4rh Amazon call scam

fthunt · ‎12-24-2010

I don't get it..........and have no account with Amazon

Caller ID said incoming call from big well known insurance agency. Their number same as mine except for 2 digits. Figured wrong number.

Man (again) says somebody is charging $900 plus to my account - press # or press #

3 other calls were in the high $600 range.

If I have no account with "A" - how do they get their $$$

I could think up a better scan.....................LOL

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@fthunt These robo calls are so annoying. We gave up our "house phone" thinking it would cut down some of them, but now they have our cell numbers!!!

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

@Shanus wrote:
@fthunt These robo calls are so annoying. We gave up our "house phone" thinking it would cut down some of them, but now they have our cell numbers!!!

u can have an iPhone mute unknown callers and you wont be bothered,

froggy · ‎03-10-2010

@jackthebear wrote:
@Shanus wrote:
@fthunt These robo calls are so annoying. We gave up our "house phone" thinking it would cut down some of them, but now they have our cell numbers!!!
u can have an iPhone mute unknown callers and you wont be bothered,

Quite a few people I deal with come through on an unknown number - doctors offices (no caller ID), service people, etc. I wouldn't want to automatically block them.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I never answer the phone if I don't recognize the number so I rarely get calls of that type. Maybe a couple a month. When they hang up before the 4th ring, you know it's a scammer as they don't want to listen to your answering machine, which I don't have.

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Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@fthunt wrote:
I don't get it..........and have no account with Amazon

Caller ID said incoming call from big well known insurance agency. Their number same as mine except for 2 digits. Figured wrong number.

Man (again) says somebody is charging $900 plus to my account - press # or press #
3 other calls were in the high $600 range.
If I have no account with "A" - how do they get their $$$
I could think up a better scan.....................LOL

@fthunt

LOL....HOPEFULLY this means the scammers are running out of ideas as their scheme becomes sillier and sillier and more unbelievable....😄

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jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

@froggy wrote:
@jackthebear wrote:
@Shanus wrote:
@fthunt These robo calls are so annoying. We gave up our "house phone" thinking it would cut down some of them, but now they have our cell numbers!!!
u can have an iPhone mute unknown callers and you wont be bothered,
Quite a few people I deal with come through on an unknown number - doctors offices (no caller ID), service people, etc. I wouldn't want to automatically block them.

lol I found that out the hard way, but toggle on/off as needed

FYI the calls go to voice mail, so you wont miss the legit calls

lizzief · ‎09-27-2011

I get those calls on both the home phone and the cell phone, they even leave messages to call them back which I find pretty amusing! It's easy enough to check your Amazon account in a few seconds to verify what they are saying, so apparently they are counting on people to not be very bright!