Hey All Heads up on a Scam - Page 2

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

You have to wonder how they have your cell phone number to text you, but they don't know your street address.

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

@Isobel Archer wrote:
You have to wonder how they have your cell phone number to text you, but they don't know your street address.

@Isobel Archer

They dial random numbers making note of those that answer.

qvcaddition · ‎03-10-2010

@Kalli

@Kalli wrote:
Sad that elderly folks can be taken advantage of, but they are purposely targeted.

This is not a scam from a delivery company but when my dad was 90, he almost got talked into buying 2 cemetery plots. They claimed that as a veteran he qualified for a drastic reduction in the cost of 2 plots at a nearby cemetery. And they kept calling him. If he hadn't thought to mention this to his friend who was a funeral home director, he'd have spent the $$ and I'm sure it wouldn't have been easy to get his money back.

You see, he'd already prepaid for his and Mom's funeral through his friend's funeral home business 10 years earlier. And he'd paid for the plots at our church cemetery. But he was slipping a little mentally and when he got that phone call, he fell for it. Thankfully his friend warned him and then called the cemetery to inform them. This business, however, continued to try to sell him the plots-that's what made me angry. I had to keep reminding him NOT to buy them. Finally, they stopped calling but only after his friend contacted them more than once!

you are right about taking advantage of the elderly, because of either dementia or they lived in a world that was a little more honest than today,s.

I am 86, and I just look at the title of the subject on my email and delete.

I got the Grandparent call last week about grandson in jail and could I call his attorney because he the grandson didn,t want anyone to know. I was not to say anything to anyone. I played along with it, took the attorneys number, but never called. The attorney called me about 15 min later. I told him they picked the wrong grandmother, that grandson and I haven,t spoken in years.for years.

vermint · ‎04-05-2010

I used Allivet to autoship my cats' flea meds (have since cancelled that account). I got an email from them yesterday that there was a problem with my credit card for my next autoship. Nope, can't be...my cc is fine and up to date, plus I CANCELED the autoship months ago! So I deleted the email.

That thing sure LOOKED official, though...the grammer was good, they had all the right logos, colors, etc. So don't be fooled, even if it "looks right"!