809 Area Code Call Warning

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Barbara Mikkelson

Jul 20, 2001 Scam alert warns that phone users lured into placing calls to the 809 area code are charged exor ...

BT Cut-Off Scam

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Barbara Mikkelson

Sep 16, 2009 Con artist pretending to be telephone company representative makes it appear he can shut off pho ...

IRS Impersonation Telephone Scam

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David Mikkelson

May 6, 2015 Callers pretend to be IRS fraud division employees and tell victims they owe tax monies that mus ...

Does #-9-0 Allow Scammers to Make Long-Distance Calls on Your Phone?

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David Mikkelson

Oct 28, 1998 Snopes has been getting variations on this warning for over 20 years.

Microsoft Impersonation Scam

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Barbara Mikkelson

Jan 27, 2011 Scammers pretending to Microsoft techs gain remote access of your computer and/or strip your ban ...

What is a 'One-Ring' Scam?

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Barbara Mikkelson

Oct 25, 2012 Warnings of a 'one-ring scam' in which telephone customers return hang-up calls from foreign pho ...

'Parcel Delivery Service' Telephone Scam

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David Mikkelson

Apr 7, 2006 Notification of attempted delivery cards from a phony 'Parcel Delivery Service' were used as par ...

Bankcard PIN Theft by Text Message

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Barbara Mikkelson

Feb 19, 2007 Text message to 'hubby' on stolen phone nets purse snatcher a PIN.

+967 233 45 SIM Cloning Warning

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David Mikkelson

Nov 20, 2014 Can your answering a call from the number 96723345 enable scammers in Peru or Pakistan to clone ...