I have finally been hit with the....

Computer scam! 

There I was sleeping soundly, may I add finally after a restless night and the phone rings! REALLY who would be calling me before the alarm goes off? I rolled over and reached for the phone just in case it was an emergency. Hubby had already left for his morning commute.

So I look at my phone and see no number only the word "recon" hmm.. before 7am. Alright I'll answer and humor the person. Sure enough it was someone from across the world calling me by my last name and saying he wants to help with my computer. Wait one minute.... I don't have a computer! So I told him that and he says "laptop, I mean" okay here we go. I don't have one of those either. He hung up.

Now some people have told me they usually have them not believe they don't have a computer. Maybe he realized I wasn't a happy camper with this phone call.

People please beware. I know everyone knows the drill but if anyone calls you looking for private information or about your computer ask to call them back. Ask for a letter to come in the mail.

Don't give out your information! 

I have also heard a lot of people getting emails or Facebook messages from friends saying they need money now to help they get out of a country they went on vacation to and lost their wallet. Please call your friend before ever agreeing to send money.

Be safe out there!

As I was just about to hit publish I got another scam call but this one was about my credit card. YIKES I better stop answering the phone!


~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Window's Scams

There have been a lot of Scams going around lately. Two very dangerous ones if people think they are real. These can give the person all the information needed to do Identity theft, and credit card theft.

The first one I will tell you about is a phone call out of the blue. This caller will say they are with Window's, Microsoft, big company who most would trust. The caller then will tell you that they want to help with your computer, make it work better and faster. They will ask you to do a few things on your computer. Ask you to follow what they tell you and then this will help them access your computer and files. Please whatever you do, do not do this!

The next scam I received last night while asleep. It is from "Window's Live". Here is the exact email above this in the email there is a horrible image file attached that says Window Live Hotmail Alert and highlighted in Grey.

"This  email from Windows Live Customer Service®  to all account users within the Live database.  It is with regret that we announce the closure of several inactive and suspicious accounts that is causing major congestion in our servers due to the large number of anonymous registrations of As such, we would like to request for your assistance to verify that you are indeed the owner of this email account by completing the requested personal information below.

* Full Name.......................... ........ 

* User Name:......................... ........
* Password:..................... .............
* Date of Birth:........................ ......
* Occupation:................... ............

* Country Or Territory:..................

In order to complete the process, all you have to do is click reply and complete the above mentioned details. Once we have registered your updated details in our database, your account will be included in the safe list. Please take note that should you decide to ignore this email reminder, your account will be flagged as one of the inactive or suspicious accounts and will be permanently closed after 24 hours. Thank you in advance for your kind assistance on this matter and we sincerely apologise for any inconveniences that we may have caused. 

Sincerely,
The Windows Live Team™C"

 

Funny part is I use my email daily and a bunch of times throughout the day as I use it for my blog. Please whatever you do, do not do as they ask and report them to Windows and in some cases the police.

 

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