Many people like to scam. So, here's a few pointers and things to look out for that might identify a scam.
- Asking to purchase gift cards to pay off a debt,
- Requesting access to your computer, (nobody needs to access your computer other than yourself)
- Requesting that you download any kind of software
"Scammers typically target the elderly and attempt to steal money by several means.
1. Your Bank Saving or Checking accounts
2. Investment accounts or 401k retirement funds
3. Credit and Debit cards
4. Purchasing Gift cards
5. Cash withdrawals
6. Cryptocurrency
Scammers are ruthless criminals that have no problem stealing every last dime from their victims bank accounts. Please protect yourself as well as family members who might not be familiar with these type of scams." -Scammer PaybackA Personal Story...
Many years ago, I purchased a new laptop and Norton anti-virus software for it. When I tried to activate it, I got an error that the product key was already in use. So, I called the number on the back of the box that Norton came in.
Somehow I got transferred to a scam operation. I was immediately skeptical when the person that I spoke with told me that they need to setup a secure connection to their server.. (they didn't need to set that up) At this point my dad took over. He let them connect to the computer, and try to loop him through stuff. Meanwhile, I'm sitting there trying to tell them that they do not need access to my computer to re-activate a product key. (Microsoft used to do this all the time with Windows, (I'm not sure if they still do it to this day.))
If you're more interested in this topic, I'd recommend that you check out "Scammer Payback" via the links that I've left below.
Scammer Payback Links
