New scam..what is benefit of this?
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New scam..what is benefit of this?
Actually was on main page of Quiltboard with my iPad a little while ago, when pop-up said a "security issue in Safari browser--contact Apple support immediately!"...with 866 number. Funny, I was using Dolphin browser at the time, but could not delete the message. So I called the #..got "please hold for agent" after a cursory "your business appreciated". Waited thru 4 messages to continue holding before hanging up. Did a reverse search of the # on my PC and found it was listed as SPAM. Now tell me, somebody, how does this benefit the persons doing this? I have just since received 2 phone calls--one from Canada and no response to my "hello", the other "unknown caller" and nothing on the line at all. Well, the answering machine will get the rest of them! What kind of Phishing do you suppose this is?
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I don't know the answer to your question but you should call you phone company to if you got charged and how much.
I've heard this scam puts you on hold an charges you for the wait time big bucks. Don't ever respond to calls from 866 #.
Oh, and as to the benefit this one I think takes money(or tries to) but most scams I believe feed sick minds who know they caused all the trouble to people.
Hope this didn't happen to you. Good Luck.
I've heard this scam puts you on hold an charges you for the wait time big bucks. Don't ever respond to calls from 866 #.
Oh, and as to the benefit this one I think takes money(or tries to) but most scams I believe feed sick minds who know they caused all the trouble to people.
Hope this didn't happen to you. Good Luck.
Last edited by selm; 09-04-2014 at 11:33 AM.
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well if they don't want to mess up your computer they wanted your phone number. Did you see where fake cell towers were being found built somewhere. 17 were found so far? Stealing information from cell phone users. Grrrrrr.
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I just saw that on FB. Didn't anybody see them erecting the towers? They didn't just pop up out of the ground one night. I would think the city would notice and investigate, at least.
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I would imagine the scam involves charging your phone account some premium rate, and keeping you on hold as long as possible to charge as much as possible.
Contact your phone company to see if anything can be done.
Contact your phone company to see if anything can be done.
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A lot of times there's a virus attached to the message. You call the number listed and they tell you they will give you the "cure" for an exorbitant amount of money. The "virus is set to activate at a specific time and makes whatever system you're using unusable until you pay up. The only way to get past it is a hard reset/reload of your operating system. Sometimes even then that doesn't work and you're basically forces to buy a new one.
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I was using a browser app on my iPad...DOLPHIN browser. I could not delete the message, so I uninstalled it. Funny it claimed a security breach by my SAFARI browser, but I wasn't using that one. The reverse phone search shows the # originating in U.S. I have digital phone service -- no long distance charges. Just puzzles me what they wanted to accomplish with the spam.
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I was using a browser app on my iPad...DOLPHIN browser. I could not delete the message, so I uninstalled it. Funny it claimed a security breach by my SAFARI browser, but I wasn't using that one. The reverse phone search shows the # originating in U.S. I have digital phone service -- no long distance charges. Just puzzles me what they wanted to accomplish with the spam.
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Check your cell phone bill- these calls start at $9.99 a minute. And your provider will only take 1 or 2 of these off of your bill. And if you have a land line through your cable provider or Ma Bell they can also bill that, too. If you do not recognize the # DO NOT answer it-let voice mail get it. If its your child's school-or Drs office etc.. their names will come up. I never answer any 800 type calls.
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