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Post by jo4eyes on Oct 18, 2019 18:54:10 GMT 1
Good for you KG.
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Post by Aspidistra on Oct 18, 2019 19:42:19 GMT 1
Yes, good for you, KG.
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Post by Juliet on Oct 18, 2019 22:57:58 GMT 1
R's been getting those - on his mobile so we've no idea where they got the number from - and of course he has had an accident recently, so the first time it happened he thought for a minute it was a genuine caller (he soon realised it wasn't). The last time it happened he asked them who they were and why they were asking, and it sounded as though they weren't scammers so much as ambulance chasers, wanting him to use their services to sue someone. I said he couldn't exactly sue the tree he drove into.
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Post by Aspidistra on Oct 19, 2019 10:17:56 GMT 1
Well he could, but the payout might be..nuts.
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Post by Nooj on Oct 19, 2019 13:20:32 GMT 1
I used to like those hearing loss calls, whether you had worked in a noisy environment, well the children's library could get a bit noisy sometimes.....
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Post by Flumps on Oct 19, 2019 18:44:39 GMT 1
Well. Most exciting moment of my library career happened in a children's library. Not really Scam related tho so pop on over to t'rambling fred and i'll tell you all about it <bestestbehavioursmiley>
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Post by peonymad on Oct 29, 2019 15:37:43 GMT 1
Taken by surprise by a text yesterday which I forgot to mention! "Someone wants to send you some money, via (sorry, forgot the company name!) as I do not give my phone number out willy nilly I just looked at it and said scam and deleted it, but for those of you who do make more use of mobiles do be cautious, check out the company name before responding.
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Post by Aspidistra on Oct 29, 2019 17:32:22 GMT 1
I wouldn't have to check that one, nobody is going to send me money.
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Post by peonymad on Oct 29, 2019 17:52:48 GMT 1
know that feeling too Aspi
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Post by Palustris on Jan 26, 2020 21:12:52 GMT 1
Don't feel out of it any more., We had the "This is Mary from the Halifax. Someone has taken £300 from your account etc." Very definitely a scam. If you get it DO NOT press any buttons. Put the phone down and check with the bank if you feel the need.
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Post by Butternut on Jan 27, 2020 17:48:00 GMT 1
We had the Amazon one this morning, but as we've never used it even OH knew it was a scam.
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Post by Butternut on Feb 3, 2020 16:07:08 GMT 1
Had an email from Netflix this morning saying that I'd signed up using an old email address not often used these days. I hadn't so contacted them online and someone had tried to sign up with my email so it was a genuine notification to someone else using one of my accounts! They have put a block on it now.
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Post by Nooj on Feb 3, 2020 16:10:50 GMT 1
It's scary out there, isn't it?
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Post by Butternut on Feb 3, 2020 16:12:50 GMT 1
I said that to Sheryl (the online netflix chat lady), just makes you wonder what else these people are signing up to with your old emails Nooj!
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Post by Mommydoos on Feb 3, 2020 18:08:06 GMT 1
I tried to go into the Amazon site earlier...had a 'Microsoft' warning message asking me to enter some code. I ignored it. Have been able to access the site no problem since.
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Post by Loula on Feb 3, 2020 19:38:23 GMT 1
I have had a text message telling me my payout is ready and has been signed off
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Post by Butternut on Feb 3, 2020 20:42:05 GMT 1
A friend who works for HMRC and is usually very scam savvy had a TV licence renewal email reminder today and he was at the point of filling his bank details in when he decided to check the last date he renewed. It was a scam and very, very realistic he said. Another one to be wary of.
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Post by peonymad on Feb 3, 2020 21:46:44 GMT 1
I also had the Netflix email this morning one in my inbox and 2 in junk mail! rather odd. Have also had the TV licence renewal scam emails they are usually pretty obvious but scam emails only work for the scammers if they are looking Oh and of course the tax rebate ones.
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Post by Juliet on Feb 5, 2020 0:08:36 GMT 1
Had an email from Netflix this morning saying that I'd signed up using an old email address not often used these days. I hadn't so contacted them online and someone had tried to sign up with my email so it was a genuine notification to someone else using one of my accounts! They have put a block on it now. Not necessarily a scam - sometimes I type the wrong email address (google instead of yahoo or vice versa) or autocomplete does it for me, and I once inadvertently signed into Waitrose using an email address which wasn't mine. I don't think the person whose email address it was actually had a Waitrose account because I didn't get into someone else's account or anything, but of course they must have been getting emails from Waitrose telling them they'd signed up when they hadn't, while I was wondering where my emails from Waitrose were going. I got Waitrose to sort it out in the end and delete the account.
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Post by Mommydoos on Feb 5, 2020 12:09:05 GMT 1
Had a text from Barclays this morning saying that from 14 January Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7. Recommended using mobile for online banking. I checked website as can't remember being advised before. Seems it's right & it advised to upgrade to Windows 10. I don't really want to do online banking stuff on my mobile, so as my lap top is 12 years old, I would think it's too old to upgrade? Have thought about getting a new one for a while, so maybe now time for a trip to PC World
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Post by peonymad on Feb 5, 2020 22:25:42 GMT 1
I do not like windows 10, so downloaded google chrome which I much prefer.
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Post by Miss Piggin on Feb 6, 2020 11:25:11 GMT 1
Google Chrome is a browser whereas Windows 10 is a disk operating system. I have changed my computer to a refurbed Windows 10 Thinkcentre which I purchased via Amazon. My old PC was on Windows 7 and the email was playing up so I decided to change. I have been surprised by how easy Windows 10 is to use. Much simpler imo. My laptop is Windows 8 which is dreadful.
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Post by koalagirl on Feb 6, 2020 18:49:03 GMT 1
I have Windows 10 on my laptop and it's fine. I use Chrome as the browser though because it's better than the one that came with Windows 10.
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Post by peonymad on Feb 6, 2020 19:33:55 GMT 1
T guess that was what I meant too KG and windows 10 has installed as standard so much stuff that I do not want or need.
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Post by Miss Piggin on Feb 7, 2020 10:47:45 GMT 1
You can always delete what you don't want Peony. I don't like their browser either and use Chrome.
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Post by peonymad on Feb 7, 2020 11:31:28 GMT 1
Have deleted the shortcuts on the start up menu but it is not the same as removing them totally. I know the little beggars are lurking somewhere.
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Post by Miss Piggin on Feb 8, 2020 0:11:21 GMT 1
If you click on settings, the cog shaped icon, then Apps, you can uninstall the programs altogether, be careful though, that you don't uninstall something which is needed.
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Post by peonymad on Feb 8, 2020 14:12:02 GMT 1
That is why I am wary of doing it Miss P. Youngest son would do it with confidence in no time, but as he's in Japan and it is unlikely we will see him this year, (complicated situation!) and middle son who is here could do it but that is worse than asking DBH to do something, he'll get a round to it, but as we all know that is likely to happen in a year or two!
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Post by Palustris on Feb 20, 2020 13:46:27 GMT 1
Just had the Scam phone call telling us that we have been signed up for Amazon Prime. We have not. Do not press the button they tell you to as it will lead to you being scammed. Go to Amazon and check your Account.
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Post by Butternut on Feb 21, 2020 1:09:56 GMT 1
After my old email account being apparently used to set up a Netflix account I had a notification today that an old ebay account linked to said email had been accessed to change the password. I think it has ended up in the wrong hands rather than someone just mis-typing their own email address, once maybe, twice is too much of a coincidence.
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