Identity Theft - Lakes Region

[Descant]

Calls from the IRS, Amazon and the American Police Association are the ones I get most frequently. Don't know the details because I hang up before they finish more than a sentence or two. If my bank were really calling and I hung up, they'd call back. Lots of junk emails, but I rarely open them, never mind click on their links. Based on demographics, I'm probably a prime target. It's good that The Professor puts out a remindser to be vigilant.

[TheTimeTraveler]

I received a call about 10 years ago claiming I won the Publishers Clearinghouse.

The caller said that all sorts of taxes and fees had to be paid before the funds could be released.

I told him to deduct all the needed expenses and send me what's leftover.

I then heard a loud "click" as he hung up on me.

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by Descant

Calls from the IRS, Amazon and the American Police Association are the ones I get most frequently. Don't know the details because I hang up before they finish more than a sentence or two. If my bank were really calling and I hung up, they'd call back. Lots of junk emails, but I rarely open them, never mind click on their links. Based on demographics, I'm probably a prime target. It's good that The Professor puts out a remindser to be vigilant.

The police association calls really aggravate me. When you question how much actually goes to the police they will tell you "after expenses all funds go to the police association". What they don't tell you is the expenses (commission) come to about 99%. The police get very little.

If you want to donate money to a group, seek out the group yourself and get the contact information on your own.