Another Senior Hacked

TheProfessor · 01-25-2024, 11:24 AM

Coffee this morning.
Met a senior gentleman that was hacked.
Email from his bank or credit card.
He stated he was on phone for 45 minutes before he finally figured out that this was a scam conversation.

The advice from Consumer Reports/AARP.

1. Never click on any link in any email.
Do a Google search of bank or credit card and use officel customer
support number and call directly to verify if one thinks that there is a problem or
issue.

2. If you receive a phone call. Again. Hang up. Do a Google search of
bank/credit card and make a dedicated phone call yourself.

Also scams pretending from Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe's, UPS, Fedex, USPS, etc.

01-25-2024, 11:24 AM	#1
TheProfessor Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,128 Thanks: 17 Thanked 347 Times in 209 Posts	Another Senior Hacked Coffee this morning. Met a senior gentleman that was hacked. Email from his bank or credit card. He stated he was on phone for 45 minutes before he finally figured out that this was a scam conversation. The advice from Consumer Reports/AARP. 1. Never click on any link in any email. Do a Google search of bank or credit card and use officel customer support number and call directly to verify if one thinks that there is a problem or issue. 2. If you receive a phone call. Again. Hang up. Do a Google search of bank/credit card and make a dedicated phone call yourself. Also scams pretending from Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe's, UPS, Fedex, USPS, etc.