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07/11/2007 02:30:20 PM · #1 |
I got this phone call last week from 1-954-840-3631 and they told me I won $1000 shopping spree. I said oh really, well i'm not interested in buying anything. The guy said all you have to do is pay $1.99 for shipping the vouchers. I said if you can afford to give me $1000.00 then you can afford the the two dollars for shipping, CLICK!
So today I get a call from 1-727-252-0519 and the guy told me I won 4 hotel vouchers and 2 airline vouchers. He knew my name, my bank, my routing number, and my address. He said that I had won all of this stuff because I had a bank account and all you have to do is give me your account number so I can verify that you have an account. I said are you kidding? Do you really think i'm going to give you that info? He kept going on and on blah blah trying to convince me and I said there was no way in hell i'm giving you my account number.
So I called my bank to let them know so they could put a note on my account for suspicious activity. I only use my bank account online for BG&E (electric bill) and Comcast Cable/Internet. It was a little freaky knowing someone had my info like that.
BTW they are calling my cell phone!
Message edited by author 2007-07-11 14:31:04. |
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07/11/2007 02:33:22 PM · #2 |
| Did they actually have your full account number or did they just say they did and asked you to confirm it by telling them your number? maybe they didn't really have it. I hope not! Good Luck. change your account ASAP too. |
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07/11/2007 02:35:43 PM · #3 |
no they didnt have it, they said they needed it. he had my routing number not my account number.
Originally posted by jaded_youth:
Did they actually have your full account number or did they just say they did and asked you to confirm it by telling them your number? maybe they didn't really have it. I hope not! Good Luck. change your account ASAP too. |
Message edited by author 2007-07-11 14:36:25. |
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07/11/2007 02:36:27 PM · #4 |
Your routing number isn't particularly secret because it's based on the bank. So anyone with an account at that bank can see the routing number for all accounts.
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07/11/2007 02:38:51 PM · #5 |
| They probably got your info from the car dealer that sold you a car that you may or may not actually own. |
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07/11/2007 02:40:01 PM · #6 |
Bank routing numbers are incredibly easy to get. Somehow these people found out where you bank and matched it up to your cell phone number, from there it was pretty easy to get your address. It may also be that they got your name and cell phone number and then somehow determined your bank- could be as simple as making a call.
I investigate fraud all day long- for a private firm. It is amazing what people can come up with. You did the right thing by notifing your bank. The number you posted goes back to a landline in Clearwater Florida. They can't do much with the information they have, they need you to supply the missing pieces. If you give it to them they'll drain your account in hours.
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07/11/2007 02:40:50 PM · #7 |
LOL, thanks Spaz!!!
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
They probably got your info from the car dealer that sold you a car that you may or may not actually own. |
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07/11/2007 02:42:56 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by vxpra:
Bank routing numbers are incredibly easy to get. Somehow these people found out where you bank and matched it up to your cell phone number, from there it was pretty easy to get your address. It may also be that they got your name and cell phone number and then somehow determined your bank- could be as simple as making a call.
I investigate fraud all day long- for a private firm. It is amazing what people can come up with. You did the right thing by notifing your bank. The number you posted goes back to a landline in Clearwater Florida. They can't do much with the information they have, they need you to supply the missing pieces. If you give it to them they'll drain your account in hours. |
LoL. I grew up in Clearwater. I probably know the scumbags who are trying to get your info. I can tell you for sure it's not my parents. different number. :P |
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07/11/2007 02:43:55 PM · #9 |
Or if your mortgage is through your bank. That info is easily available. I get refinance requests all the time for my mortgage with the bank and amount of the mortgage on it. Someone could assume that if you have a mortgage with that bank you may have an account there too.
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07/11/2007 02:46:11 PM · #10 |
Actually, account numbers aren't so secret either. You give it away every time you write a check.
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07/11/2007 03:01:11 PM · #11 |
My parents got a strange phone call one night around 11:00pm. The guy on the other side basically just asked if my dad lived there and hung up. On a gut feeling my mom called the bank's 1-800# a few minutes later and someone claiming to be my dad had just called and transferred a few thousand over-seas. My mom actually had to fight with the lady on the phone to get her to believe that my dad hadn't just done that.
Somehow whoever it was got through all the security questions and codes to gain access to their account. It had happened before to my parents so there were even extra security blocks put in place. It's amazing how much people can know about you. |
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07/11/2007 03:09:40 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by Rebecca:
Actually, account numbers aren't so secret either. You give it away every time you write a check. |
Well, yeah, but that's not online or at least not as easily found, or they wouldn't have called to ask for it!
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07/11/2007 03:15:52 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
My parents got a strange phone call one night around 11:00pm. The guy on the other side basically just asked if my dad lived there and hung up. On a gut feeling my mom called the bank's 1-800# a few minutes later and someone claiming to be my dad had just called and transferred a few thousand over-seas. My mom actually had to fight with the lady on the phone to get her to believe that my dad hadn't just done that.
Somehow whoever it was got through all the security questions and codes to gain access to their account. It had happened before to my parents so there were even extra security blocks put in place. It's amazing how much people can know about you. |
All those memes on MySpace? Virtual goldmines for the answers to most banking security questions. I'm not figuring your parents have MySpace profiles, but it's something most people don't think about.
Message edited by author 2007-07-11 15:16:28.
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07/11/2007 04:48:51 PM · #14 |
When this type of thing happens to me I Google the number. Here's what your number turned up:
800Notes
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Article about extortion scheme listing phone #'s
...and remember: If it's too good to be true. it's not good.
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07/11/2007 04:56:18 PM · #15 |
Just now I opened an email that said the following...
ATTENTION:WINNER,
26TH JUNE 2007
We wish to notify you that this email address was randomly selected
and entered into our free Third Category draws.You have subsequently
emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a substantial amount of
500,000.00 Pounds.
YOUR WINNING DETAILS
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by
forwarding this message to our claims department / claim`s officer on Email :
MR JAMES GIBSON
claimoffice114@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: +44 701 112 1567
Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Eva Pedro
Award Notification Team
UK GAMING HOUSE. |
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07/11/2007 05:00:47 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by BAMartin:
Just now I opened an email that said the following...
ATTENTION:WINNER,.... |
...and the answer is <> Lotto Scam ! |
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