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BBB Serving Central East Texas has recently received an influx of phone calls from senior citizens who are being solicited by companies offering to sell their unused or unwanted vacant lots or time shares.
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When someone presents an amazing financial opportuity to you or promises to double your money in a month ask this question of yourself: Is this too good to be true? If the answer is yes, better step back and look for investments elsewhere.
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Area woman reports threats as part of scam
FAIRFIELD TWP. — Michigan State Police are investigating a recent series of phone calls threatening a Fairfield Township woman’s life.
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Phone scam targets region
VIENNA – Officials are warning Wood County residents of a new telephone scam targeting people at random and asking them to give away debit card information.
Read more on Parkersburg News and Sentinel

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Answer by AnnaDid you enter any contests? What info they want from you, do not give any. Ask them . . . → Read More: disney calypso cays prize holidays is this a telephone scam?]]> Question by dawn m: disney calypso cays prize holidays is this a telephone scam?
these people phoned up and said I had won their top prize stay and cruise in florida and the bahamas is this a scam

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Answer by Anna
Did you enter any contests? What info they want from you, do not give any. Ask them to send a letter, fax, email. Research online. Who knows, maybe you did or maybe its scam or it some travel agency try to get clients.

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I’m writing to commend the senior woman who reported being scammed of $ 4,000 by the so-called gandmother phone fraud. And, congratulations to the person who was nearly scammed out of $ 3,000, but discussed it with a family member before sending the money.
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BBB warns of phone calls claiming to fix fake computer problem
A phone scam that has plagued the U.K. and Australia for the past couple of years is now making an appearance here in B.C. and on Vancouver Island, and the scam artists are using a well-known name to attack vulnerable consumers.
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Crime rates in Norfolk County rose in some categories in 2010 following a year in which they dropped unexpectedly.
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Cell phones may be exempt to telemarketers Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller spoke in the Purdue Memorial Union Monday to raise awareness of a proposed bill that would change the state’s Do Not Call List to allow cell . . . → Read More: Colorado ranks high for scam victims]]> Colorado ranks high for scam victims
Colorado ranks as the state with the second-most scam victims.
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Cell phones may be exempt to telemarketers
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller spoke in the Purdue Memorial Union Monday to raise awareness of a proposed bill that would change the state’s Do Not Call List to allow cell phone numbers.
Read more on The Purdue Exponent

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]]> http://www.ripoffsscams.com/tax-tip-tax-help-%e2%80%98en-espanol%e2%80%99/feed 0 Is it possible to report a telephone scammer? http://www.ripoffsscams.com/is-it-possible-to-report-a-telephone-scammer http://www.ripoffsscams.com/is-it-possible-to-report-a-telephone-scammer#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:59:38 +0000 Ripoffs Scams http://www.ripoffsscams.com/is-it-possible-to-report-a-telephone-scammer Question by natashasavestheday: Is it possible to report a telephone scammer? Earlier this afternoon, I received a scam telephone call. The caller wanted to know my card number in order to end me $ 300 in gas rebates. This was obviously a scam–is there anyone I can report this to? How can these . . . → Read More: Is it possible to report a telephone scammer?]]> Question by natashasavestheday: Is it possible to report a telephone scammer?
Earlier this afternoon, I received a scam telephone call. The caller wanted to know my card number in order to end me $ 300 in gas rebates. This was obviously a scam–is there anyone I can report this to? How can these people get my number? How do they get the last 4 digits of my card number? Unfortunately, our called ID is jacked, so I dont know the number they called from…but I can get it easily. Ultimately, I just want to know if I can report them so other people wont fall into their trap!

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Answer by Darkskinnyboy
Yes, it should be possible.

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]]> http://www.ripoffsscams.com/is-it-possible-to-report-a-telephone-scammer/feed 0 Telephone Tech Support Scam – Watch Out http://www.ripoffsscams.com/telephone-tech-support-scam-%e2%80%93-watch-out http://www.ripoffsscams.com/telephone-tech-support-scam-%e2%80%93-watch-out#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:56:28 +0000 Ripoffs Scams http://www.ripoffsscams.com/telephone-tech-support-scam-%e2%80%93-watch-out Telephone Tech Support Scam – Watch Out

From an Internet forum for folk musicians, we’ve had reports of an ugly bank-details scam preying on people’s fear of having a virus on a computer – a scam that would be especially damaging for small businesses.

What happens is that someone calls you up pretending to be from a tech . . . → Read More: Telephone Tech Support Scam – Watch Out]]> Telephone Tech Support Scam – Watch Out

From an Internet forum for folk musicians, we’ve had reports of an ugly bank-details scam preying on people’s fear of having a virus on a computer – a scam that would be especially damaging for small businesses.

