Category: Tips & Tricks
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When Someone Sends You Too Much Money – It’s Probably Too Good To Be True! – Photography Over-payment Scam –
You’ve been asked to be the photographer at an event. You’ve signed a contract stating the details, and are eagerly awaiting your payment. However, when it arrives, it’s almost QUADRUPLE the amount you were to be sent! Questioning, you’re told it’s an accounting error and to send the rest to the wedding caterer. You send…
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Spam/scam-facebook chain mail
Dear friends: If you ever receive a message stating something to the effect of ‘As of Saturday Morning Facebook will become chargeable. If you have at least 10 contacts, send them this message. In this way we will see that you are an avid user and your logo will turn blue () and will remain…
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Received Spam Call from 16312907408 – A Call from New York to Talk About my Credit
I received a phone call from this number saying press 2 to learn more about 250,000 worth in possible available credit. I hung up, and called back via Pop-Tox. When I phoned back, I was greeted by a real person, oddly enough sounded like the person who had made the pre-recorded message. He said ‘Hi,…
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Received Spam Call from 17786690439 – No Longer In Assigned
17786690439 – has been used in the past to send automated spam messages, however it appears no one is assigned to this number at the moment.
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Anonymous Otter?
OH Google, you’ve done it again! These guys are just so creative, I have enjoyed their work for years, such as the Google Graphic or games that are secretly linked into search options etc. So, I’m in a shared Google Doc, which is amusing enough to watch as the others cursors start jumping around and…
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18662414865 – Spam Number – Do not Answer
I received a call that dropped after 10 seconds of answering. I called back via POP-TOX, it says this is an unknown number. Google shows no record of this number so far.
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16263774256 – Spam Caller Using?
I received an automated call from ‘Pasadena’ at 16263774256, calling to update my Google listing. I hung up, and called back via POP-TOX, and it sent me through to UEI college – I found this strange, so I looked them up online, their phone number listed is 1 424-286-9990. I called this number, and was…
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Be Sure to Verify Direct Deposit Info With CRA
It’s Tax Time! – Be sure to update/verify your direct deposit info! What happens if it’s not correct? Well it will try to deposit into your old account, then once it bounces back, the CRA will wipe your old Direct Deposit info from the their website, however, there is no indication from the CRA that…
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