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Telephone Scam

Rexedgar

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This was the first time that I have run into this approach.The caller, always heavily Asian or Indian accented, tells me that he represents Aloha Resorts. He shows us having stayed with one of their resorts in Las Vegas, we didn’t, and the company offers a choice of three giftts as a thank-you. The catch is that we have to listen to a presentation at a specific hour of our choosing. It’s got to be a tablet of desktop, not a smartphone. This is so that we can get the entire “experience” of the presentation.

I am well aware that this is a scam of some sort, I never stay on long enough to be asked for any personal information. My question deals with the no smartphone request. There must be some way they leave a “footprint” if a cellphone is used. Any of you higher tech guys/gals have any ideas?

I know I should hang up, but I find a sliver of entertainment in dealing with these type calls. Also, I use them as a gauge to make sure I am not slipping into early dementia…….:cool:
 
I don't even answer those calls and when I do by mistake I immediately hang up

I get lots from people purporting to be from the IRS
 
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I don't even answer those calls and when I do by mistake I immediately hang up

I get lots from people purporting to be from the IRS
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My favorite response when they claim this is asking them why they called the IRS fraud line.
 
Rexedgar said:
This was the first time that I have run into this approach.The caller, always heavily Asian or Indian accented, tells me that he represents Aloha Resorts. He shows us having stayed with one of their resorts in Las Vegas, we didn’t, and the company offers a choice of three giftts as a thank-you. The catch is that we have to listen to a presentation at a specific hour of our choosing. It’s got to be a tablet of desktop, not a smartphone. This is so that we can get the entire “experience” of the presentation.

I am well aware that this is a scam of some sort, I never stay on long enough to be asked for any personal information. My question deals with the no smartphone request. There must be some way they leave a “footprint” if a cellphone is used. Any of you higher tech guys/gals have any ideas?

I know I should hang up, but I find a sliver of entertainment in dealing with these type calls. Also, I use them as a gauge to make sure I am not slipping into early dementia…….:cool:
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The requirement to use a confuser (instead of a phone) opens you up to more hacking and/or virus potential. I never answer calls from numbers not on my contacts list.
 
Rexedgar said:
This was the first time that I have run into this approach.The caller, always heavily Asian or Indian accented, tells me that he represents Aloha Resorts. He shows us having stayed with one of their resorts in Las Vegas, we didn’t, and the company offers a choice of three giftts as a thank-you. The catch is that we have to listen to a presentation at a specific hour of our choosing. It’s got to be a tablet of desktop, not a smartphone. This is so that we can get the entire “experience” of the presentation.

I am well aware that this is a scam of some sort, I never stay on long enough to be asked for any personal information. My question deals with the no smartphone request. There must be some way they leave a “footprint” if a cellphone is used. Any of you higher tech guys/gals have any ideas?

I know I should hang up, but I find a sliver of entertainment in dealing with these type calls. Also, I use them as a gauge to make sure I am not slipping into early dementia…….:cool:
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They want access to the computer, as there are more likely to be security vulnerabilities in a random PC than a random smartphone. They'd probably ask you to install TeamViewer or some such, and then take over the PC of people who complied. A person stuck in a room with a PC is also less likely to be around other people that could see what is happening and tell them to stop.
 
I recently tried selling a car on Craigslist. It used to be cool but now it's practically worthless.

I got 5 responses the first day. All from scammers. I particularly liked the one who wouldn't accept my CarFax report. He insisted I go to his website and buy a vehicle report for $1.99 there. All I have to do is enter my name, address, credit card. Sure guy! Maybe I can just mail my keys and title to you too! Asshole.
 
I agree they are wanting to get in through  your network and not cell, then likely try to get you to log in through a certain application or what have you, then bam they're in!

I'm so over the scam shit. One of my favorites are messages left with a Jamaican accent that I'm being sued for some undisclosed reason and if I don't respond immediately then papers are being filed in my county tomorrow!

I've lived in the same place for 14 years and it's no secret where I'm at to the proper authorities. I've been waiting on these papers for several years....
 
eman623 said:
I recently tried selling a car on Craigslist. It used to be cool but now it's practically worthless.

I got 5 responses the first day. All from scammers. I particularly liked the one who wouldn't accept my CarFax report. He insisted I go to his website and buy a vehicle report for $1.99 there. All I have to do is enter my name, address, credit card. Sure guy! Maybe I can just mail my keys and title to you too! Asshole.
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I sold my P/U on FB Marketplace. I don’t get how Zuckerberg isn’t dipping his beak. Smaller items are transferred away from home, so far I have sold a significant dollar amount of merchandise for $0 commission.
 
Rexedgar said:
This was the first time that I have run into this approach.The caller, always heavily Asian or Indian accented, tells me that he represents Aloha Resorts. He shows us having stayed with one of their resorts in Las Vegas, we didn’t, and the company offers a choice of three giftts as a thank-you. The catch is that we have to listen to a presentation at a specific hour of our choosing. It’s got to be a tablet of desktop, not a smartphone. This is so that we can get the entire “experience” of the presentation.

I am well aware that this is a scam of some sort, I never stay on long enough to be asked for any personal information. My question deals with the no smartphone request. There must be some way they leave a “footprint” if a cellphone is used. Any of you higher tech guys/gals have any ideas?

I know I should hang up, but I find a sliver of entertainment in dealing with these type calls. Also, I use them as a gauge to make sure I am not slipping into early dementia…….:cool:
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Oh I seriously mess with those calls I pretend I'm 107 years old and they tell me to drive to target and get a gift card and read them the numbers. So I pretend and play along and give them fake numbers and nonexistent addresses and on and on until they realize I'm playing and they hang up.

Couple years ago I had one guy kept calling back and shaming me for messing with him. One night we had a long talk and by the end he's telling me it's just a job, he's in Haiti, he's desperate.

So it broke my heart, but I never gave him my numbers.
 
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