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Re: Can anyone tell me if I am being scammed?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 04 August 22 00:40 BST (UK) »
If you think you're being scammed, you are! Always be extremely sceptical of these e-mails and delete - NEVER open them.
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday 04 August 22 08:45 BST (UK) »
               

          I get someone phoning me now and then saying that someone has taken money from my Amazon Prime account.      They always want me to press one on my telephone but I never do.     I am well used to it by now and it doesn't bother me any more.

          I think ZELLE are just doing much the same thing by offering you a help telephone number.    If I had phoned them in a panic, (which I very nearly did) it seems like it is much the same as pressing one for the Amazon Prime scam.    If I had phoned ZELLE I would have fallen right into their trap, hook, line and sinker.

          Thanks for your help everyone.

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Re: Can anyone tell me if I am being scammed?
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 04 August 22 08:53 BST (UK) »
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Re: Can anyone tell me if I am being scammed?
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 04 August 22 09:54 BST (UK) »
It's a spam. 

When I receive similar e-mails, I delete as Spam and block sender.

Same here and with phone calls also

Rosie


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Re: Can anyone tell me if I am being scammed?
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 04 August 22 10:42 BST (UK) »
It's a spam. 

When I receive similar e-mails, I delete as Spam and block sender.

Same here and with phone calls also

Rosie

I also do for all spam e-mails.

Also report it to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
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Re: Can anyone tell me if I am being scammed?
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 04 August 22 21:01 BST (UK) »
The calls I receive are always an Indian sub-continent voice with an Anglicised name!
"Well goodness gracious me." The oldies such as I, will appreciate that lyric.
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Re: Can anyone tell me if I am being scammed?
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 04 August 22 22:18 BST (UK) »
How does one block a sender. ?
I get these purporting to come from amazon and several phone calls a week.
Since i know exactly what  i spend on amazon anything other is always a scam.
I delete all spam without even reading them. .

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Re: Can anyone tell me if I am being scammed?
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 04 August 22 22:36 BST (UK) »
How does one block a sender. ?


Both of my e-mail providers  have an option to block senders.  Smart phones and landlines have the option to block senders.
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Re: Can anyone tell me if I am being scammed?
« Reply #17 on: Friday 26 August 22 05:31 BST (UK) »
Sounds like the typical scam operating method. They say they represent Norton/McAfee/Amazon or similar,, get you to download teams and login to your bank. They then manipulate your screen to make it look like you have 'accidently' been refunded some money. What follows is a lot of call transfers, requests to action payments or buy gift cards which need to be posted.

Scammer payback on youtube goes through the process regularly and turns the tables by logging into their systems, deleting files and phoning people to warn them when he eavesdrops on calls in progress.