• There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
• If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
• You have not won big bucks from a benign benefactor, a pot of pesos from PCH, dinero from a doctor, a car from a caller, or a grant from a gracious government ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄-
• The tooth fairy really does not exist
• Everything you read on the internet is not necessarily true.
• It is illegal to ask for money for a loan or prize, before awarding the loan or prize!
• "Free Trips" are loaded with mandatory & costly extras, and you usually must give them your card number after listening to a loooong spiel at a hotel.
• Microsoft or a different famous software company, or one of their agents did NOT cold call you to fix your computer.
• The moon is not made of green cheese.
• The IRS will snailmail you, rather than phone you, if there is a problem.
• Jackalope milk is not an aphrodisiac.
• If you Vanilla Card, MoneyGram or Western Union money to a scammer, the money is gone.
• You should beware of Geeks bearing gifts, specially if the gift is a wooden horse with termites, or a statement that your computer is infected.
• 876 is NOT your lucky number, and it will cost you money to call that area code!
• The number you see on your Caller ID may not be the number of the person who called you!
More information on those scams (and others) may be found at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html
Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam.
They first called me from a unknown number and told me I was approved for a federal grant of 9,000. They asked for my card number and told me I would get the money with in 24 hours.. Oh yeah the people that called had a really bad accent .. They told me I was approve Cuz I was a good citizen pay taxez , never been to jail, etc. SCAM.. Then when I said yes the told me to call 3604642733 and asked me for 200 he told me he would be on the phone until I get the mobey .. I told him to take the money from the grant and he said we can't touch that money .. Then I told him I dint have that kind of money & then he told me told that when I did have it to call him.. SCAMMMM
Hahahha I jut googled the number on the computer while on he phone with them! Told her sh was a scammer and I was reporting them. They asked how I would spend the money I told her to buy more guns and leave my husband!