LFairbanks Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Been hacked or hijacked? http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/been-hacked-or-hijacked-read?utm_source=govdelivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 A time when being Rude is appropriate. http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/reluctant-be-rude?utm_source=govdelivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/scam-du-jour-chip-card-scams?utm_source=govdelivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Interesting article. I guess Lifelock isn't all it is cracked up to be. http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/guess-what-weve-been-protecting-your-privacy-and-more?utm_source=govdelivery mc2hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Interesting article on your mobile phone and fraud. https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/identity-theft-mobile-phone?utm_source=govdelivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongosg8 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Funny ..had this happen to me last month. True story Phone rings ..wife answers hello all nice ..She whispers to me .. its the IRS. I said its a scam hang up on them! They end up being rude to my wife after my wife questions their reason for calling. As my wife (the quiet conservative wife I have) starts telling them where to go.. I grab the phone and said ..So your from the IRS.. (Yes was the response).. Ill ask you again Your from the "Income Restriction Society"? The person says who do you think you are? .. I say "Im the POTUS ..and I never pay taxes"! Im your boss! I steal the money you steal and spend it foolishly. I give it away to countries that hate us or people who just want a free lunch and not work! I told him.. you call again I will personally fire your ***! My wife was like OMG nodding her head. Put it this way .. I have not heard from them since. Edited June 8, 2016 by Mongosg8 LFairbanks and mc2hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 I started this thread to make other aware of fraud issues. It all started when my wife got a call from the "IRS"....lol She doesn't care if they are male or female she will speak her mind. She told them to send the agent over to the house to arrest her as he threatened. Of course they never showed up. I got a phone call one time in regards to something, I don't even recall what it was. I stopped him as he was trying to give me his line and I told him, I was stopping him right there that he was a scam and I was reporting the number to the FTC. I do that regularly. Not sure if reporting the numbers helps, but I do it. Mongosg8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I have a couple stories: I had my credit card number stolen online about 15 years ago. I think it happened when I tried to buy something online. Since it was a fake order site, they had my credit card, full name, and address. I discovered it when I got a billing from a web hosting company. Since he used my info, I was able to retrieve the admin info from the hosting company. The site wasn't used yet, and I was able to get the site shut down and was refunded. I consider myself lucky. Since he was using my info, my identity would have been attached to this future scam site. Could have caused some real problems for me. I am just glad that it happened before "paperless" billing was the norm. You also have to watch out for your parents. A couple years ago, I my dad was living with me. I was helping take care of him as he is older and has health issues. One day I came home from work and he was reading off all his credit cards to someone on the phone. He had a lot of credit card debt, and someone had called him offering to "help". Luckily I was able to help him contact all the credit card company's and get the numbers changed before anything happened. Years ago, I received a letter that I was denied a credit card for a store card. It was for a card I did not apply for, for a store I never heard of. I called to investigate. They used my name and address, but did not have my SSN. I did check my credit history, but there was no trace of it. I tried reporting it to the police, but they said that it was not id theft since they did not use my SSN and the only info they did use was public record out of the phone book. More recently, I have received several calls from "Microsoft Windows Support" from MSC, and apparently I have an enforcement action out for me from both the IRS and the marshals office. I never have been home for the IRS or marshals office scams. I always thought it would be fun to mess with them for awhile. But I have for the Windows scammers. I just which they wouldn't call after 10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 How fast do thieves use your stolen info? https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/how-fast-will-identity-thieves-use-stolen-info?utm_source=govdelivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last_cast Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I get ones about a car payment I missed on a car I sold 3 years ago. It's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadley Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I reply, You have dialed a restricted military line, our satellites now have your GPS coordinates. You should move to a safe zone immediately. Then hang up on them. SumBeach35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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