About a week ago I answered a post about a catastrophic shortage of caregivers with info about a government incentive program I used in the 1960's. That information was used in a scam call yesterday for where to pay my student loan. Whoever read it was not thorough in understanding, but it reminded me to be careful of who might read what I write. Has anyone else had repercussions?
The record was 15 minutes and the mom said it was some of the happiest money she spent!
Another scammer called my MIL’s landline looking for me (hadn’t lived with her for years and when I did used my cell number for everything) They claimed to be a law firm suing me for a hospital bill. Weird to me since every insurance I’ve ever had fully covered hospital care. So I dug into stuff with this “lawyer”. They claimed it was for a hospital visit at a particular hospital on a particular day, about 8 years prior. Problem was I was not in that state at that time. He then tried the “billing date and service dates could be different.” Again, had not been in that state in years, so if a hospital was billing years after the fact, that would be a problem. He tried a spiel of the hospital is going bankrupt and needs these collections so could I pay this $ over the phone now to avoid litigation. Sorry guy, my mother works that hospital system in a high level position, I’d know if it was going bankrupt. He got very frustrated and said I was risking litigation. That I had two hours to pay or he’d have me served. He rattled off an address for me that was very obviously old (had moved 2 years prior and had two addresses since) so I said I’m not paying, go ahead and try, and if anything came of it I have proof I was not serviced in that hospital at the time their claiming so he’d lose. He hung up on me. Never got served, never heard another thing about it. It’s been like 3 years since that call. A little scary at the time though.
Would not know how to make that happen ever again, but whoever "they" were,
"they" were really angry.
And good for your husband! Maybe next time he can put the phone to the dog's mouth and find some way to encourage the dog to bark.
also if you have concerns on AC giving out info, do contact the administrators. The site does get monitored by them. I’ve found them to be responsive.
The robocalls are the really frustrating ones as they're not placed by real people, and you have to dial 1 (or whatever) to get someone real to play games with.
The SS spam call alleging my SS number has been hacked is computer generated. It's obvious b/c the voice is so monotone and there's NO breath between sentences. It's kind of like a female Hal (Space Odyssey) - monotoned and w/o any inflection at all.
I decided to have some fun with one house flipper guy. (I'm really getting sick of these people!) He claimed interest in my father's house, which unsettled me b/c I don't know HOW he knew to call me on behalf of my father. He might have been snooping around the house and a neighbor gave him my number. This happened as well when a woman went to Dad's house to dig up some flowers, w/o permission. (She didn't even think she needed to ask before digging them!)
So I pretended to be interested in the flipper's offer and told him I needed some information before I could consider his offer.
As to the flipper, I said I wanted a financial statement for him and a Dun & Bradstreet report on the company he worked with. I also asked him what realtor he was affiliated with; he said Keller Williams. So I called KW and told them someone was impersonating one of their realtors.
I was given 2 numbers, one a local MLS type tech group, and the other the KW main office. Neither was interested in getting involved - told me to e-mail the information and they'd forward it. I didn't want my e-mail and address being forwarded to anyone, so I didn't follow through with them.
Then Mr. Flipper called a few days later, same pitch, but obviously not remembering we had spoken. So I asked him again which realtor he was affiliated with. This time it was J R Apple. I never heard of the outfit and searching didn't indicate there was one in this area.
There was a long pause when I asked him if he had the D & B report. He flustered, then claimed he did. I was getting bored so I then told him I wouldn't consider anything until I spoke with his partner (as I advised I needed to on the first call). Back pedaling again. I got bored and hung up.
I'm going to play that game with others - keep giving them lists of things to do and jerk them around.
Tacy, I think I've gotten a few calls from a 989 area code, but I also get them for CA, NY and other places. I just d/c the call w/o answering.
Thus, I wouldn't worry. It's all coincidental. Now I need to call back on that student loan I don't have, after I order that back and knee brace I don't need, after I get new window for the house, once I clear up my social security number, only when I lower my interest rate on my credit card, but first must hide because the IRS has a warrant for my arrest.
Several months ago - can’t remember when exactly. There was a question from a young woman from Myanmar (Burma). She wanted to come to the US thru the lottery system. Wanted a job and wanted to go to college. I shot several holes in her plan. First being Myanmar not was on the lottery list for the year she wanted.
The call I get every Wednesday comes from Myanmar. I’ve tried blocking the number and it doesn’t work. Never ever had a call or heard of anyone from Myanmar before that AC letter.
Did not answer.
Area code was from 424.
About the EQ.
A text message.
If I was concerned, or if it keeps happening, I would contact the admins of AgingCare.
Is there any way you can think of that your account on AC could be linked to your landline?
Most companies don't notify the customer for months or even years when they have been hacked. However, every visible company will face that at some point if they don't stay ahead with security.
At work yesterday when I answered the phone, a recording went into a spiel about how my social security number had been compromised... the recording didn't ask for anyone in the company.
Also, there are robo callers that when one answers, the robo will ask if "______ is available" and when I said "yes, one moment", the software heard "yes" and went into its spiel before I could transfer the call to da boss. Here I thought it was a breathing person on the other end of the phone.
Even at home I found less robo calls when I answer using the company name as the robo calls were expecting me to just say "hello". It confused the software :)
I laid a complaint with Telus earlier this year. They were calling to sell me upgraded service and the person on the other end of the phone would not take "NO" for an answer. Yes, I did hang up too.
On the lighter side, I have a plan to mess with any caller and I never get those calls. Robo nonsense is what I get. I answer my phone in Spanish and then block the number right away, maybe 1 or 2 monthly is it. I am lucky.