I got a call yesterday saying i received a grant from the government and that i wouldn't have to pay anything back, The guy sounded like a foreigner, I didn't know if i should of trust him but he said that they could load the money to my card and that around 5:00 Today he will call back & the money should be on the card, It's now 5:36pm
I got a call yesterday saying i received a grant from the government and that i wouldn't have to pay anything back, The guy sounded like a foreigner, I didn't know if i should of trust him but he said that they could load the money to my card and that around 5:00 Today he will call back & the money should be on the card, It's now 5:36pm
Hopefully you did not give him your card number!
If you did, CONTACT YOUR CARD ISSUER RIGHT NOW!
Things to believe:
• "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 or hear on the phone 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, GreenDot, MoneyGram, Western Union, iTunes or use ANY gift/money/reload PIN-type card to send money to a scammer, the money is gone. In fact, as of June, 2016, it is ILLEGAL for telemarketers to ask for payment via these methods.
• 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!
• The Do Not Call List works as intended. It is NOT a call blocker!
More information regarding those facts (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.
Received an UNSOLICITED phone call from a telemarketer listed as "unknown name" on caller ID - said he was calling from "Google TV services". Told him I wasn't interested and hung up!