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Have you heard of a new twist on the Phone scammers Saying they are from Windows Microsoft?

They are calling people saying they are wanting to give you a refund on your security contract that you have with Microsoft and they need your account number. I told them I didn’t have a contract and they continue saying that yes I did, that I could pull up my bill and there was a contract for security. And they want to transfer money into my banking account. Then I asked “Are you one of those telephone scammers from India?” Of course he says “no” but he hangs up quickly.
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Tminus6453 · M
I dont even answer my phone anymore unless i know who it is
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Tminus6453 The bitches woke me up from my nap. My phone was right next to me.
smiler2012 · 56-60
@cherokeepatti yes you are right to do that had a lot of crank calls recently about my internet saying it is infected with virus and I am not a racist you are correct they all are indian makes you wonder how many vuneralble people have been conned by this scam and give them there bank details needs addressing really as it is fraud
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@smiler2012 I saw a Saturday morning show and they did a segment about scammers, there are scam schools training these people in various nations around the world.
smiler2012 · 56-60
@cherokeepatti makes you wonder how they get away with it as there actions are illegal I assume there must be a mister big coining it on the back of the vunerable and gullible some people have no decency
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@smiler2012 I’ve heard of a Mexican woman here who fell for the scam. They convinced her to go to a website where she was locked out of her computer and told her it would cost $600 for them to repair it...she fell for it and they wiped out her checking out, over $1300 total. An acquaintance of this woman told me about 5 years ago.
smiler2012 · 56-60
@cherokeepatti really are some unfeeling unscrupulous people around not conscience of what they are doing
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@smiler2012 yes and they think all Americans are wealthy
smiler2012 · 56-60
@cherokeepatti as I say no conscience they probably pick at random who they are going to try and scam as you rightly say not knowing them from adam and there financial position