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Jun 19, 2021 10:25:46 #
bw79st wrote:
Good point. I knew that but really didn't think about it! Thanks for the correction. Anyway I usually can tell it's a spoof by inspecting the full header.
ALWAYS!
And I even forward them to "abuse" at the originating IP address's host, as well as the abuse department for the destination scam domain (links in the body).
I have managed to get a few domains deleted.
Jun 19, 2021 10:49:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Right. It's gotten so that I hesitate to answer the phone now. 
Install Nomorobo. It does a pretty good job. Optimum, my ISP, offers it free on their website.
Mark
Jun 19, 2021 11:02:23 #
markngolf wrote:
Install Nomorobo. It does a pretty good job. Optimum, my ISP, offers it free on their website.
Mark
Mark
NoMoRobo only works on VOIP, not old-fashioned copper wire.
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Jun 19, 2021 11:18:34 #
Longshadow wrote:
That's EXACTLY what they are hoping to get. Especially for a "refund" of the "charge".....
I keep getting emails at one address that my Norton has expirééd. Emails are predominantly from a server in Romania, but some other countries as well, including the US. They purposely spell with funny letters so your spam filter will not catch it.
I keep getting emails at one address that my Norton has expirééd. Emails are predominantly from a server in Romania, but some other countries as well, including the US. They purposely spell with funny letters so your spam filter will not catch it.
I'm getting the same thing from "Norton", not sure where it's coming from, but I'm checking my credit card statements daily.
Jun 19, 2021 11:21:55 #
Longshadow wrote:
NoMoRobo only works on VOIP, not old-fashioned copper wire.
Bill,
Perhaps my understanding lacks knowledge about NOMOROBO, but my land lines are connected via telephone jacks in the wall. Is that still VOIP?
Mark
Jun 19, 2021 11:42:11 #
jackm1943 wrote:
I'm getting the same thing from "Norton", not sure where it's coming from, but I'm checking my credit card statements daily.
It appears that they want you to call to "reverse the charge" on your card,
any card. Just give them a card and they'll have the charge removed..........
They just want the card numbers, expiration, and CSV code.
Unfortunately people will call and provide the information to get the "credit" for the "wrong" charge.
I check my card status every day or three, or four.
Jun 19, 2021 12:32:25 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Right. It's gotten so that I hesitate to answer the phone now.
I have an answering machine and I never answer the phone unless they leave a message and number.
If it's somebody I recognize I will call them back.
I have both my cell phone and home phone landline on NoMoRobo
A lot of scam calls never get here.
Jun 19, 2021 14:23:02 #
I hover my pointer arrow over questionable email addresses in my inbox and immediately mark the as spam or phishing if it is strange or unknown. AS for telephone calls that tell me my credit card account has been hacked, I always ask the caller to give me the credit card number and they hang up on me. For Amazon I simply tell them I do not have an Amazon account.
I like the ones that tell me they are from the IRS and they are sending a sheriff or FBI to arrest me for not paying taxes. I tell them I'll meet them at my front door.
I like the ones that tell me they are from the IRS and they are sending a sheriff or FBI to arrest me for not paying taxes. I tell them I'll meet them at my front door.
Jun 19, 2021 15:08:39 #
bw79st wrote:
Here's the latest scam I got by email. It ostensib... (show quote)
Yes, there's lots of weirdness online. I keep getting Facebook requests from a friend, but he's not sending them.
Jun 19, 2021 15:44:21 #
I constantly get emails saying that my order from Amazon has been shipped or thanking me for my order. I don't even open it. I put it in a scam folder just long enough to check my bank account and credit card on line to make sure nothing has been charged to them and when I see it hasn't, I delete it. I don't open any emails if there is the slightest chance it may not be real.
Jun 19, 2021 15:52:56 #
rphret
Loc: north central ohio
jerryc41 wrote:
I had an email in my Scam folder telling me that Avira would be charging my credit card $315 for continued service. Looking at the extended email address, it was "gottiebrobert..." I suppose the next step would be for the "chump" to call or email them and give them the CC number that they shouldn't charge.
Yes I too have been getting these emails, also getting phone calls all day long wanting me to sit at my computer so they can correct all the scams in my computer. This has caused me to switch my answering machine to "please leave a message" from 9AM to 9PM daily.
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Jun 19, 2021 16:05:50 #
PaulBrit
Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon
I’m sitting here reading these emails. There’s no question that it is a real and growing problem.
Jun 19, 2021 18:43:21 #
Longshadow wrote:
It appears that they want you to call to "reverse the charge" on your card,
any card. Just give them a card and they'll have the charge removed..........
They just want the card numbers, expiration, and CSV code.
Unfortunately people will call and provide the information to get the "credit" for the "wrong" charge.
I check my card status every day or three, or four.
any card. Just give them a card and they'll have the charge removed..........
They just want the card numbers, expiration, and CSV code.
Unfortunately people will call and provide the information to get the "credit" for the "wrong" charge.
I check my card status every day or three, or four.
On checking my BOA card today to see if the "Norton" charge was there, I discovered a nearly $1000 credit. Turns out that on my payment last month I accidently overpaid by $1000, apparently because of a typo on my part. I've got to be more careful. Good thing: No Norton charge.
Jun 20, 2021 07:55:06 #
rphret wrote:
Yes I too have been getting these emails, also getting phone calls all day long wanting me to sit at my computer so they can correct all the scams in my computer. This has caused me to switch my answering machine to "please leave a message" from 9AM to 9PM daily.
Lately, my caller ID often says "SPAM."
Jun 20, 2021 08:39:06 #
In the mail this morning:
Subject: NORTON ALeeert: We have a new update ✅
From a server in Russia.
Subject: NORTON ALeeert: We have a new update ✅
From a server in Russia.
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