Purely harassment scams

There are people complaining of phone calls that are totally harassing them to give money or to pay the consequences. The scammer will frigthen the victim of doing misdemeanors to them if they do not give the money. And indeed, the callers really sound scary. They might also do some harassment to you like throw stones at your windows or knock wildy on your doors. Some people do get intimidated and just dole out the money. But those who are braver seek help from the authorities and answer back the criminals with courage.

This event is quite scary but one should stand his ground. Verify the phone number that harasses you with this scheme. Verifyphone.com can give you all the necessary information you need. Report the incident promptly. Seek help from authorities and trusted people that you know can help you.

Stand your ground. Hang up the phone uprightly and do not give the criminal a chance to speak. Report immediately to the police and FTC. Spread the word to your neighbors, family, and friends. Put the criminals' actions into the light. Be courageous and show the criminal whom he is dealing with.

Mystery woman calls

Phone calls fom a mystery woman that usually happens late at night are common phone scams. Women callers will identify themselves as mistresses if the wife answers and old girlfriends with a child from the husband if the man of the house answers. She will tell the wife not to tell her husband that she called and put the wife into an emotional blackmail. Later on, she will ask the wife for money that she needs to totally withdraw from the illicit affair she was supposedly having with the husband. For the husband, the supposed old girlfriend will ask for money support for their sick lovechild. Before she does, she first makes sure that she has hooked the husband emotionally.

The poor couple will give out money if they fall into this scheme. Do not become victims of such folly. Do not readily trust what she is saying.  Whatever calls you get, talk to your partner and verify these notions. Be open and honest. Verify also the phone number of the mystery woman via verifyphone.com. Get her details and verify her identity. Check out if others have reported this phone number as suspicious. Report to the authorities as necessary.

These scammers will do everything and anything just to squeeze out money from their victims. Always be on guard. Trust, honesty, and openness can help couples to prevent being victimized with such crimes. Be vigilant and help each other.

"Granny" Scams

There is an ongoing phone scam in the Ottawa area called "Granny" scam. The scheme goes like this. A supposed "grandson" would call the elderly person and ask for money because he supposedly ran afoul of a law enforcement. He will plead to the would-be victim and say everything to persuade him, using emotional tactics. Included in the "script" is that "Granny" should not tell any family members because that would just make things worse. The criminal would request "Granny" to send the money he needs for his trouble by money wire service. The "grandson" would give "Granny" a fake phone number to call, and when he calls the other end, a fake policeman or lawyer will answer and ask to wire several thousands of dollars. This will continue until the criminals suck as much money as they can from the poor, old victim.

These victims, after they lost their money, which is anywhere between $3,000 to $15,000, report the incidents to authorities. Authorities believe there are others who don't report the incident at all due to embarassment.

If you receive such calls, here is what you should do:
1. Never wire money to persons you do not know personally.
2. Contact the family members to verify about the whereabouts of the supposed "grandson".
3. Write down the caller's number. Verify it via verifyphone.com so you can access more details about this caller. Report promptly to the police and FTC.

The criminals never stop. They will victimize from one state to another. Be vigilant and aware.

Hotel Phone Scam

If you are an out-of-towner who is staying in a hotel, be aware of this ongoing hotel phone scam. One victim in an Econo lodge at Erie Boulevard shared his story. At around 9PM, he got a call from the front desk asking him for a deposit for the phone use. He said that he will go down and pay, but the person talking on the other end said that a hotel employee will just come up to his room and get the deposit. And a minute later, a knock is on his door, the supposed hotel employee was there getting the money from him. The following day, he inquired at the front desk and the lady there said that the hotel never asks for a phone use deposit. He reported the incident to the police promptly and necessary actions were made.

This story should be a cause of alarm to us. Do not just go out of town unless you have a sure accomodation waiting for you. Verify the guest house or hotel where you will stay. Call the numbers of these hotels or guest houses and inquire about all the services they offer. Verifyphone.com offers many contact numbers of hotels and its reviews. You can contact these hotels beforehand and make all necessary arrangements that you are most comfortable with and that you feel you are secure and safe.

Your trip should be something nice to remember, and not a nightmare you would rather forget. So, make all vital arrangements before proceeding with your out of town travel.

Goin out of town scams

When you are out of town, and criminals tend to know, there is an ongoing scam that bothers these out-of-towners. Somehow, the criminals manage to access the victim's phone number and calls him about emergency situations. One situation they will bother the victim with is that there will be an ongoing patrol checking out the vicinity and if the home owners are not home or was not able to give authorization to the housekeeper, they should at least, submit their identification data like Social Security number and PIN number. Since the victim was pre-occupied with not being at home, he is quickly intimidated. Thus, he just give out his personal numbers. This is the start of the identity theft scam that victimizes him. From here, loans and transaction are made under his name without him knowing it until he gets notices and finds himself in deep debt.
Guard yourself from these kinds of scams. Be on watch always. Do not readily give out your personal numbers to anyone no matter how desperate the situation or condition they tell you that you are in.
Check out the phone number they used to call you via verifyphone.com. Get all the necessary details you need about the caller and report to the police and FTC. Create awareness of the incident as well to your friends, family, and acquaintances. Ask them to spread the news so that others would be informed and be cautious as well.

Scam Watch Together

There are lots of people and agencies who are taking measures to create awareness about telemarketing scams happening around America, and even around the world. Telemarketing frauds and scams cause too many financial troubles and leave helpless victims paralyzed financially and emotionally. There is great concern for these victims. One way of helping is to promote social awareness that such frauds and schemes really do exist.

To get help if you are a victim of these telemarketing scams, or if you want to become aware of how to protect your self, or if you are a concerned citizen who wants to give your part, VerifyPhone.com is an ally. It provides phone numbers of agencies and people who are more than willing to help you get informed and become protected by these contagious frauds. Search for a number now, like the number of FTC, and get information on how you can effectively protect yourself from such crimes. Agencies can also help you to know where and how you can help in creating awareness of such crimes.

It also provides phone number reviews. If you got a scam call, let others know about this phone number being scam here. Everyone of us, as vulnerable victims, I guess, should do our part, no matter how small it may seem, to help put a stop to these crimes. Let not another American, or any person fall for such cheating. Let us all help one another to protect ourselves from these crimes. Let us all be part of this scam watch.

Calling Card Number Fraud

Another identified fraud that happens now a days through telemarketing is the calling card number fraud/theft. A caller identifies himself as a representative of the victim's phone number company and asks for the calling card number for verification purposes. The clueless victim then gives his calling card number without thinking that it would be used by another person for his or her personal calls now charged to the victim's calling card number.

Treat your calling card number the same way as your credit card number. Never give it to anyone. Telephone companies never ask for the calling card number because they already have it in their data. If you receive this type of call, ask questions and ask for a callback number. The caller would hang up in most cases.

Also, when you receive this kind of call, check out phone number owner, address, reviews and more info here. The site will provide for you necessary details that you need to report the call to agencies that can help you with these unsolicited phone calls. This way, the agency is also informed that such calls are circulating around and so they can make necessary efforts to help the citizens when they receive such calls.