A technical scare / myLot

United States

May 14, 2025 3:14pm CST

I clicked onto FB yesterday and saw that I had two messages. It wasn't the usual little N to read them, but I clicked on it anyway. Big mistake. I immediately got a screen saying that Windows Defender had locked me out. I tried everything to get out. I suspected it was malware and knew not to click on anything or call the supposed phone number for Microsoft. I finally tried the escape key and got out. Although I knew it wasn't legit, they sure can fool some people, it looked so official. Has that happened to you recently? Scammers are everywhere. Fairly often we have to get a new debit card because of fraudulent charges. My daughter is waiting for a new card right now. And thieves have learned that if they keep the charge low, it can slip by without being detected.

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rakski

@rakski (135802)

• Philippines

Oh my goodness, I hope you can recover from that

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (43547)

• United States

So far, so good!

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Amber

@AmbiePam (98144)

• United States

16h

I am so tired of these low lives. I once got a charge on my credit card that I didn’t make, for $96. The credit card company gave me my money back, but what was the charge for? Identity theft protection.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (43547)

• United States

That's like the wolf guarding the hen house! They were stealing from you to protect you from other thieves.

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Fleur

@Fleura (31697)

• United Kingdom

11h

I have never joined FB so at least I will avoid that one!

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (43547)

• United States

Good for you!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (353287)

• Rockingham, Australia

17h

I had this once and had to turn off the computer in the end. I've been more careful since but it's easy to get sucked in by some of them.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (43547)

• United States

I can see how they fool people.

George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (109615)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

16h

I have had a few scares dealing with scammers online recently.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (43547)

• United States

I hope you got your money back.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (109615)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

Just now

@1creekgirl My money was returned when I reported the scam to my bank.

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (188530)

• United States

11h

I watch for small charges on my credit card although the bank usually catches them too. I had one from France.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (43547)

• United States

France must be even more popular for scammed. We had three charges from there.

rsa101

@rsa101 (38586)

• Philippines

17h

Wow, that sounds really frustrating! I haven’t encountered that exact scam recently, but I’ve had similar experiences in the past. One time, I actually had to reformat my whole desktop because the malware got so deep into the system. Once they get in, they tend to lurk around waiting for another chance to hijack things, so I totally get why you were alarmed. Glad you were able to get out of it quickly with just the Escape key—those fake "Windows Defender" pop-ups can look so convincing.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (43547)

• United States

The thieves are getting very professional.