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packman

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12. Ignore it - just one of many scams

Reply to BSdetect (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2019, 04:56 PM

Dec 2019

Your Soc. Security check is being held-
Your Windows license is about to expire-
Your Medicare benefits are being examined -
Your ITunes account has been billed for $$$, please call-
Etc., etc., etc.

NO ONE will ever call you about such things.

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Scam call? "Your iCloud account has been breached....." [View all] BSdetect Dec 2019 OP

I'd bet on it. I got one and I don't even have an iCloud account! nt MANative Dec 2019 #1

I think you can bet on it. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #2

The ID came up as APPLE BSdetect Dec 2019 #5

THat's why I keep a skype account... I use it to call the numbers back (which on their end is hlthe2b Dec 2019 #7

Caller ID is easy to fake CloudWatcher Dec 2019 #10

Seems to be a scam. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #3

I received several of those recently. elleng Dec 2019 #4

Here's a better article. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #6

Yes it is a scam onecaliberal Dec 2019 #8

It's a scam. Downtown Hound Dec 2019 #9

Yes, they might email BUT nilram Dec 2019 #11

Ignore it - just one of many scams packman Dec 2019 #12

And today my $1000 PAYPAL Gift Card arrived ..... and went to my spam folder. BSdetect Dec 2019 #13