Just received a scam? call saying I had been charged $300+ for an iPhone which would be dispatched i

I just received a scam? phone call saying that I had been charged $300+ for an iPhone which would be dispatched within 24 hours.  If I did not place this order I was told to press #1 to speak to eBay customer service.  I then hung up, but if I proceeded I have no doubt I would have been asked to provide paypal, credit card or other information.   Please alert everyone to this scam.   By the way - I DID NOT BUY AN iPHONE!

 

 

 

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qahm1
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I just got a call as well saying I purchased some item and to press 1 if you didn’t.   I could t help myself.   I was transferred to a scammer in India.   I asked her for her credit card details so I could buy a curry for dinner but she didn’t want to hand it over.   

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@qahm1 wrote:

I just got a call as well saying I purchased some item and to press 1 if you didn’t.   I could t help myself.   I was transferred to a scammer in India.   I asked her for her credit card details so I could buy a curry for dinner but she didn’t want to hand it over.   


Hope you enjoyed your joke,  but the joke is on you, now they know it's a real number and you will get the opportunity to get curries many times a week, there is a sucker born each day, and some days multiples.

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Hopefully they didn't hack your phone while you were talking to them.  You would be very wise to change all your passwords anyway............

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-28/phone-scams-exploding-vulnerable-australians-new-data/1004964...

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Hope it was worth the quick giggle they gave themselves 

 

 

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I doubt it Sandy, a mate of mine got caught by it a month ago and is still trying to deal with the problems it caused -  and I mean MAJOR problems.

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I had a friend that had their bank account drained.
Friend had a phone call saying re buying a phone on eBay.
Unfortunately, friend is not on eBay, nor on Facebook, and complied with all instructions.
Much money drained from friend's bank account to a new account set up to a bank in an entirely different state.
BEWARE!
😞

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abstaf
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I just received a call saying the same as above, when I requested information about the payment method used for the transaction, he said I needed to log into something else to cancel, I told him would not unless he advised the payment method he hung up, SCAM.

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Duh.

 

If you didn't buy the item, there is no need to engage with the caller.

 

If you didn't buy the item, then ipso facto, it is a scam.

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Please be aware not that you have confirmed you are a 'live' number and a person willing to chat with scammers, this scammer will have spread the word to others

 

 

Don't be surprised if you get a lot more now

 

 

At least you did not press 1 like many others do, and find yourself in trouble 

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They DO LEAVE MESSAGES, ROBO MESSAGES!!!!

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