Another scam: I received an email that appeared to be from Amazon. It wanted me to click on the invoice to verify my order. I knew it was a scam because Amazon does not do this. And...

JustJill Loc: Iowa

I received an email that appeared to be from Amazon. It wanted me to click on the invoice to verify my order.
I knew it was a scam because Amazon does not do this. And the total of my order was $50.0$. Right away I picked up on the $ instead of a number.

Please read your emails carefully.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

JustJill wrote:

I received an email that appeared to be from Amazon. It wanted me to click on the invoice to verify my order.
I knew it was a scam because Amazon does not do this. And the total of my order was $50.0$. Right away I picked up on the $ instead of a number.

Please read your emails carefully.

Definitely!

I like the ones I get for orders that I did not place.
Mostly renewals for anti-virus programs.

scoundrel Loc: Wytheville VA

I have a folder just for scam messages like that, including a full-on blackmail attempt, claiming to send copies to my friends and relatives of the X-rated pictures and videos that the scammer claimed were on my machine (but aren't) as well as compromising pictures of myself taken with the camera on my video display (that doesn't exist).

lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.

change password on amazon just to be careful

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Maybe that’s how the measure money in Nigeria.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

scoundrel wrote:

I have a folder just for scam messages like that, including a full-on blackmail attempt, claiming to send copies to my friends and relatives of the X-rated pictures and videos that the scammer claimed were on my machine (but aren't) as well as compromising pictures of myself taken with the camera on my video display (that doesn't exist).

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Compromising photos. I guess I’m gonna hafta stop lookin at UHH while I’m nekked.

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

bikinkawboy wrote:

Compromising photos. I guess I’m gonna hafta stop lookin at UHH while I’m nekked.

Either that or put a piece of tape over your camera!

Tdearing Loc: Rockport, TX

Definitely, and if you click on their address, though it might say Apple, it will show who the actual sender is.

Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

SS called today stating SS card would no longer be valid after Mar 1st unless it was laminated! I'll bet some may give them their there SS number.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bultaco wrote:

SS called today stating SS card would no longer be valid after Mar 1st unless it was laminated! I'll bet some may give them their there SS number.

jlocke Loc: Austin, TX

Bultaco wrote:

SS called today stating SS card would no longer be valid after Mar 1st unless it was laminated! I'll bet some may give them their there SS number.

That's great. Social Security recommends that you NOT laminate your SS card.

https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02202

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jlocke wrote:

That's great. Social Security recommends that you NOT laminate your SS card.

https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02202

I thought that was the case.

Warhorse Loc: SE Michigan

bikinkawboy wrote:

Compromising photos. I guess I’m gonna hafta stop lookin at UHH while I’m nekked.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

scoundrel wrote:

I have a folder just for scam messages like that, including a full-on blackmail attempt, claiming to send copies to my friends and relatives of the X-rated pictures and videos that the scammer claimed were on my machine (but aren't) as well as compromising pictures of myself taken with the camera on my video display (that doesn't exist).

I get several of those a week; automatically sent to my trash folder.

bwa