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[Deanie]

@jaxs mom  Sad to say, it is true.   I have a saying, "Predators know their prey."  We have been done a disservice by all the propaganda we have been fed through the educational systems and possibly I would even add religious systems.  And, it is not OK to be a victim.  Victimization is engendered by not being street smart. Street Smarts should be required teaching from the time we are young.....protect yourself.......learn the signals of those that do not have your best interests at heart.....be wary of strangers....even on the phone.  To me these are common sense items now.  But, in the interest of full disclosure they weren't always......

[cottage blossoms]

NO, NO, and NO!

[jaxs mom]

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@Deanie wrote:

@jaxs mom  Sad to say, it is true.   I have a saying, "Predators know their prey."  We have been done a disservice by all the propaganda we have been fed through the educational systems and possibly I would even add religious systems.  And, it is not OK to be a victim.  Victimization is engendered by not being street smart. Street Smarts should be required teaching from the time we are young.....protect yourself.......learn the signals of those that do not have your best interests at heart.....be wary of strangers....even on the phone.  To me these are common sense items now.  But, in the interest of full disclosure they weren't always......

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Huh? You're blaming this on education and religion now? 

[cottage blossoms]

That NO, NO, and NO means you should NEVER be asked for your social security number, credit card number, etc. when you receive the phone call.  If you know the person/business and are expecting their call, then that is a different story.  If in doubt, you can call them back, BUT get their phone number from another source....not the number they give you.

[hckynut]

When I call businesses with whom I have accounts, many ask for the last 4 **** of my social. No way I can get my account info without giving them the correct #'s.

Now if they call me? A much deeper conversation unless I personally know the person to whom has called. If not? End of conversation.

Older(in my case, very old man) does not equal incompetency. I know many decades my junior that would like my memory bank, including my older sisters and even their offspring.

If someone, relative or best friend, can fall for these ridiculous phone scams? Someone(you, me) needs to step up and help them or get them the help they need.

[Desertdi]

Well, the fellow who calls and says I'm wanted for a federal offense has been calling me for several years now.   Ya'd think The Marshalls would have gotten me by now..........I'm in the phone book.

[ChynnaBlue]

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@3suwm5 wrote:

A new scam daily, it seems.

Thank goodness her brother was there to help her quickly.

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I'm guessing that's a really old scam come back around. There are stories about this recent version going back a few years, but I know Publishing Clearing House scams were happening when I was a kid.

[Pooky1]

 my inlaws get that same call from pc allso. if all these scum bag scamers put all that effort into csome thing useful they could make he world a better place.

[geezerette]

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@millieshops wrote:

I can't think of any phone call made TO ME as opposed to FROM ME where someone ever needs any numbers from me.

Is there any legit business that randomly calls and asks for that kind of info?  Any one at all?

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No I don't think so.

My Bank did call here once & start asking questions about our credit card charges. I would not answer his questions because I thought this could be anyone. I told him I did not call him nor did I know who he was. I told him  I would hang up & call my bank. It was legit but I wanted to make sure. He did not ask me for any type numbers etc. They were calling because someone was using our credit card. They closed that account.

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The same thing happened to me with our credit card company.  Someone called from the company, asked about charges which we had not made, and I got suspicious.  I thought it was probably legit, but I wasn't about to take any chances.  I apologized to the man on the phone, but I told him I wasn't going to give him any personal information because he had called me and I had no idea if he was who he said he was.  I then told him I was going to hang up and call the credit card company myself.  He was very nice and said I wasn't the only one who did that, and he perfectly well understood and it was a prudent thing to do.

Same thing had happened to us.  Someone had tried to use our credit card and the company stopped them.  They closed the account and issued us a new one.  It's only happened once to us, and I hope it doesn't happen again!

[Deanie]

@jaxs mom   The educational system has been co-opted for the purpose of promoting social  values instead of educational values.  The Churches, well that is a matter altogether different.  It is my observation that some religious institutions are too much into the forgiveness factor, what I call the "Ecclesiastical Whiteout"  No where does it teach that not all are operating from the same value system.  Some, sadly have an opposite value system that is in direct contrast.  IMHO, these two systems have failed to provide the information needed to make informed choices.  This is my opinion.  You may accept it or reject it.  You may accept it in part or in whole or reject it in part or in whole.  I will not be offended.