Digital Scam:
When I was in high school, I got a phone call saying that I was wanted in the state of Texas and I warrant for my arrest if I did not pay $1,200. The man on the phone said I needed to buy Apple cards to get $48,000. I started to freaking out because I had never been to Texas at the time, so I did not understand what was wrong. My mother ended up determining that the call was from a scammer, and I did not have any criminal history. The person was trying to get my social security number and access to banking information to withdraw money. I learned that if someone does not identify themselves on the phone or send proper paperwork through email or the mail, do not give them any personal information. Also, do not answer questions because the scammer could be recording your voice to use on another call. If you have never been to the state or country the person is saying you have a warrant in, the call is most definitely fake, and just hang up. Do not respond to text messages from emails or numbers that are unknown.
I can’t believe you had to experience this type of phone call. How did your mother know that this was scam call? Did you take any preventative measures to ensure your information was not being stolen or shared with scammers. I have two teenagers so I want to make sure they know not engage with these types of phone calls.
Thank you so much Hope for taking the time to comment on blog. My mother was confused when I was explaining to the information to her, but after trying to the phone number back she did not think it was real. Just to make sure we changed my phone number and adding the scam likely indicator to SMS calls and messages. We locked locked all of my cards. I would recommend telling your teenagers not to give out any of their important information and not to answer unknown calls unless they expecting an important call from an unknown individual. Hopefully, you guys can learn from my experience and not make the same mistakes as me. Xo, Chaden
Hello, this website was really helpful to me because It made me aware of scams that happen to people all of the time. In addition, the site is really nice. I liked the choice in colors and the quotes gave me something to think about. Also, I was able to find things easily. Sometimes that’s a real pain for me.
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Hello Oleitra,
Thank you so much for taking the time to look around my website and comment on my blog post. I am so glad you enjoyed the layout and color choices I went for while design this website. I wanted to create a comfortable website that was pleasing to the eye. Please feel free to comment and join my community when I post more. Xo, Chaden
Wow, this post was really informative for me. I feel like there are so many scams digitally and it’s sometimes hard to tell when it is one. Do you think you’d fall for one again, or have you learned from your past mistakes?
Hello, Ladainian. Thank you for taking the time to look around my website. I am so happy this post has been informative for you. Phone call scamming is not really talked about in the teenage community. If I were to receive another scam call, I do not think I would fall for it again because I have taken so many preventive measures.
I’ve had a familiar experience, at my old age I have encountered digital scams often. It’s hard for me to determine what is real and what is AI. This post has allowed me to gain knowledge about how to protect my self from scammers.
Thank you so much for visiting my website Denestinee!!I’m so glad you can relate to my experience. Oftentimes, digital scams are not talked about enough and how we can be aware of who is calling us. Hopefully, engineers and people in tech can figure out ways to make preventative options accessible on phones. Again thank you so much and welcome to the community. Xo Chaden