those are beautiful flowers. I am just about starting my garden and hope to have a mixed border.
Today a few marigold seedlings disappeared...Saw a big black caterpillar around....It is hard work making a garden beautiful....
Those scams are new but they seem to come up with newer and newer ones...
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@jaboUK (64360)
• United Kingdom
5 Nov 19
@responsiveme They are pest control. The slugs etc, eat them and die.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Nov 19
yes ones telling me I have a gift card and some telling me I have a reply to my recent question I did not ask and there is a problem with my order that I did not make. 
I wonder if there is a special place in hell for those people I would like to think
I wonder if there is a special place in hell for those people I would like to think2 people like this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Nov 19
@jaboUK I wonder how they sleep nights not knowing if they took food from someones mouth or the roof over their heads.
so cruel. 
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
5 Nov 19
scams seem like they are everywhere right now--I got a call from"social security" the other day asking for particulars and warning me of unusual activity that would require them to cancel my account--
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
6 Nov 19
@jaboUK There is always a part of me that wants to pretend I am the police calling them!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
5 Nov 19
No those are new to me, I would not have pushed the button either but I wonder how many people have and gotten taken for a ride.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
5 Nov 19
@jaboUK, Especially since Amazon Prime, costs over $100!!
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@LadyDuck (461843)
• Switzerland
5 Nov 19
We are lucky, we had not such kind of calls, but the best is to do nothing, hang immediately and go to check your account. The smartphones are easy to be hacked, I am even scared when I have to press a number to select the language when I call our local provider.
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@lovebuglena (43267)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Nov 19
Wow! Did not have anything like that happen to me aside from the IRS thing.
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@lovebuglena (43267)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Nov 19
@jaboUK Or maybe I just got lucky. My dad has gotten calls regarding Windows.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
5 Nov 19
I already experience that, here they messages me saying thay my number is won 500 dollars, and the number who messages me is unknown
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
5 Nov 19
@jaboUK I don't know why other people doing that
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
5 Nov 19
About a month ago I attended a seminar on the current scams going around targeting seniors. This one is new to me, but your are right to be suspicious. The scammers are ever evolving, changing their routines... One of the things they will do is contact you about some trivial thing, then a few days later contact you again with something else, and again a few days later. what they are doing is build a data base of your information. The questions singularly seem okay if maybe a bit weird. But after a few calls they will have amassed enough info to steal your identity.
If you do not know the caller, don't accept the call, let it go to voice mail. If they leave a message that info can be given to the police.
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@rebelann (111564)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Nov 19
I have had a few calls from entities like Social Security informing me that they had vital information about my account and to call some number or another. I didn't call because they never contact people over the phone, they write letters.
I've also had some fool call telling me that I qualified for 0% APR and all I need to do is give them my account numbers. I hate to think how many people fall tor that BS.
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@VoiceofTruth7 (1120)
• United States
5 Nov 19
The only scam I have run into is the Facebook lottery scam they said I was a winner my name was on some list then I said who do I need too speak to about this they said I could not speak too anyone then they said I need too send two hundred dollars through western union before the money could be sent I did not send anything and blocked the person.
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