tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post2180661666624284994..comments2024-03-28T15:05:43.777-07:00Comments on Life and Linda : Beware of Scammers!Linda @ Life and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210490476537882296noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-51636677833287809662015-11-25T15:31:43.742-08:002015-11-25T15:31:43.742-08:00I have gotten those phone calls myself - good warn...I have gotten those phone calls myself - good warning for people. I had someone flat out lie to me from a rival satellite company telling me they were looking at my account and telling so you have the such and such, right? I told them they would know what services we had if they were truly looking at my account. Such sneaky ones these days! Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612406279237224676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-5087782014045925742015-11-21T14:37:56.647-08:002015-11-21T14:37:56.647-08:00So many scammers out there. I do try to keep a car...So many scammers out there. I do try to keep a careful watch, and it's always good to get info from people in the know. So thank you for passing along this info.<br /><br />Wishing you a beautiful weekend,<br />Brenda<br />Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-77745745659335777332015-11-17T18:46:13.229-08:002015-11-17T18:46:13.229-08:00Hi Linda, I almost fell for something simiar to th...Hi Linda, I almost fell for something simiar to this but my husband had a fit and I did not believe him, still I did not reply, this happened to a couple of our friends and then I quickly realized that was what he was talking about. Thanks!Cheri Savory Spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886872345482030800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-59669925078460995242015-11-17T13:11:00.221-08:002015-11-17T13:11:00.221-08:00So good of you to share this info, Linda, and hope...So good of you to share this info, Linda, and hopefully it will prevent someone from getting scammed. <br />Hope your week is going well, WW xooxRobynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292663805829818012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-90601966317896845342015-11-17T10:30:04.198-08:002015-11-17T10:30:04.198-08:00Thank you for sharing this important information w...Thank you for sharing this important information with us in order to protect us, Linda! kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803962513834013589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-71123399225524426502015-11-17T03:07:20.725-08:002015-11-17T03:07:20.725-08:00Isn't that awful I heard about this on the ne...Isn't that awful I heard about this on the news last week but I didn't know how widespread it is. Thankful I'm not so gullable but understand how some can be lured in. Good post and hopefully a lot of people will spread the word.Liz@ HomeandGardeningWithLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470612105590699955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-63486675706127619892015-11-16T21:29:30.716-08:002015-11-16T21:29:30.716-08:00That's why I always tell my family, especially...That's why I always tell my family, especially my parents to just ignore call if they don't recognize the number or there's no any prior phone call appointment. Luckily my parents don't have any computers. I personally always look up the number on sites like http://whycall.me before I pick up every unfamiliar call. People should always be vigilant to these scammers. Thanks for posting this, Linda.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06693362658663895428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-36350787903048608402015-11-16T21:13:10.639-08:002015-11-16T21:13:10.639-08:00Linda, thank you so much for warning people about ...Linda, thank you so much for warning people about this! I have gotten these calls, they have the gall to say they are calling from Microsoft! My response? A very emphatic, "No, you are not calling from Microsoft, and I want you to stop calling me." I then hang up. I am a very soft spoken and polite person but when I get calls like this I become abrupt, because I know exactly what they are doing and I don't like it one bit. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-59844950101789049772015-11-16T19:39:17.548-08:002015-11-16T19:39:17.548-08:00Yes- I know someone (a very smart person) that jus...Yes- I know someone (a very smart person) that just got scammed by this same tactic. I could not believe it. I am very wary of anything that pops up on my computer with a "warning", too. xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-27699044503750209772015-11-16T19:11:33.356-08:002015-11-16T19:11:33.356-08:00Thank you so much for this information. I'm ve...Thank you so much for this information. I'm very careful, sometimes even suspicious of innocent callers, but every night on the local news you hear of someone who has fallen for a scam.Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-14246234438703329962015-11-16T18:38:39.355-08:002015-11-16T18:38:39.355-08:00Very valuable information, Linda! I don't ans...Very valuable information, Linda! I don't answer either phone if I don't know the caller. You understand my "lack of technical knowledge" so I'll just ask...what is the best way to back up your computer?<br /><br />xo<br />PatGypsy Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212447439580468374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-79095641576946397322015-11-16T18:04:08.586-08:002015-11-16T18:04:08.586-08:00I'm glad you shared this. We can never be rem...I'm glad you shared this. We can never be reminded of the scammers out there too often.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Jan<br /><br />ps...perhaps you should do a post about using back-up - I know alot of people don't understand that whole thing and YOU DO!Jan Hermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388252906826385107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-57108287968656656002015-11-16T17:52:14.306-08:002015-11-16T17:52:14.306-08:00Hi Linda! This has happened to me a few years ago ...Hi Linda! This has happened to me a few years ago and I almost fell for it! They scared me to death saying the my bank account and credit cards were affected! My hubby came home and had just heard about this. I told them to call back later and they did! Got called again and I let them talk and I gave them a piece of my mind. It probably didn't do any good but it made me feel better. Thanks for bringing this up.<br />Hope you're doing well.<br />Be a sweetie,<br />Shelia ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-17945912563168332332015-11-16T17:37:56.528-08:002015-11-16T17:37:56.528-08:00Ugh. Two things keeping me safe from this: 1) I ha...Ugh. Two things keeping me safe from this: 1) I have a MacBook and 2) I never answer my phone unless I know the caller. I usually Google the number and, yes, several times it has come up as someone saying they need to fix my PC. I thought about answering and doing what some people have done. Apparently you can mess with them and go along with what they're saying, then finally say, "I don't have a Microsoft Windows device, you jerk!" But I don't have time to play games with these people.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-9290983372463516932015-11-16T17:35:04.208-08:002015-11-16T17:35:04.208-08:00Don't you hate people like this...if those sca...Don't you hate people like this...if those scammers would put half of their energy into doing something productive, imagine what they'd accomplish!!!<br /><br />Laura<br />www.24-7style.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-19951844056427907552015-11-16T16:31:35.439-08:002015-11-16T16:31:35.439-08:00Oh Linda!
This is just terrible, but thank you for...Oh Linda!<br />This is just terrible, but thank you for sharing this information with us. I know that individuals are being bamboozled daily with internet scams. We needed to hear this.<br />xo<br />Jemma<br /><br /><br />Jemma@athomewithjemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137225389791605398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387975205672104946.post-65789878962238550822015-11-16T16:25:22.606-08:002015-11-16T16:25:22.606-08:00How horrible. I have a parent who was recently sca...How horrible. I have a parent who was recently scammed...over the telephone. Not this one...but another one. Money was lost! So so low of scammers. S H Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903358927405180169noreply@blogger.com