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Another Scam Call Today Beware !

Goodie2shoes — Sat, 11 May 2024 00:11:51 GMT

My cell phone rang noting a Potential Scam so I didn't answer. They left a vm that said it was Spectrum calling to advise me they were ending the 40% discount and if I wanted to keep it I should give them a call. I remember getting a one time discount on my bill last month because of a power outage. I didn't call the number back but called the customer service number on my bill and when I told the rep of the call she told me they never call customers about a 40% discount it was a scammer calling me.

She commended me for not calling the number left on my cell phone and agreed it was a scam. So to all who read this post, beware ! I know others have noted these idiots who constantly attempt to take advantage. I just wanted to pass along my experience today. They just don't stop do they ? Why don't they find a honest way of living ? Makes me so angry !!

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

Tori3569 — Sat, 11 May 2024 00:29:39 GMT

If my phone said potential spam, I would neither answer nor listen to a message. I don't look at my spam email folder either. We're all better off letting technology do its job.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

kze — Sat, 11 May 2024 01:01:25 GMT

@Tori3569 wrote:
If my phone said potential spam, I would neither answer nor listen to a message. I don't look at my spam email folder either. We're all better off letting technology do its job.

@Tori3569

Half of my spam email folder is NOT spam so I always glance at it. But I never answer a phone call that I don't recognize.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

Venezia — Sat, 11 May 2024 01:02:00 GMT

@Goodie2shoes - We're with Spectrum, so I appreciate your post. I never answer the phone, if I don't recognize the number and, if the caller doesn't leave a message, I just block the number for the future.

If a message said Spectrum was offering me a 40% discount, I'd go online into my account to check on things. ("If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!")

@Tori3569 - However, I do check my spam email folder every day because, for whatever reason, legitimate emails (from regular sources) sometimes end up there. I recently found two emails from a best friend with whom I email every day, in my spam folder!

I've also found emails from companies I have accounts with in the spam folder (just this week).

Technology isn't perfect and sometimes there's no rhyme or reason why something ends up in the spam folder. I always hover over the sender's address just to make sure.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

4kitties — Sat, 11 May 2024 01:03:05 GMT

I have received that same voice mail and I have no idea what Spectrum is! We do not have anything called Spectrum.

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Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

Tori3569 — Sat, 11 May 2024 01:58:00 GMT

I really don't check my spam folder, but I use outlook and generally add companies I register with to the safe list. Maybe that's why I don't feel a need to look there.
If there have been emails there from anyone I know, I haven't heard about it or missed anything in many, many years.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

Carmie — Sat, 11 May 2024 02:11:20 GMT

For the past three days, I have received several calls daily from an 800 number that I don't answer.

They leave a message in Spanish for me to call back and press #2. The voice mail is sent to my email.

Weird. Though I am able to read a little Spanish, I am not fluent. Not by a long shot.

I am blocking the number. They are now bothering me.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

Goodie2shoes — Sat, 11 May 2024 03:17:06 GMT

@ 4kitties wrote:

I have received that same voice mail and I have no idea what Spectrum is! We do not have anything called Spectrum.

Spectrum is a TV internet streaming service and they also provide wifi phone service etc. It used to be called charter network in my area.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

qualitygal — Sat, 11 May 2024 10:03:39 GMT

Reminds me of...."if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't". Glad you called and checked on it.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

4kitties — Sat, 11 May 2024 11:12:05 GMT

@Goodie2shoes

Thank you! I have received several voice mails from them and since we had nothing called Spectrum here, it was an obvious scam.

I have my phone set so that only calls from my contact list will ring and others do not ring, but can leave a voice mail. I always listen to voice mails since I could receive a legitimate call that i need to hear.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

CalminHeart — Sat, 11 May 2024 11:36:47 GMT

I investigated fraud for 20 years and would never open an email or text from someone or a company I didn't know.

I never click on links. I'll go directly to the site instead. Even if the sender is one I know, I have seen too much fraud to click on the links.

I always check my spam folder.

