katerinaramm
Yesterday, I almost got scammed. Someone called my home number early in the morning (before I even had my coffee) and claimed to be calling from Microsoft. I am lucky to have taken a lesson of Cyber security in the university so I just smiled and hang up on them. But only to find out that a friend fell for exactly the same scam one day before :(Sad and bad, isn’t it?Things can easily be avoided if you only stay calm and think before you give access to someone you don’t know. So please always, be extra careful who you provide with any personal information and even more, please don’t believe people calling you on the phone.Ask for proof or simply hang up.No one will call you simply like that…Thank you and please tell me if you heard of this scam in other countries too…
I just dont answer period! I let those who call me leave a message and it they dont, then they just dont get a hold of me. I call individuals back who are listed in my phone immediately or if they leave a message, however, those who are not get the end of the stick.
Thanks for commenting! It is kind of funny to answer them and play ‘victim’ when they dont know that you know.. ! Of course if you are in the mood and you have the time to do it.
I like your method though, for sure a scammer will not leave a message :))
Have a great day!!
And that is how I identify if they were a scam or not because they don’t leave a message
Yes, I got the same call on my home phone from Microsoft. This has happened 3 times. They call from Microsoft and they say they are in California. I always hang up because you cannot believe Microsoft is calling you.
Really? I thought it was a local thing, them trying to scam Greek people. May I ask where you come from and when this happened?
Yesterday I heard about more telephone calls happening in Crete (the island where I live)
I live in Spain. This has happened 3 times in the last year.
Thanks so much! This information is valuable 🙂