More Scams

It is sad that we have to be so careful because of those types of people.

@Hatley You were lucky you realized in time that is was a possible scan and contacted paypal about it. Good for you, I am glad you weren't scammed by those people.

hi @tampa_girl7 I got a bit of a scam I did not realize it til too late. I got what appeared to be a legitimate email for PayPal that I must now update my info having joined paypal so I did use the link then I got to thinking I have had that account for years whats this? so I sent the email copy to scam at paypal okay ten days later I got a legitimate email from Paypal addressing me by name that someone in the Phoenix area had tried to access my acct so they were closing it til i could verify I was who I said i was which was an easy verification as they gave me a code that i was to repeat to the automatic phone call they would send me I did and the voice said congratulations your account is now clear . it seems when I hit that link the other time I unwittingly opened up my account but Paypal being very careful did not let those scammers into my account so they did not get my bank information which of course is what they wanted and my debit card info. so I lucked out that time. so people watch on paypal emails as if they do not use your real name its a scam a nd they always start out congrats for joining paypal.Too they use your email addy they do not use your given name so know thats a scam.Also there will be some words often misspelled .

How funny that you told them why they couldn't see your computer and then he hung up on you.

@Marcyaz This has happened a few times so far and I found it quite entertaining.

Howard that is a good way to get rid of those fools.

@Marcyaz Let's hope they are not reading the comment I left. Haha

@Marcyaz HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love it!!! I would love to see their face when you say that.

There sure are scams everywhere and you are Welcome do be careful.

Lots of newbies to the computer age and if you don't know what to do.

@vickyrose I do the same and then I enter the number among the "blocked" numbers so I am no more annoyed.

I just hang up too to unwelcome callers.

That is very true update and upgrade do mean different things. Thanks Patsie.

This is the first I have heard of paypal asking a person to answer a poll of sorts, I think I would send the email to paypal and ask them if it is legiminate.

@marguicha Good for you for just deleting it and not spending any more time on it.

@Marcyaz I thought about doing it and then I decided I would not spend any time with it. I just deleted the mail.

It is very sad when people fall for these scams and lose their money. They need to be aware of the scams out there.

They do it because they think everyone but them is stupid and will fall for this.

Yep I have heard that from a few people that they were trying to sell something also.

it is terrible that we have to go through that type of thing and have a bunch of garbage downloaded.

It' s because they can't find a real job or think they are worth more than what a company wants to pay them so they go this way and scam people.

We certainly do need to be aware and be on the alert for anything that doesn't seem correct as the scammers can sometimes be very bold.

@just4him They are very persistent but we can be the same way.

@Marcyaz and persistent.

Thank you I know those are only a couple of the scams out there in cyber space but hopefully if it happens to someone on here they will remember not to download this type of thing.

If you stop and think about it Microsoft would have no reason to phone anyone.