Phone Scams

Phone scams have only become more sophisticated over time, with new technologies and the relative lack of regulatory protection of cell phone numbers compared to landlines.

Scam phone numbers are one of the most common forms, as scam operations will use spoofing technology to generate a false phone number that you might trust, as opposed to a phone number you definitely won’t. 

Senior phone scams are prevalent, targeting elders with tempting benefits in exchange for personal information. Luckily, you can now stop robocalls easily – see HERE how.

 

Phone Scams: List Below

Phone scams involving the IRS and tax refunds are also common. Anyone calling from the IRS is not from the IRS; they only send letters.

Robocalling and many other phone scams are out there. Learn about what they are and how they operate below.

Old Friend Calling Scam

Old Friend Calling Scam: How It Works We are living in a time when everyone and their dog are using the smartphone for pretty much everything. It is also the reason many criminals found ways to victimize people worldwide through this device, whether it is via social media platforms, voicemails or simple phone calls. […]

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Port Out Scam

Port Out Scam: How It Works Criminals are trying to get into your bank account these days by stealing your phone number through the Port Out Scam. The scheme takes advantage of the fact that many bank accounts have password-recovery options tied to mobile phone numbers. What is a port out, in telecommunication verbiage? Port […]

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Free Nursing Home Stay

Free Nursing Home Stay Scam: How It Works There is a new wave of telephone scams going around that are preying on the ellderly. After targeting seniors, criminals call them claiming to represent a real estate company. They tell the victims that they “won the right to a place in a nursing home”. As the […]

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Bank of Ireland Text Message

How The Scam Works: The Bank of Ireland warns their customers that someone is trying to get their money by sending out fake text messages. Several customers have reported themselves as a target for this scam. The text falsely notifies customers that they have been locked out of their online account due to security reasons. […]

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Claim Back Bank Charges

How the scam works: Are you interested to claim back bank charges? Be careful about the newest scam around, the Reclaim Bank Charges aka Claiming Bank Account Fees Back Scam. How does the scam work? Criminals call thousands of people every day claiming to reimburse bank fees that were withdrawn recently from the recipient’s account. […]

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IRS Telephone Via VoIP Scam

IRS Telephone Via VoIP Scam: How It Works VoIP phone services make it easy to sign up for multiple telephone numbers with little more than a credit card number. Because they’re so easy to get, they make an easy medium for telephone scams. By using multiple VoIP numbers and computer bots to make legions of […]

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Civil Complaint Against You

How The Scam Works: (with scam caught on camera video below) Your phone rings. You pick up and hear a recording that states a fax was received with a civil complaint against you (or your daughter, son, brother, etc). The message adds that they will send the documents to appear in court. In a different variation of […]

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Paramedic Call

How the scam works: (with video below) The Paramedic Call Scam is an insidious con that plays with the victim’s desire to protect those they love most. You receive a call out of the blue and the person at the other end says is a paramedic informing you that one of your loved ones is […]

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Caller ID Number Spoofing

Caller ID Spoofing: How It Works Caller ID Spoofing or “Number Spoofing” is a very efficient way for scammers to get your personal information. They make their caller ID appear to be that of an official organization: a bank, a police officer, or another trusted organization. Then they ring the victims using threats or […]

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