All My Bank Accounts are Gone Permanently

Yes, it is. If you call back, the number is disconnected.

@DianneN You mean like in a real job? They probably don't want to get up early and drag their weary bodies to work.

@akalinus These jerks should put their skills to better and more honest use.

My car is 14 years old but they want me to get a warranty because mine is expiring. I think I better hurry.

@akalinus Those calls sure can be ridiculous sometimes.

@ScribbledAdNauseum With that one, I sat there laughing when I listened to the message. They really expected me to believe that stuff.

@akalinus Exactly! You did perfect!

@DaddyEvil Oh, thank you DE.

Thanks for clearing that up, DE. I am always a little suspicious of the Reserve. I have not heard great things about it.

It is good to be careful and ask. I have gotten scam emails from eBay, Paypal, and Amazon. I send them to the spoof departments and they always say they did not send them.

@sunrisefan They like to pick on retirees. They figure that many are not thinking straight and will be willing to turn their money over to strangers.

@akalinus That is why I sent an email to inquire and if it’s really a scam I will inform my former co-workers who are also retirees.

The call is a scam. The number is disconnected. Someone was trying to get me to call back for whatever reason. I sent you a private message with something interesting for you so I hope you check that too. Have fun with your friends.

@akalinus Thanks. I'm going to see the message.Glad to know the call was a scam and your money is safe.

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Yeah, I have known people who fell for scams. My friend's husband fell for the grandfather scam and lost $5,000. You know the one. It starts out with a kid calling and saying that he is in trouble and needs money to get out of jail or some other dumb excuse. After he sends the money, he calls and finds the grandson perfectly fine with no problems.

@porwest He said that the caller sounded like his grandson who supposedly got into an accident in Canada and he needed the money so he could leave. He was in jail and had to pay a fine to get out, etc. Send the money via Western Union.

@akalinus It is a shame people cannot be smarter. But if these scams did not work...they would not be doing them.

@akalinus Lol.

I get those also. And they always leave a message. Your car warranty is the most important part of your life until the car breaks down and they laugh at you.

@popciclecold Those car warranty people will find you even if you live on top of a mountain or a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific ocean.

I do have Prime and just got a bill from my credit card company for charges from Amazon that I don't remember making. It is impossible to get hold of the customer service. I pay for my Amazon purchases with gift cards that I earn online. What is going on with that?

@akalinus I think I've only contacted customer services through live chat and email.

@egdcltd I can't find an address. I don't think there is a live chat. The bots that you chat with are so incredibly clueless that it is a waste of time.

I don't answer the phone unless I am expecting a call or I recognize a family or friend number. Yesterday, I got a call from my bank. Of course, I answered it. It was someone talking about credit card interest rates.

@akalinus May be just because no one (except family and few friends) have our number.

What keeps you from getting scammer calls? It seems most of the calls I get are not personal or someone I need to talk to. Nine out of ten are junk calls.

@LadyDuck I think here that there are programs that dial numbers at random. Everyone I know here is so sick of these calls. I wish the government could do something about them.

Yes, absolutely. You are so right. Have any scammers called you lately?

I get those also for my 2007 car.

Don't give them anything to work with, especially not your bank or finance information, no matter what they say.

@arunima25 I got some new mobile landlines recently and they block numbers for me. The old ones had a message but it was too complicated and the batteries were going. I am happy that I can block now.

@akalinus Oh! I am very careful. In fact I have blocked a few of them for that reason.

He wanted to, but the number was disconnected.

@akalinus I don't think they want that. They want the easy way out.

They need a life but also they need an honest job where they exchange their services for a paycheck.

@prinzcy I could not do that. It would bother me a lot.

@akalinus Thank goodness that all is well withyou then.

This is the first call I ever got from the Federal Reserve. Of course, it is a scam.

People are desperate to get your money by any story they can come up with.

That was my first good laugh of the day. Thank you for that.

@akalinus Oh you're welcome. I hope the good ole Federal Reserve System was able to help you find your bank accounts again. They are just so helpful, I'm really glad we have them around for when bad things happen.

Yep, they would probably ask for all my bank information to prove that it is really me speaking. Then they would want you to send a copy of your driver's license or passport to make sure of your identity. Never give information to a stranger on the phone unless you placed the call.

@HazySue Some things should be kept close to the shoulder. Your private information is one of those things.

@akalinus I agree, giving your information on the [hone can be quite costly.

If I did that, all the money in my bank would be gone now.

@nela13 I can. My son's Paypal got hacked. He only had a couple of dollars in it but they tried to take a large amount from his bank. He did not have enough so they tried for less. It ran up charges for insufficient amounts and lost some of his money. He spent hours talking to the fraud department and got his funds back but everything was paid late and that ran up more charges. Just be super careful out there.

@akalinus yes, can you imagine the risk?