topic Re: Scam calls in Q Talk

Scam calls

Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:30:12 GMT

Have received two this AM. One from a pharmacy and another wanting to send me something,BUT first I had to talk to their benefits dept. BEWARE!!

Re: Scam calls

10grands — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:35:58 GMT

I do not answer calls from anyone other than family.

Re: Scam calls

x Hedge — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:38:10 GMT

Well, that's a relief!

When I saw the title Scam Calls listed under Q Talk I thought this was going to be about scammers calling with some fakery about "your QVC account" being hacked.

Re: Scam calls

catter70 — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:53:00 GMT

I never answer calls from #'s I don't recognize. Then I Google it and ,if necessary, then I block it.

Re: Scam calls

phoenixbrd — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:10:35 GMT

Best not to answer phone numbers you don't recognize. If it is a friend or critical....a message will be left. I get so many scam calls throughout the day....my ringer is turned off. There are calls with no messages left everyday on my answering machine. I don't have to listen to the calls...so the least invasive way to deal with scammers. If I feel like investing the energy, I also google and block numbers that have left no message. Often the numbers have been spoofed so they will not be found...those are blocked also. Answering the phone with any phony title (such as CIA field office) unfortunately does not slow them down...they know the game. Don't answer the phone.

This topic appears regularly so I'm surprised people are still picking up calls from numbers that they don't recognize. This will only make the calls increase.

Re: Scam calls

GAQShopr53 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:46:09 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:
Have received two this AM. One from a pharmacy and another wanting to send me something,BUT first I had to talk to their benefits dept. BEWARE!!

Seems like the more you block these calls the more craftier they become. I was just talking to my Mom about scam calls as she received one about someone being in jail and needed to be bailed out.

Re: Scam calls

MrSour — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 03:15:55 GMT

being retired I am home most of the day. The phone rings constantly all day with these scam calls from people who don't even talk English. I mostly ignore these calls but sometimes I play with them and just to see what they are going to say. From credit card scams to people telling me that my computer has been compromised and I have to open my computer for them so they can fix it. I got a call from someone supposedly from Medicare asking me about my illnesses and trying to tell me I am eligible for braces for my ailing knees. Well I don't have knee problems. It goes on and on with these calls and our government does nothing about it.

Re: Scam calls

denisemb — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 03:21:14 GMT

Re: Scam calls

Suziepeach — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 11:39:32 GMT

My MIL was in St Francis, Memphis, TN last week- phone in her room rang of which my husband (her oldest son) answered...

drum roll........

It was about a car warranty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In her hospital room... now that's low, low low.............. those scammers/crooks will stop at nothing!!!

Re: Scam calls

Buffalogal47 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:16:38 GMT

@catter70 : What you said. Problem solved.

Re: Scam calls

LuvmyLab — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:19:16 GMT

I've been a QVC customer for over 30 years and the best thing I ever purchased was the call blocker. Whenever some junk call comes through I just push the button and that prevents the person from ever calling us back again. If they do try, it rings once so we know that the call was previously blocked.

Re: Scam calls

Sage04 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 23:16:03 GMT

This topic is also in Community, started on 9/20. I had to do a double take. I thought it was the same Post. I don´t answer numbers that aren´t in my contacts, so they won´t catch me. In fact, sometimes I won´t even answer numbers that are in my contacts unless you are family.

Re: Scam calls

embgm — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:30:06 GMT

My Dil answers the phone with Geno’s pizzeria !What can I get you? Then she yells 2 cheese pizzas? And continues until they hang up. Lol! We do not answer the phone unless we know who it is. Most everyone calls us on our cell phones!

Re: Scam calls

MrSour — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:11:14 GMT

got a new scam call from a local # and when I answered it was supposedly from social security stating that someone in Texas was compromising my social security benefits. I knew it was a scam because I am not receiving benefits. I called the # back and it was a dead phone.

Re: Scam calls

NickNack — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:34:30 GMT

I have no idea what the scammers calling me want, because I never answer the phone if I don't know who the caller is. If they don't leave a message I block the number. I can't imagine calling the number back. Having anything to do with these scammers makes no sense to me.

Re: Scam calls

Daysdee — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:04:57 GMT

I try not answer, but sometimes I'm waiting for a call and not sure which number they will be using to call me. I have a call blocker and it doesn't seem to block all calls. When I look at the number, it is only 4 digits. What's with that? There is one business that I keep blocking, but they keep calling from different numbers.

Re: Scam calls

Spurt — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:24:29 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
I never answer calls from #'s I don't recognize. Then I Google it and ,if necessary, then I block it.

@catter70 @Buffalogal47

I do the same but it doesnt stop them because they have automatic dialers that just dial digitally.....and if its a spoofed number blocking wont help because thats not the real number they are calling from....

Re: Scam calls

Mindy D — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 04:25:42 GMT

@LuvmyLab wrote:
I've been a QVC customer for over 30 years and the best thing I ever purchased was the call blocker. Whenever some junk call comes through I just push the button and that prevents the person from ever calling us back again. If they do try, it rings once so we know that the call was previously blocked.

What is the item number?

Re: Scam calls

SunValley — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 07:39:14 GMT

I regularly get calls with an ID that says "Egypt" which I find very weird. I don't answer the Egypt calls but will occasionally answer others just to see what the latest nonsense is about. The calls today from the scammers were numerous.

Some of these people are barely understandable and if you get them off script they have no idea what to do. The guys usually go directly to using cuss words and get flustered (I have to say the women are made of sterner stuff). This one guy asked for the credit card I used the most and I said it was a Visa issued by Imanotstupid. He asked me to repeat it about ten times before it clicked on his head. Then he said a bad word and hung up. I told another guy I would give him my card number only if he would first wire me money so I would know he was trustworthy. He cussed and hung up too. I know...I should get another hobby...but sometimes after the 10th call I just get so irritated that they can so easily hijack my phone that I can't resist giving back a taste of their own medicine.

Re: Scam calls

Montana — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:26:07 GMT

All landline calls go to voicemail. And I only check them about once a month. Since I stopped checking voicemails all the time, the scam and telemarket calls have dramatically decreased.

Family and friends can always reach me on my cell phone.