tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321254882024-03-13T12:03:33.672-07:00Scams and Spam Patrol Alerts JournalWelcome to my Scam and Spam Journal. This is an on going journal of news I find on scam prevention online and offline and personal recommendations. If you have any tips please feel free to write them in my blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32125488.post-9957104357077771922017-11-28T11:28:00.000-08:002017-11-28T11:31:43.082-08:001-888-201-8631 scam call by the name Robert MonroeThis person by the name of Robert Monroe will call as CPS in San Antonio stating the will disconnect power if you don't pay money. The will ask for a money order or a prepaid card<br />
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1-888-201-8631 is a scam. Report if it comes through your phoneline<br />
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To report number go to the FCC website and report any number like this.<br />
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-calls-and-texts<br />
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The scam goes like this:<br />
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You will get a letter from a company you owe money from such as capital one lets say for 1000 dollars.<br />
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In the letter, they will tell you that they will settle the amount owed for less money such as 400 dollars if you pay within a certain time.<br />
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Sometimes these offers can be real but normally these types of notes are public information if they are put up for sale by collection companies. Meaning good and bad people can see this information.<br />
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So what to do?<br />
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The best thing you can do is call the lender where your note was from to determine if you can negotiate a way to pay off that amount owed. Remember always question and never take things you get in the mail or by email at face value.<br />
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As with anything a scammer will post pictures of what looks like a person you think you are talking to. Many of these pictures can easily be lifted by via facebook since from profiles. </div>
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Essentially once the scammer has enough photographs of what looks like to be a real person the conversation begins. Normally this scam is targeted to men since lets face it guys we then to be the horny ball type. </div>
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The conversation will go offline with the user only to get into some steamy conversations. The scammer will then ask for a nude picture of the user. This is where it can get ugly, the user sends the picture to the scammer. Then a few mins later the scammer will then tell the user that they have uploaded a private message and have tagged all his residence and will send the file to all of them unless they get payment. </div>
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They then send a place where to wire the money and its normally a money gram. </div>
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So what to do if this happens? Well for one you can call the bluff by not answering the message. Last thing you want to do is piss off the user on the other end. Report it. Next let those who will be sent the file to delete the message and I hate to say own up to it. </div>
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Block the user if your on skype or messaging platform. Temporary go offline if you can on facebook.</div>
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Report user to authorities if possible.</div>
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What to do to prevent this from happening?</div>
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First you will want to start off with your facebook account. Make sure all your privacy settings are set. The mistake that was done above is that his facebook friends list was open so the scammer was able to view all of his contacts. This is why I really don't like linkin because of that reason. The good news is that facebook has an option to restrict who can view your friends list but for me I set it only to myself so that no one can see who I am friends with. </div>
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Second thing is not to send pictures of your Wenner , I mean really who is to say that the person you are cyber sexing with is who they say they are. </div>
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Rule of thumb when online dating, try to get the conversation from texting to the phone where you can hear that persons voice and take that next step and meeting. Meet in a public place. </div>
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Here is a simple tip to prevent any viruses showing up on your computer. If a friend sends you an attached document make sure to reply to your friend and ask them if they sent you something for you to open or even a link.<br />
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This way you get some confirmation that the sender did send you the appropriate document.<br />
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It can be a pain in the ass I know but we can't rely on antivirus software to catch all of them. It just does not happen.<br />
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Word to the wise pay inside or use cash<br />
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This number <a href="tel:%2817027473188" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank" value="+17027473188">17027473188</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px;"> is a scam.</span></span><br />
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I would just disregard and post as spam . Its been post also on who the who called list. </div>
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Word of advice don't call back. Anyone posting a summons on you will send you a stamp letter from a lawyer not a silly phone call.</div>
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Keep in mind for seniors because this may seem pretty scary if they receive a call like this.<br />
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Never says who its for, or who it is directed to. Word of advice don't dial the number. Chances are they will have some type of caller id and when you call it will give that name to the other person who is pulling the scam. They will then say the users caller id name that they have a lawsuit.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">"This is investigator Stevens with locator Services calling to inform you that there has been a locate and serve action placed on you. Enforcement are scheduled to visit the address on file with there was no contact made the next step will be to help you watch Ross dot your last known place of employment. Now I am required by law to provide you with a point of contact information to answer any questions that you may Health. I need you to do so by pressing one and you will be directed to a case manager." </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">... more. Please listen to your voicemail for the remainder of this message. </span><br />
