luvsdawgs Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Apparently, we need to prepare for these phone calls ...just in case 🙄 ‘Good morning, According to our system, you are likely to have been in close proximity to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. This means that you now need to self-isolate for 7 days and take a COVID-19 test.' 'OK. Can you tell me who that person was?' 'I'm not able to tell you that. That is confidential information.' 'Right. Um... so ....' 'But you do need to be tested within the next 72 hours. So can I just get the best mailing address so that we can send a kit to you?' 'Ok (gives address)' 'Thank you - and I just need to take a payment card so that we can finalize this and send the kit to you.' 'Sorry - a payment card? I thought this was all free?' 'No - I'm afraid not. There is a one-off fee of $50 for the kit and test results. Could you read off the long card number for me, please, when you're ready.' 'No - that's not right. 'I'm afraid it is. Can you give me the card number please - this is very important, and there are penalties for not complying.' Puts the phone down. This is how scammers work. And vulnerable people will fall for it.” Don't fall for it...! COPY and PASTE watch out ...🤬 Tell our elderly. 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunFan Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Bastards. Thanks for the heads up. SunFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 7:08 PM, luvsdawgs said: Apparently, we need to prepare for these phone calls ...just in case 🙄 ‘Good morning, According to our system, you are likely to have been in close proximity to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. This means that you now need to self-isolate for 7 days and take a COVID-19 test.' 'OK. Can you tell me who that person was?' 'I'm not able to tell you that. That is confidential information.' 'Right. Um... so ....' 'But you do need to be tested within the next 72 hours. So can I just get the best mailing address so that we can send a kit to you?' 'Ok (gives address)' 'Thank you - and I just need to take a payment card so that we can finalize this and send the kit to you.' 'Sorry - a payment card? I thought this was all free?' 'No - I'm afraid not. There is a one-off fee of $50 for the kit and test results. Could you read off the long card number for me, please, when you're ready.' 'No - that's not right. 'I'm afraid it is. Can you give me the card number please - this is very important, and there are penalties for not complying.' Puts the phone down. This is how scammers work. And vulnerable people will fall for it.” Don't fall for it...! COPY and PASTE watch out ...🤬 Tell our elderly. Sorry, but I just can't imagine anyone who was able to make the move to Mexico actually being gullible enough to fall for something like this. One would think people here have enough common sense to recognize this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Are any of these calls being received in Mexico? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 I think that was in Mexico. Many calls like this are here in our area of Mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Canada. https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/07/22/covid-19-contact-tracing-scam-seniors-chilliwack/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Kyle said: I think that was in Mexico. Many calls like this are here in our area of Mexico In English?? or in Spanish?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just now, Mostlylost said: In English?? or in Spanish?? Canadian, eh? https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/07/22/covid-19-contact-tracing-scam-seniors-chilliwack/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Mostlylost said: Are any of these calls being received in Mexico? Many of us expats here have Vonage and Magic Jack. So, probably yes. We get this Indian guy that calls almost every morning to tell us our computer is sending out error signals, he just needs our credit card number to properly diagnose the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 For some strange reason I do not get any robo-calls on my Ooma internet phone with a Seattle area code (same as Magic Jack, Vonage phones) but I do on my actual landline in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said: Canadian, eh? https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/07/22/covid-19-contact-tracing-scam-seniors-chilliwack/ Eh is not a question. It's an expression that we use at the end of a sentence-EH! pedro kertesz, canucklehead-eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Pedro or Eh, I don't get it. What is your question? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, happyjillin said: Eh is not a question. Definition of eh —used to ask for confirmation or repetition or to express inquiry —used especially in Canadian English in anticipation of the listener's or reader's agreement Examples of eh in a Sentence Recent Examples on the WebNothing like getting scared by the mascot of your former team, eh?— Dallas News Here's hoping Avengers proves more like Destiny than Anthem, eh? Hayden Dingman Games Reporter, PCWorld https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 You are exactly right, Angus. But I am told by others that Pedro goes by the name of Eh. So I want to know is how long Pedro wants to be called Eh. That's why I asked him that question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 I don't expect those south of the Canadian border to get it and your posts prove it -eh! It ain't a question like the infamous "huh?", used by many south of the Canadian border-eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 5 hours ago, johanson said: You are exactly right, Angus. But I am told by others that Pedro goes by the name of Eh. So I want to know is how long Pedro wants to be called Eh. That's why I asked him that question. As usual your confusion shows, glaringly--eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Sorry I upset you, Eh. I like your new name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 9 hours ago, johanson said: Sorry I upset you, Eh. I like your new name. In your wildest dreams upset me? Looks like you have imaginary others speaking to you as well-SNORK! EH! pedro kertesz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 17 hours ago, dichosalocura said: Many of us expats here have Vonage and Magic Jack. So, probably yes. We get this Indian guy that calls almost every morning to tell us our computer is sending out error signals, he just needs our credit card number to properly diagnose the problem. I have had Vonage for 17 years and never get calls like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 We have both, but we get scam calls mostly on the magic jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 I'm pretty sure anyone receiving the scam call mentioned by the OP on a VOIP Canadian or US number would know that no one calling could possibly know if they had been "in close contact" with anyone in Mexico. Much less send a test kit from Canada or the US to Mexico. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Mostlylost said: I'm pretty sure anyone receiving the scam call mentioned by the OP on a VOIP Canadian or US number would know that no one calling could possibly know if they had been "in close contact" with anyone in Mexico. Much less send a test kit from Canada or the US to Mexico. You say that as an active, connected member of the community both in person and on line. These predators are not targeting people like you. They are seeking out the isolated, not quite with it, older people, maybe early stage dementia, uninformed, isolated, and frightened. They prey on the most vulnerable which is what makes them so despicable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 16 hours ago, Xena said: You say that as an active, connected member of the community both in person and on line. These predators are not targeting people like you. They are seeking out the isolated, not quite with it, older people, maybe early stage dementia, uninformed, isolated, and frightened. They prey on the most vulnerable which is what makes them so despicable. How would they know who is isolated or vulnerable? I think it's random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 They can easily identify the naive responses. Yes, the calls are to random numbers, as you would expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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