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In the last couple of months I have received emails from Wells Fargo asking me to update my username, and password for security. Now the letter looks official, but I noticed a few things were strange...

1: I closed my account 3-4 years ago.
2: I was told in the past that letters should have your name, and not Wells Fargo Customer (or whoever else it is from).
3: I Googled the phone number, and it doesn't come up as a Wells Fargo number.

Next I called Wells Fargo, and informed them of the email...

I was told:
1: They do not address their emails "Dear Wells Fargo Customer".
2: The phone number is not theirs.

I never clicked on any of the links nor would I advise anyone else to do so if they get a suspicious email.

It is the Holiday season again and scammers are out there trying to steal whatever they can from YOU. Please be diligent and make sure you know who you are responding to is actually who you think they are, and not a scammer.

If anyone has any experiences or suggestions for others, please feel free to post them up so we can inform others.

 

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ring…. ring……ring……

 

"Hello"

 

Credit Card Services……………..Do you have more than $2000 in credit card debt?, then press 1"

 

I don't carry credit card debt, but some weeks I will get 10-15 calls from this outfit - whoever / whatever it is.  

I swear "The They People" are just tracking when I'm home.

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ring…. ring……ring……

 

"Hello"

 

Credit Card Services……………..Do you have more than $2000 in credit card debt?, then press 1"

 

I don't carry credit card debt, but some weeks I will get 10-15 calls from this outfit - whoever / whatever it is.  

I swear "The They People" are just tracking when I'm home.

Do they by chance call you on your cell? We only have cell phones in our house, and whenever i get a call like that I tell them I am on the "Do not call list", and hang up...then I go into my phone and block the number. It has reduced the number of solicitors calling me.

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Thanks Ellisr63,

Never a call on the cell & I made sure all of our phone numbers are "registered" on the Do Not Call List - to no avail.

Robo dialers and computer generated numbers allow for them to continue the practice without much chance of catching up with them.

Penalties for violating the Do Not Call List were / are $11,000 per infraction.  No teeth to that legislation, or so it seems.

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One of my recently posted CL ads produced a goofy response just yesterday.

I had, as always, included my phone # for contact, and clicked "No replies to this email".

 

The email response:  "Would like to come pick up today anytime.. Phone number listed didn't work"

 

With no phone # given, I would've had to email this person back.  What's the net result?

They connect my phone # with my personal email address?

Any harm in this?

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I get a fair number of these phony letterhead e-mails, often asking for "updates" to my information.  Some say my account is blocked, etc. etc.  I just assume that all these requests supposedly from companies that I'm not having a problem with are totally phony, and send them to the big spam chopper-upper on AOL.  From AOL itself, I notify AOL.

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