@shopper8 wrote:
The other day I got a phone call stating they were Amazon and that someone charged $700 on my account. I did not and would not give any information over the phone. The SCARY part was the phone number was the real Amazon number. I contacted them through email and yes this is a SCAM. I do not trust anyone on the phone. All the companies, banks, etc. will never ask you for information about your accounts, NEVER.
Yes I have been notified by the IRS, Tufts Health Insurance.
@kenasch wrote:
I also just got the text message saying it’s from Bestmark. Obviously a scam. What’s strange is the link takes you to a Bestmark web site. I checked the web address with Whois.net and it is really Bestmark. I notified them as perhaps they have an internal scammer? Hopefully not true but I didn’t know it was possible to spoof a website like that.
@myst4au wrote:
I don't think that they are spoofing the website. the scammers are linking to a real site so as to better suck in the gullible. Is the link part of the intended scam?@kenasch wrote:
I also just got the text message saying it’s from Bestmark. Obviously a scam. What’s strange is the link takes you to a Bestmark web site. I checked the web address with Whois.net and it is really Bestmark. I notified them as perhaps they have an internal scammer? Hopefully not true but I didn’t know it was possible to spoof a website like that.
@kenasch wrote:
These scammers are real web pros and can produce some really authentic looking pages. I did not they could spoof a website like this.
@laura007 wrote:
THANK YOU for this post! I can't believe I almost fell for it. It does feel legit. It was the quirky e-mail address that sent me here. Yes Shopping Dad, even long time shoppers could look twice at this offer. There are plenty of shops that are reimbursed many hundreds of dollars. About Face had a project a few years ago (and may still) that reimbursed up to $75 to simply purchase prescription drugs. I had that project in mind when I saw this offer from Angela Mero.
@tstewart3 wrote:
@laura007 wrote:
If it's not a job on the board, it's a SCAM or someone else grabbed it.
I am going to disagree on that and I am going to repost what I wrote in the thread about the emails for the shop purchasing ebay gift cards supposedly from KSS.
@KateH wrote:
I have to admit that the email looked very legit. I did not pay attention and sent my phone number and name. I was approved to do the job!. After I read the instructions, I knew immediately it was MAY BE a scam? I looked carefully, and the address was @gmail. Yes, that was a scam. The problem is that I have done shops that require to buy something very expensive and get reimbursed for that. Even Marketforce had a shop that I went in a technology store and bought a third party item that was about $250, full reimbursement, no fee. I had to buy gift cards for other shops in the ~$150, but from the store itself. Also had to buy ~$20-$50 worth of gift cards from specific stores/banking institutions that were sold at cvs, gas stations, and supermarkets, both for the financial institution because they were checking whether the store associates were trained in doing it, and for an investment fund that they were measuring something that I do not know. Also, sometimes MS companies have projects that need to be done in 4 days and they sent targeted emails to few shoppers that have worked with them for a long time. Just always need to be careful! But clearly a shopper database was hacked because it came to an email that I only use for mystery shopping.
btw, I am currently doing a project going and purchasing gift cards (small amounts) from a specific chain but I received a credit card in the mail and it gets reloaded by the MS every day at midnight.
@KateH wrote:
btw, I am currently doing a project going and purchasing gift cards (small amounts) from a specific chain but I received a credit card in the mail and it gets reloaded by the MS every day at midnight.
@SoCalMama wrote:
@KateH wrote:
btw, I am currently doing a project going and purchasing gift cards (small amounts) from a specific chain but I received a credit card in the mail and it gets reloaded by the MS every day at midnight.
I LOVE THAT PROJECT! I did it for my area last summer.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
@SoCalMama wrote:
@KateH wrote:
btw, I am currently doing a project going and purchasing gift cards (small amounts) from a specific chain but I received a credit card in the mail and it gets reloaded by the MS every day at midnight.
I LOVE THAT PROJECT! I did it for my area last summer.
Are you not given a very specific list of stores you have to visit for that project, though?
There are so many things that don't add up in the scam email, but the main issue is the offer itself:
You are required to purchase an |Ebay |Gift-Card| ($200) at any | CVS | Walgreens | Kroger | 7-Eleven | Rite-Aid | close to you.
You can just pick ANY store you want...willy nilly, with no regard for the fact that there would be no control over what stores were shopped? How would that data be useful in any way?...and why would a $200 card purchase at a 7-11 have any more informational value than a $5 purchase to prove you were there?
@SteveSoCal wrote:
I think the lesson is to learn the markers of the scams, since little can be done after you have transmitted the card data to the scammers.
Outside of the ridiculous shop description:
1. No North-American company would ever refer to the line of guests as a "queue".
2. No scheduler would ever pre-approve you to select any store you want (how does that even make sense?).
1. I use the term "queue" often..I feel so global now...Bahaaa
2. I was just assigned a shop for Bare where I could choose my own location within a certain distance
So, to the naive, these might make sense.
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@MsJudi wrote:
I was just assigned a shop for Bare where I could choose my own location within a certain distance
So, to the naive, these might make sense.
Yes, you got scammed.@ctgal wrote:
I just got scammed $1400 - reported her to the FBI and my credit cards I hope KARMA catches up with MELISSA Turing soon. AFTER ALL OF THIS I AM GRATEFUL THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE EXTENT TO SCAM. I WORK AND I AM NOT LAZY LIKE SCAMMERS ARE
They spoofed Amazon's phone number. If you get a call like this HANG Up and contact Amazon yourself. Never click on a link or believe a phone call or text/email.@shopper8 wrote:
The other day I got a phone call stating they were Amazon and that someone charged $700 on my account. I did not and would not give any information over the phone. The SCARY part was the phone number was the real Amazon number. I contacted them through email and yes this is a SCAM. I do not trust anyone on the phone. All the companies, banks, etc. will never ask you for information about your accounts, NEVER.
Yes I have been notified by the IRS, Tufts Health Insurance.