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Here is what the message looks like at the bottom. When in doubt go to netflixs directly and never click any links from the email.<br />
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I saw this on a Facebook board where a couple got 2 fake 20s . Its not noticeable from the picture but there are a few indications on these being a fake. Can you spot them? </div>
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If you notice both bills have the same serial number. The way the bill was cut as you can see is pretty sloppy. It seems that 20s and above bills are those that are targeted to slip by as real money. Just a word of warning. The fake pens are not 100 percent proof so always look for the watermark when handling these bills.</div>
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My theory is when the person calls to the number, it will give the phone numbers name if it is listed which is how they are able to say they have you on file.<br />
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The message starts off with a name called stacy grant who is an investigator but never makes reference which company or organization she works for.<br />
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Seems that some Uber drivers are trying to make a few hundred by claiming that the client had one to many drinks and puked in their car. The driver sends the photos to Uber and Uber intern docks 100 dollars for cleanup.<br />
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So the lesson here is if you plan to use an Uber service, take pictures before you leave as evidence you did not leave a mess in the car or you may have to try to prove to Uber that the puke was not yours.<br />
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What I mean by this is that anyone can use the bar code of the ticket and re-purpose it to resell. What happens is you get a duplicate ticket which is not good if your an honest person trying to get rid of tickets he or she couldn't use.<br />
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For an example of what the ticket looked like visit <a href="http://scampatroljournal.blogspot.com/2016/01/things-you-should-never-buy-from.html" target="_blank">Things you should never buy on facebook.</a><br />
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1) Don't buy tickets from facebook or craigslist groups. The reason I strongly suggest against it is that there really is not a way to check if the tickets were purchased legally or if they are just fakes.<br />
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(Another tip, don't place the ticket number online. This will easily be ripped off by having someone print it because the bar code is right there.) I took the user name and bar code of but just to give you of idea how it can easily be taken online.<br />
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2) Electronics should not be purchased unless you test the dam thing. What could be worst is going home only to find out the electronic you purchased didnt work.<br />
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3) Cell phone. This one is the worst you can buy online. You take a real crap shot if you but one from an online group. Sometimes these are stolen phones which are locked and you end up with a brick for a phone that does not work.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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I finally got around to one and decided to remove avg. The problem I faced is that the program froze and was never able to complete the uninstall process for avg.<br />
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Here is how to remove avg if you need it off your computer.<br />
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You will need to go to the avg website and look for avg utility. Program works like a dream and cleared the software from my computer with no problems.<br />
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The link is below to remove the avg antivirus software.<br />
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When you meet someone on craiglist to sell a product make sure to keep these things in mind.<br />
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First make sure your listing is clear that you want cash up front. The reason you want to take cash and nothing else is that checks can easily look and feel like they have the cash to back what you are about to sell.<br />
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I have seen this with a friend of mine who sold cakes online and when she cashed the check it bounced. She was lucky enough to file a claim on the check to get that money back. It took my friend about 2 months to get her money from the courts.<br />
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So if your selling a service do this instead.<br />
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A clear read flag is when a potential customer will contact you and say they are out of town or out of the country and they will send you a check to cover the cost of the item you are selling.<br />
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Here is where it gets sketchy is where the check will be for more then what the item is worth and will say something like.<br />
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" For your inconvenience I would like to send you an additional 100 dollars. If you can wire me money 50 dollars to cover my cost for the transaction" or something like this. Most scams have this in there somewhere.<br />
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What happens is you wire the money. The check bounces and you end up paying for the fraud. It can even be bad if the bank does not get their money back from if you if you spent it.<br />
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My last tip when for craigslisters is never bring the potential customer into your house to see the item. This is an easy way for a potential robber to case your place to see what items you have to steal.<br />
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Be safe and sell sell sell. :-)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Some things to do to safe guard is never record your baby or your social on your computer. No matter how good your antivirus is there could be a chance a virus could get by and snatch your ss information.<br />
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Shred any information if your disposing in your recycle. This is a low tech way of getting your information.<br />
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Always have a good antivirus and a good firewall on your computer. Never surf without one.<br />
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As always stay safe on and off line.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<p>Anyway I did find a solution online which is ab application called air push. Look it up on the android market. </p>
<p>what the application does is looks for programs that download onto your phone so essentially it sniffs out these programs for you</p>
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