OMG!!! My sordid secrets revealed!!!

Bill_in_VA · 11-02-2019, 01:33 PM

Here's another good one about baiting the scammers: https://www.419eater.com/
Fair warning, you'll waste a lot of time here, much of it NSFW (but hilariously worth it.)

sheepherder · 11-20-2019, 05:11 AM

Uh, oh. I had a message on my phone answering machine yesterday. It said my internet access would be cut off today if I didn't pay my access fees. Please call 877-229-3394 to arrange payment. Have ISP bill and credit card info handy.

DING DING DING!!! Red Flag!!! My ISP already has my CC info, as it is a recurring charge. But a few years ago, they did cut me off because I had renewed my CC but forgot to call them and tell them the new expiry date.

So I called my ISP, just to be sure, and the nice young man told me yes, it was a scam. They had my current CC expiry and I was all good.

I Googled that number and there are loads of complaints/warnings about that number. Besides the CC scam, they also charge your phone number for calling them. Not just long-distant rates, but additional charges which by calling them you agree to.

So...They almost had me...Close, but no cigar...

11-02-2019, 01:33 PM	#1
Bill_in_VA Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 409 Thanks: 820 Thanked 623 Times in 225 Posts	Here's another good one about baiting the scammers: https://www.419eater.com/ Fair warning, you'll waste a lot of time here, much of it NSFW (but hilariously worth it.) __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."

11-20-2019, 05:11 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	Uh, oh. I had a message on my phone answering machine yesterday. It said my internet access would be cut off today if I didn't pay my access fees. Please call 877-229-3394 to arrange payment. Have ISP bill and credit card info handy. DING DING DING!!! Red Flag!!! My ISP already has my CC info, as it is a recurring charge. But a few years ago, they did cut me off because I had renewed my CC but forgot to call them and tell them the new expiry date. So I called my ISP, just to be sure, and the nice young man told me yes, it was a scam. They had my current CC expiry and I was all good. I Googled that number and there are loads of complaints/warnings about that number. Besides the CC scam, they also charge your phone number for calling them. Not just long-distant rates, but additional charges which by calling them you agree to. So...They almost had me...Close, but no cigar... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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