What happens is that someone calls you up pretending to be from a tech support company or a well known company such as Microsoft. The scammers will claim that there are viruses on your system, or other serious problems, and offer to remove them. If you follow their instructions, you’ll end up giving them remote access to your machine. They’ll then ask for your credit card or bank details – to pay for their ‘help’ -  and will end up with remote access to your cash, too.

As small businesses know, our computers can contain all sorts of important information; our bank details, notes on things we need to do for customers and so on. Not only is this scam a risk to your business, but also anyone you deal with regularly whose details – however scant – might be on your computer.

If a stranger rings you up and offers you help, they probably want something for themselves instead. Don’t let strangers do anything with your computer and never, ever, entertain the thought of sharing your credit card or bank details with someone that YOU didn’t contact first. (Such as another small business that you know well and ring up to buy something from.)

As I mentioned earlier, we first heard about this from a folk musician message board. Its members were helping each other and sharing information – the best things about any online community. So, if you hear of any scams that might affect small businesses (or people in general) do let us know, either by emailing us directly or leaving a comment.

Here’s a video of this kind of scam in action; I assume this is in America, but the scam will be pretty much the same wherever it’s carried out. This is the first in a series of four videos.

[[YOUTUBE:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfFqgTuPKRM]]

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Ripped off: Century Link and Dish Network are trying to steal 4.61 from me by billing me for services I did not use, after a contract ended. They claim I owe them a pro-rated fee for the extra time it took to “Port” my home phone to another provider. The Scam, Lie, and theft is that they are charging me for a delay that was caused when one of their employees arbitrarily reversed my cancellation of services, and they are billing me for the delay. NOT LEGAL. DISH Network for their part are billing me for an HD upgrade Installation (through Century Link) after canceling my bundled Dish services. They back-billed me on the old canceled contract for a service that was included in the NEW HD For Life Contract I signed with them. HD For Life includes: Free Installation, upgrade HD DVR’s and 3 months Free HBO/Showtime are included when you sign a 2 year contract and sign up for auto billing….which I did. If you have similar problems, watch the Video and send me an email. Both of these Scumbags demand payment from me knowing full well that the facts support that I owe them nothing.
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]]> http://www.ripoffsscams.com/how-do-you-get-free-habbo-coins-no-password-and-no-phone-and-no-scams-please-answer/feed 3 my work made me sign something that i am unsure of, if i am a victim of telephone scam can i be held liable? http://www.ripoffsscams.com/my-work-made-me-sign-something-that-i-am-unsure-of-if-i-am-a-victim-of-telephone-scam-can-i-be-held-liable http://www.ripoffsscams.com/my-work-made-me-sign-something-that-i-am-unsure-of-if-i-am-a-victim-of-telephone-scam-can-i-be-held-liable#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:56:14 +0000 Ripoffs Scams http://www.ripoffsscams.com/my-work-made-me-sign-something-that-i-am-unsure-of-if-i-am-a-victim-of-telephone-scam-can-i-be-held-liable Question by serrsly: my work made me sign something that i am unsure of, if i am a victim of telephone scam can i be held liable? Scammers called a few of our stores and ask various questions to the employee that answers they tape the conversation and slice the tape to make it seem that . . . → Read More: my work made me sign something that i am unsure of, if i am a victim of telephone scam can i be held liable?]]> telephone scams
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Question by serrsly: my work made me sign something that i am unsure of, if i am a victim of telephone scam can i be held liable?
Scammers called a few of our stores and ask various questions to the employee that answers
they tape the conversation and slice the tape to make it seem that the employee have authorized changes and accepted their fees

They made all employees of the company sign something that said, any cost to the company as result of an employee talking to a solicitor will be deducted from that employees pay.
we are to hang up if a solicitor calls.

is this legal even? i was unsure when i signed it, but i had to so i did.
any input would be helpful. thanks.
i understood it, i was just wondering if it is ethical and/or legal, i don’t talk to the solicitors anyway, i play with them and say WHAT, WHAT and other things, or i just say stupid stuff or hang up on them, now i just hang up. why are some of you so rude?

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Question by Mikey: Who can I report a suspected telephone scam to, and how do I do it?
I was rung today and the caller hung up as soon as I answered. I pressed 14713 to ring them back. It said that it was “glade kitchens”, but I have never heard of them nevermind called them before. A quick web search yielded no results on a company with that name. I’m convinced that this is a scam to get me to ring a premium rate number and I’d like to report it. I’m in the UK.

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Answer by Mi Atheist Girl
Call your local police on the non-emergency line. This way, they can look into it, and also warn others about the scam, before they are taken in by it.

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I just got a call to my cell phone from someone asking for me by name and saying I had won a contest and they needed information. They didn’t block their number so I looked it up and it’s unpublished but I did find the city. Is there a way to report this phone number?

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You are supposed to call the police to report a crime.

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