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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 6:02 pm 
Just wonderful.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 6:29 am
I have an update on the scam I posted about a few weeks ago. Got another call last week that was basically the same scam. The “script” was almost identical though some of the details changed a bit. For one the debt went up $100 to something like $573. It was still supposedly an unpaid lab fee but this time the lab had not submitted to my health insurance because they supposedly don’t recognize or deal with my health insurance company which is funny in and of itself since I’m with one of the largest companies in the US. Like the first call the only acceptable payment method is a credit card over the phone and they refuse to send a bill or exact details of the debt. This time it was a “valid” phone number but, and this is a big “but”, the number is supplied by a company that has a reputation of supplying and supporting robo call centers and is the subject of a number of lawsuits in other states.
I did call the local county prosecutor’s office and the State Attorney General’s office. While they didn’t have any information or knowledge of this particular scam they both agreed the calls are suspicious. Unfortunately with both offices I didn’t have sufficient information to file a formal complaint. They need a valid company name, the full name of the caller, their address, and a phone number. All I have is the phone number and the company name I was given is not a known or recognized business in the state. That said both offices provided me with a list of questions I should ask and information I should request. The information a debt collector must provide are laid out in Texas and Federal law. The Attorney General representative also suggested I record the conversation. In this state only one party to the conversation has to permit or agree to the recording and there is no requirement to tell the other party they are being recorded. I’m ready and wish they would call again.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 12:18 am
Good job, Mack!
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 6:45 am
I wish I had done all the research after the first call. Back then I really thought it was a one-off scam attempt especially after I tried to call the number back and it was bogus. The second call came when I was taking my wife to the airport so even if I had been prepared it would have been difficult to gather the information, record, etc., while driving.
By the way one of the “threats” the last caller made was that they were going to report me to the three major credit bureaus and ruin my credit rating. Turns out that years ago one or maybe more of the companies I have accounts with was hacked for client information. As part of the resolution either one or both provided free credit bureau accounts. The one they enrolled me in was Experian and I have kept an annual membership with them ever since. I called Experian and they put a potential fraud warning on my account so any attempt to post negative information would be blocked. As part of their service they also notify TransUnion and Equifax, the other two majors.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 1:52 pm
FACEBOOK/PAYPAL.
I got this Email, thought sure it was a scam... well, I'll be... it's real. Checked my PP balance and the money is there! (NOTE: I didn't use any links in the email, just went to PP in a different browser).
Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement Administrator has sent you $40.67 USD.
Note from Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement Administrator:
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Your Facebook Internet Tracking settlement payment is now available in PayPal.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Sunday, November 23, 2025 - 7:40 am
I have an update on the debt collector scam I posted about in February. Got a call from the Office of the Attorney General to tell me they found the couple running the scam. Apparently some more clever targets actually recorded the scam calls and provided the Attorney General enough information to track them down. In Texas you don’t have to warn callers that a conversation is being recorded. Anyhow the couple got served with a search warrant and they stupidly had kept track of the people they called and the monies collected. It turned out to be of thousands of dollars, enough to charge them with grand larceny. Also turned out the victims were older so additional charges of crimes against the elderly were made. Apparently they plead guilty so no trial. Caller said they hadn’t be sentenced but looks like 10+ years in prison and restitution of some of the funds stolen since they hadn’t spent it all. They got nothing from me so no money coming back to me.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Sunday, November 23, 2025 - 7:43 am
so glad they were caught!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Sunday, November 23, 2025 - 10:25 pm
Nice to get an update.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 24, 2025 - 3:48 am
I love a happy ending. 😉
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 09, 2026 - 3:41 pm
New way of scamming.
Got a GOOGLE CALENDAR alert that I would be charged $599 via Paypal for Norton. Not an Email, not a text.... calendar reminder.
If you use Google Calendar, you should go into settings/events and change it to only allowing people you know to add events. Sigh.
quote:Open Google Calendar on your computer.
Click the Gear icon in the top right and select Settings.
On the left menu, select Event settings.
Find the dropdown menu for Add invitations to my calendar and change it from From everyone to either Only if the sender is known or When I respond to the invitation in email.
Uncheck the option below it that says "Let others see all invitations if they have permission to view or edit my events".
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Tuesday, June 09, 2026 - 4:56 pm
good to know!! My google calendar has become my diary/my google LOL I used to just put Dr appt but now I add what for, what they said etc since my memory isnt as great as it was. I also put details on things we do etc.
Now when Bill asks something like when did I have my ankle surgery or when did we see Cher, I just do the search in the calendar
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 09, 2026 - 7:46 pm
Yeah, mine is my lifeline.... I'd never remember my treatment changes, doc appts, etc without it.
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