Real estate blog entries tagged with phone scams

Blog entries tagged with "phone scams":

phone scams: I won 350,000 pounds! The United Nations Picked my email address! - 10/04/08 03:35 PM

Can you believe it, I was just informed I won 350,000 pounds from the United Nations. I even have notification From the Attroney General. To bad it isn't the real Attorney General.
I love these scams. I wonder how many people respond to these things. Look at the information they ask you … (9 comments)

phone scams: Top 10 Ways to Terrorize A Telemarketer !! - 09/10/08 07:02 PM

Way # 10: When they ask, "How are you today?" -- go ahead, tell them!! Say something like..."I'm so glad you asked because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems and no one to talk to: I keep having these headaches and … (0 comments)

phone scams: On Active Rain, we're visible and vulnerable - 08/26/08 09:51 AM

Active Rain is an extremely successful social network. That's probably why most of us are involved. However, there is a sinister side to being this popular and visible. We form a ready-made calling and email list for all of the spammers, scammers, and phishers of the world.
I know of a … (33 comments)

phone scams: Short Sales, Short Fuses, Short Work...Shoot Scammers!!! - 07/22/08 11:07 AM

I just got scammed by someone calling our office swearing he worked for Verizon and was attempting to correct an inadvertant error made by Verizon on our business telephone service!!! Why didn't I just hang up then and there???
I gave the individual several opportunities to 'lie' to me...and … (16 comments)

phone scams: How’s that again? - 07/22/08 09:40 AM

This morning I got a voice mail message from a number that I didn’t recognize. When I accessed the message, it only said “press 1 to continue in English, press 2 to continue in Spanish.” Mind you, I still don’t know who it is or why I need to do this, … (8 comments)

phone scams: Telephone Scams - 06/03/08 10:25 PM

I have been receiving calls and messages on my cell phone number. It was put on the do not call list long ago.
These callers/companies are making illegal calls and illegal offers. How do I know? Google is my friend.
Whenever I receive a toll-free number or one that I'm not … (6 comments)

phone scams: IRS Warning: Beware e-Mail and Telephone Scams Using IRS Name - 01/31/08 12:19 AM

WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned taxpayers to beware of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the IRS name as a lure. The IRS expects such scams to continue through the end of tax return filing season and beyond. The IRS cautioned taxpayers to be on the lookout for … (1 comments)

phone scams: Beware of Phone Scams-This Is One of the Latest!!! - 05/08/07 05:39 PM

This past weekend while I was at the Lackawanna County Volunteer Sheriff Pistol Target Competition, one of my pistol partners told me about this recent scam. So PASS THIS ONTO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!! The scam goes something like this: A person will call you on your phone, and identify themselves as … (0 comments)

phone scams: New Scam - Be Careful ! - 12/04/06 03:19 PM

It appears the only ones who love the holiday season more than children are criminals.
You may be familiar with the term Phishing - where scammers send you emails in an attempt to acquire sensitive information like credit card details and passwords by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business.
And much like … (0 comments)