[MD-Sligo] FW: [Tech-VI] From the Tech-VI List Owner: Scam Alert: Beware of Phone Scams Impersonating Amazon or Ebay

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Subject: [Tech-VI] From the Tech-VI List Owner: Scam Alert: Beware of Phone
Scams Impersonating Amazon or Ebay

 

>From the Tech-VI list owner: 

I wanted to alert people that I recently received two separate voicemails
with a recording advising me to call a phone number back in the 248 area
code at my earliest convenience. The message contained no explanation as to
the reason for why I should do this and with no information about the
company that was making the call. Of course, I instantly recognized it as a
scam but decided to investigate further to gather additional information.

This is a classic phone scam, with agents with an Indian accent claiming to
either represent Amazon or Ebay. They will claim that an order for Apple
products was placed using your account. They will want to verify your name.
Warning, if you do decide to call back, which I advise against doing, don't
call them back with Caller ID enabled as they will have your name and will
even ask you to verify your address which they will read to you, which may
be the correct address.

I am very familiar with how these scams work and I was not at all fooled by
any of this. Those who are unaware of these scam operations who go along
with the scam will eventually find themselves being defrauded of money and
could also become a victim of identity theft, not to mention the possibility
of having your computer's security becoming compromised. I have since
reported this to Amazon via their form at

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html%3FnodeId%3DGRGRY7AQ3LMP
XVCV

To be clear, this is a scam and these agents do not represent Amazon or
Ebay.

 

David Goldfield,

Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist

 

 <http://www.davidgoldfield.com/> www.DavidGoldfield.com

 

Director of Marketing,

Blazie Technologies

 <http://www.blazietech.com/> www.BlazieTech.com

 

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