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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield via groups.io<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 22, 2024 7:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tech-VI Announcement List <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tech-VI] From the Tech-VI List Owner: Scam Alert: Beware of Phone Scams Impersonating Amazon or Ebay<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From the Tech-VI list owner: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html%3FnodeId%3DGRGRY7AQ3LMPXVCV">https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html%3FnodeId%3DGRGRY7AQ3LMPXVCV</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To be clear, this is a scam and these agents do not represent Amazon or Ebay.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>David Goldfield,</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.davidgoldfield.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.DavidGoldfield.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Director of Marketing,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Blazie Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.blazietech.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.BlazieTech.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Am Yisrael Chai<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Nation of Israel Lives!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=86 height=86 style='width:.9in;height:.9in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.png@01DAF468.E7D0AE00" alt="JAWS Certified, 2022"></span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://certification.nvaccess.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>NVDA Certified Expert</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive blindness technology news, events and information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Email: <a href="mailto:tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io"><span style='color:#0563C1'>tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:white;mso-ligatures:none'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/7631" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#7631)</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BTech-VI%5D%20From%20the%20Tech-VI%20List%20Owner%3A%20Scam%20Alert%3A%20Beware%20of%20Phone%20Scams%20Impersonating%20Amazon%20or%20Ebay" target="_blank">Reply To Group</a> | <a href="mailto:david.goldfield@outlook.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BTech-VI%5D%20From%20the%20Tech-VI%20List%20Owner%3A%20Scam%20Alert%3A%20Beware%20of%20Phone%20Scams%20Impersonating%20Amazon%20or%20Ebay" target="_blank">Reply To Sender</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/108036453/17455" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> <br><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/editsub/17455">Your Subscription</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi+owner@groups.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/leave/8954496/17455/1106850279/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [terrypowers59@gmail.com]<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:white;mso-ligatures:none'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>