Just got a scam call purporting to be from Amazon

[Ron Obvious]

The call was from an 1-888 number. A recording told me of suspicious activity on my Amazon account -- a $795 order of a new iPhone. In order to dispute this charge, I was to stay on the line to talk to a representative and ....

That's when I hung up.

I do have an Amazon account which I use a fair bit, but I checked and there are no alerts or suspicious activities and no iPhones have been ordered, nor were any emails sent.

A scam, obviously, and my second of the day but this was a new one.

[Nictuku]

1. We have had a couple saying they are Amazon

They are saying that my annual fee of $174 is due, and to press #1 on the phone to process it.

I hung up. I know when my annual fee is due, and I know the amount, and I also know Amazon never calls for this.

[Under The Radar]

2. It was Jarred Kushner raising campaign cash

[Talitha]

18. Hahahahaha!!!!

[LisaM]

3. I don't have an Amazon account and I get these.

I also don't have an Apple product and they contact me too.

[flamin lib]

4. Stay on the line and when they respond

first thing ask, "What are you wearing?" Then just continue on that theme to see how long they stay with you. Who knows? It could be entertaining and you could wind up with a 'friend'.

[maxsolomon]

6. I got this call and did stay on the line.

they hung up

[Ron Obvious]

12. I used to do that with those Indian "Microsoft" calls

Especially since I used to work for Microsoft on the Windows NT team and could quickly expose their bullshit. I remember telling them I hoped they believed in Karma, as they would surely return as a stinkbug in their next life.

Got old quickly though.

[The empressof all]

5. We had a particularly annoying one "from apple"

It was relentless. Calling every 5 min. I couldn't block it as they appear to have a way to avoid having their number pop up. Nomorobo didn't block either. I disabled all rings from unknown numbers which is extremely inconvenient. However it's better than hearing never ending rings. PITA

[Archae]

7. A guy I know hardly gets any more scam calls like that.

He talks filthy to them, getting graphic about oral sex.

They hang up quickly.

[Chainfire]

10. I will tell them, "could you hold for just a second."

As I am hanging up.

[Rorey]

8. Seems like the scams are in overdrive right now

About a week ago I got a text alert from my bank about a charge from SteamGames. I immediately turned off my credit card and then called the number for unauthorized purchases. The guy I spoke to said that four purchases had already gone through, and there were many attempts. The next morning I checked my email and found 24 email alerts in 11 minutes.

I hate thieves.

[LisaL]

13. Yep, I got multiple phone calls about

my apple account being breached (which it isn't, it's hoax call).

[Ron Obvious]

14. Yeah, I get multiple a day lately.

Almost always "Hi, my name is (woman's name) speaking on a recorded line", followed by some claim about a supposed interest I have shown in supplemental Medicare programs, employment or educational opportunities, whatever.

I used to ask them to confirm my social security number or something like that, but they always tried to change the subject.

Now I just hang up on them.

[TruckFump]

9. My latest bullshit is a supposed Microsoft account with a charge of over...

$3,000! Same tag line...say on to dispute! LMAO!

[spinbaby]

11. I keep getting text messages about unclaimed packages

The only detail that seems to change is the month the package is supposed have gone unclaimed. They get deleted immediately, of course.

I also, for some reason, get Republican texts about defeating socialism. I always answer with a text about how much I love socialism, but that doesn’t seem to have deterred them.

[lpbk2713]

15. 888 numbers don't initiate calls. They're incoming only.

Be skeptical from the start if you see 8nn on your display.

[Ron Obvious]

16. Are you sure? I think I have received some through a third-party

A third-party temporary VoIP call, such as Skype never calls with a recognisable phone number but I think I've seen a 1-888 in the CID.

Might have been an 866, though, but I can't swear to that either.

[lpbk2713]

17. The number shown in the display can be spoofed.

Some times it may be for nefarious reasons and some times it might be a reasonably legit operation but the number shown could be their sales dept (as an example) in case you call them back.

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