I open only the ones I'm sure are from people I know or companies I have done business with before.
I never open emails from people or businesses I don't know.
There are messages that look real but aren't. If unsure, I click on block because the real sender is then identified. If it's one I want, I don't confirm the block.
There are often emails in the spam folder that are valid.

One option is to turn on the automatic preview so you can see the start of the message without opening it. The language, misspellings, tone, graphics, etc can help you identify a scam before it's opened.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

Group 5 minus 1 — Sat, 11 May 2024 11:47:12 GMT

In fact,I tell those that say they will call us at home(docs,banks,etc) that if we are called at home and we do not recognize the caller ID ,we just don't answer.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

jlkz — Sat, 11 May 2024 12:40:17 GMT

@Carmie

Are they still calling AFTER you blocked the number ?

Last August-October, we were getting 800 # calls originating from South Carolina....all from an alleged real estate firm. We know no one from there and have no real estate there. After getting almost 20+ calls a day, I spoke with Verizon and they walked me through "Nomorobo" app and how to use it. I went through every call noted on that landline # and city-by-city identified, blocked the calls. It took about a week of checking and blocking but it ended the deluge. There was no cost involved to us.

When it started in August, I checked the Do Not Call Registry and all our numbers were still active....proves that that " service " doesn't work !

If you have a different service provider, contact them to see what options you have. You may be able to suspend landline service for a period of time with a one-time charge to reinstall it.

Those calls can get the blood pressure to rise better than a visit to the doctor's office !!!

Good Luck !

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

dooBdoo — Mon, 13 May 2024 16:31:40 GMT

Nomorobo and Hiya do a great job of identifying and blocking spammy phone calls for me.
I also set my iPhone to silence unknown callers.
Unknowns still can leave a voice message, but I don't listen... I read the visual voicemail transcript (perfectly safe to do).

So, I'm not bothered by those (no ringing) but when I see them listed I look up the number online to see if it's been reported and if appropriate I block and report them to Nomorobo and Hiya so they can investigate and add them to their data bank.

Thanks for your helpful reminder, @Goodie2shoes!😊

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

haddon9 — Sat, 11 May 2024 12:57:05 GMT

I just put my phone on "Silence unknown callers". That stops my phone from ringing with scam calls.

If someone needs to talk with me, they can still leave a message. Most don't since they are scammers.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

CelticCrafter — Sat, 11 May 2024 13:21:03 GMT

I get that Spectrum voice mail all the time on my cell phone.

Thing is we aren't even in an area that Spectrum services.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

CelticCrafter — Sat, 11 May 2024 13:24:59 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
For the past three days, I have received several calls daily from an 800 number that I don't answer.

They leave a message in Spanish for me to call back and press #2. The voice mail is sent to my email.

Weird. Though I am able to read a little Spanish, I am not fluent. Not by a long shot.

I am blocking the number. They are now bothering me.

@Carmie for the whole month of March we were getting calls on the house phone from Asbury Park, NJ. After about 2 1/2 weeks of it, curiosity got the better of me and I just had to answer it. She knew my first name and was wanting to know if I received the card in the mail for healthy food. I could barely understand her and hung up.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

wagirl — Sat, 11 May 2024 13:43:34 GMT

I delete and block all the calls I don't recognize on my phone--now if they leave a voice mail, then I listen and usually it is an ok call. Been getting a few spams on my computer inbox too--just a first and last name then pdf to click onto--I never do and I also delete and block them. . Been getting some that says they are from a one of the big virus protectors, not the one I use, and that the $300+ has been taken from my acct for continued coverage----I always check my accts first but then I send and report them as spam. I do check my personal accounts and then change passwords too-just in case!!

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

Still Raining — Sat, 11 May 2024 14:38:22 GMT

I have found peace by setting my cell to only let calls from my contacts thru. If others wish, they can leave a voicemail.

When I wish, I can flip it to letting everyone in. Did that yesterday for a repair who I knew would call on his cell from the gate.

Re: Another Scam Call Today Beware !

chrystaltree — Sat, 11 May 2024 16:12:38 GMT

Ok...... But if my phone said scam alert, I certainly would not have called the number. I don't understand that.