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Re: FEWER SCAM CALLS. PERIOD
I hope someone monitors this, since the last entry is a year ago! I have been getting text messages that are scams for 3-4 years now. It is due to identity theft, but they changed their game lately. They used to send emails and texts saying things like "hey look at this, I can't believe this happened to us! ", with a url to follow. They always address it to my son's name, including emails they would send to others, usually family, but a few ppl from my contacts. For the last year or so, I've been getting texts addressed to my son, saying things like "we value your opinion, come and get a token of our gratitude ", with Google URL's to follow. I report it to EVERYONE* applicable, but the problem is it comes from a new number each time. Always the same format, but different phone numbers. I block every number, but as long as scammers can spoof numbers (and we can't!), what can I do short of changing my number. Believe me, I thought of that too. Is there a way to block a text based on content? *Places I report spam text to: reportphishing@apwg, reportphishing@apple.com(for apple users) reportphishing@tmobile.com, and SPAM (7726) for any carrier. If it supposedly comes from a company I know wants to be notified of these types of texts, I send it to them too. UPS, Amazon, Apple, are big ones. I have a bunch others, that if I get a lot of texts about, I'll call them and find out if they want to have a copy sent to them. After that, I report junk and delete. That's after I take a screenshot and go to the phone number to block it. I know it seems excessive, but when you've had your identity stolen, I just don't take chances. My name and information has appeared in so many data breaches, that it just seems overwhelming. Ones I predicted years ago, and deleted my email, passwords were changed and I left the company are just now telling us that our information was compromised in a data breach. I told them over and over they had problems, but nobody wanted to listen. Any ideas are appreciated!10Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: Can't get Tmobile and Assurant to agree on my coverage
I'm hoping after a year this situation is resolved! My only hind sight advice, would be is to get manager on either side involved, and keep escalating the situation if not resolved to your satisfaction in 48-72 hours. FYI, if you do have Apple, you can pay monthly for Apple Care, instead of all at once. I don't know how that would work with an older phone though. Can't hurt to ask. But the main reason I replied to you after a year later is I know your pain with AT&T! You could have been describing our situation. We had been with them for over 20 years, most of that time with husband being an employee! Just the past few years my husband hasn't been affiliated with AT&T, and they didn't even realize it! So this is how they treat their employees as well as customers. The last straw was that they wanted us to pay for 5 G, when it wasn't available where we live. Plus charging us for 5 G, that would entail charging for all sorts of features we didn't want. My phone was paid off, husband was close, so we paid his off and went to TMobile. It's only been a month, so hopefully it will go well. We went with the AppleCare, since we had a few months left on the old phone. They transferred it to the new.8Visto0likes0Comentarios