Oh no - my Amazon account is running out!
@ScotMac (1335)
Edinburgh, Scotland
October 14, 2020 4:48pm CST
At least according to the call I got the other day. This nice young lady phoned out of the blue to inform me that my Amazon account is about to expire and will be auto-renewed to the sum of £79.99 but if I didn't want it renewed then I should *Press 1* to be connected to a customer service adviser. Which was all very well and good except for two minor points:
1 - I don't have an Amazon account and never have done;
2 - *Pressing 1* would connect me to a premium rate phone line which costs an arm and a leg for each minute I'm connected and they would keep me talking for as long as they could - that's how they make their money!
It was, of course, a scam, and one I've heard before so I wasn't going to fall for it. Sadly, though, some people do and some people even give their bank details to the scammers so that a 'refund' can be credited to their bank account. That doesn't happen, of course; what really happens is that the scammers proceed to clean out the poor victims' bank account leaving them with nothing.
We really do have to be careful these days!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
15 Oct 20
I need. I don’t get calls but I do get emails and even texts!! It horrible
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
15 Oct 20
@ScotMac Evidently it is quite profitable so they will keep trying
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct 20
At least you realized it was a scam. You're right, far too many people fall for it. I blocked a scammer this morning. And, another one called, trying to sign me up for a Medicare supplement plan (already have one), but when the machine found out I'm 37, they told me I don't qualify and hung up. Have to love scammers who quit while they're ahead.
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct 20
@ScotMac LOL, if I have the time and patience I might do that. But, I like it when they hang up on me. Of course, talking to a machine is no fun.
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@wolfgirl569 (95188)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Oct 20
I dont do anything by phone anymore if they called me.
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
15 Oct 20
I really dislike scammers and robocalls! You have to be ever vigilant!
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