Thread: I Got Scammed This Morning

Originally Posted by 4bee

Is "Settings" under a sub heading? Can't locate it.

Thanks.

Found it! A bit of buggering around but Settings is the Sprocket thing far right, top band but doesn't high light when you hover over it..

Thanks for all your help.

BTW, I don't know if "Sprocket thing far right" is in effect a Top Band, I've not heard their sound.

Had some on phone me yesterday at work to tell me my Google Password wasn't working & would I like to change it?
I told him I'm not surprised since I don't have one, but anyway send me an Email about it.
Never got the Email??
Jonesfam

Originally Posted by POD

I discovered a while ago that you can remove any auto-approved payees from your paypal account, go into your account settings and delete them. My problem was with a courier website when I shipped a package from the UK, I selected the courier with the best combination of price and service offered, after I received the package they started telling me I owed them money for extra charges, i.e. package weight 'not standard weight' when they had quoted based on the specific weight. Lengthy exchange of emails resulted in them telling me they were going to deduct the 'outstanding' amount from my Paypal account- they were very smug as they assumed I had no recourse against this BUT happily I discovered I could just delete them as an approved payee in Paypal. Never heard from the sods again.
Do this and they won't be able to charge you the $69.

This is a very good idea. Know someone who bought something, paid for, but some time later discovered a second payment had been taken. Turned out the seller was repeating deductions.

Originally Posted by jonesfam

Had some on phone me yesterday at work to tell me my Google Password wasn't working & would I like to change it?
I told him I'm not surprised since I don't have one, but anyway send me an Email about it.
Never got the Email??
Jonesfam

Have you had messages claiming to be from the ATO or Centrelink asking for passwords to be changed? Its a scam.

Got a phone call from mumble mumble pty ltd a couple of days ago, Indian accent, saying "your bank has informed us that an incorrect withdrawal was taken from your account and we would like to refund it".
"which bank would that be ?" I say.
"Oh we are not allowed to know which bank it is sir"
"are you sitting at your computer?"
No
"Will you turn on your computer sir?"
no
{click}

Terry

About 18 months ago I got a call from a so called Telstra rep. I talked to him for at least 10 minutes and when he asked which of the banks that he rattled off, I banked with, I replied 'None of the above'. He then inquired as to which bank I dealt with and I replied 'Sperm bank'.
He got really upset and said that the local police would be around to arrest me, to which I replied 'Just mention my name. Sgt. Ken knows where I live'. He then swore at me, which really made me feel even better!

I had a funny one a couple of weeks ago.
It was an email from the CEO of Optus and to click on the message to see it.
I just forwarded it back to Optus spoof reporting, only to get an email return saying that it was genuine.

How stupid does a company have to be to send out a genuine message that looks like a spoof?

I remember years ago I had a call from Telstra trying to upsell me on my mobile plan. The Indian bloke asked for my password.
I said "you are Telstra so you know my password " and hung up.
I then rang Telstra to report the scam and was told that the bloke was genuine.
Again how stupid do they have to be?

Regards PhilipA

Nicole called me yesterday.....sigh....