Scammers Need Only 1 Thing (don't accidentally give it to them)

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ธ.ค. 2024

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  • @JeanetteSullivan1
    @JeanetteSullivan1 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +119

    Simple! If the number is not on my contact list, I just don't answer the call. If it is important, they will leave a message and if I feel like it's important, I will call back. If they don't leave a message, then it's not important.

    • @RayPointerChannel
      @RayPointerChannel 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      I do that too. But that doesn't stop the calls even if you are on a do not call list. For what it's worth, the public needs to get behind our legislators and have them put regulations on the Internet and telephone systems to stop this. While considering what we have to look forward to in the in coming administration, this would be one REAL issue that needs to be done for the public good, with a government investigation and a lawsuit for the violators. Well, we can dream, can't we?

    • @theowl3756
      @theowl3756 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      Make sure your greeting on the voice mail is not your voice. Just use the computer voice. It prevents the hackers from using AI to duplicate your voice.

    • @dont6441
      @dont6441 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      If everyone did this, these types of scams would virtually disappear. I setup my phone to send calls from numbers not in my contacts directly to voicemail. It never even rings on my phone so I'm not tempted to answer. An added benefit is it will eliminate most marketing calls.

    • @manny7886
      @manny7886 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Ring only if exists in my favorite list.

    • @jacquelinelam3022
      @jacquelinelam3022 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@dont6441 , how to set this setup on phone please?

  • @petervenema1443
    @petervenema1443 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +45

    Two words - or a simple block or ignore - why answer a number you do NOT recognise?? And I stay well away from stupid Facebook - probably the highest scam !!

  • @cmwHisArtist
    @cmwHisArtist 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    I regularly get phone calls at our business where the caller is constantly trying to get me to say the word YES. I just answer with an acknowledgment…we do thus and such…this IS the blah blah company, until they start asking repeat questions and I tell them I know what you are trying to do, don’t call back.

  • @jamesgerboc
    @jamesgerboc 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +68

    Great info but after years of being careful, the company contracted by my employer to manage my retirement, my credit bureau, and another financial institution were hacked. My social and other private data were stolen. They offer free monitoring for 2 years. That info is now out there forever. All the password changing in the world wont help. This stuff has to stop and be prosecuted.

    • @10speed4
      @10speed4 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Those that we put in charge are bought out so the only thing that will change is - it will get worse.

    • @jdsheleg8332
      @jdsheleg8332 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      How? These people are all over the globe.

    • @joewoodchuck3824
      @joewoodchuck3824 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm pretty sure you can get a new SS number.

    • @10speed4
      @10speed4 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@jamesgerboc the ones you want to stop it are far worse than scammers.

    • @FuturisticFolk306
      @FuturisticFolk306 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      One thing you can do is switch to a phone plan like Google Fi which offers some level of protection against SIM hijacking attacks. If such a plan is not practical for you you might have to at least change your phone number.

  • @itsnotme07
    @itsnotme07 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    Don't forget to add a credit freeze at all 3 major credit bureaus. If you own properly, check with your US county registrar of deeds to see if they will lock your title on your property.

  • @Ellewatch-y3j
    @Ellewatch-y3j หลายเดือนก่อน +107

    Any texts, emails or VM I get from people I don’t know get blocked. Period. End of.

    • @Justin-uc8sc
      @Justin-uc8sc 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      Why block? They change numbers multiple times daily. Blocking is just a waste of your time.

    • @justmyopinion9883
      @justmyopinion9883 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @03:20 I am thinking of canceling Facebook. Lots of scammers on there now.

    • @Seriously_Unserious
      @Seriously_Unserious 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@Justin-uc8sc It takes about 1 second to hit the "Block" button, and you call that a "waste of time?!"

    • @nellyva1829
      @nellyva1829 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Be careful because as of the AI they can text you pretending to be the people you know showing their number and talking with their voice! Someone lost money because their brother had left a message stating he needs money asap. Only it wasn't their brother who called.

  • @kenjones102
    @kenjones102 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +39

    LinkedIn sucks. So does Facebook.

  • @Paradys8
    @Paradys8 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    I don’t say: “who’s this”, I ask WHO are you looking for? and WHO are you? NEVER give my name.

    • @rkug777
      @rkug777 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      But you answering is all they need to confirm the validity of that phone number. When I never answered those calls for years, spam had reduced significantly tbh. However, when I started new job hunting and started getting recruiter calls from unknown numbers and I’d answer, the spam calls have increased bcoz a few I answered were nothing but verifying there’s a human behind that phone! They’d call, say nothing at all and hang up and the spam increased. Cell phones are a necessary evil although phone companies and federal regulations could do better to protect consumers.

  • @freevideos051
    @freevideos051 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    Use 1 email for bank ect and another email for social media ect.

  • @rgarri6396
    @rgarri6396 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

    I’m scared if they get my data they will pay off all my debt.

  • @rebeltheharem7028
    @rebeltheharem7028 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Also, be careful of answering "yes" on a phone call. Wait for them to talk first, since they called you, they should greet first. With current AI tech, they can replicate your voice and do things with it as well. It might also be good to ignore unknown caller ID's, unless its repeated.

    • @rkug777
      @rkug777 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yup! If i I pick up at all, i stay quiet till they say hello. I never give my name first either. Some call to ask “who’s this?”. I reply “who are you looking for”?

  • @59jm24
    @59jm24 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

    Don't use facebook

  • @SavedByTheBloodOfJesus.
    @SavedByTheBloodOfJesus. 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I don't answer or reply. I block the number! I don't answer the call and let it go to vm. If they don't leave a message, I know it is not important

  • @scottpieper7888
    @scottpieper7888 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Not in my contact, no answer and then I block that number.

  • @tavo2422
    @tavo2422 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I don't have Facebook. Or any other social BS. My social network are my 3 kids and wife. Co-workers while at work too.

  • @davidbruce7806
    @davidbruce7806 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    I monitor my credit, bank accounts almost daily and never open unknown texts or emails. Nowadays there’s not much more you can do.

    • @jamesgerboc
      @jamesgerboc 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @davidbruce7806 One of the credit bureaus was hacked last year.

    • @chelseagodfather
      @chelseagodfather 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@LexiB-ww1bc2 are free but Experian isn’t free.

    • @lynnsmith4793
      @lynnsmith4793 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Easy n free to freeze all 3 credit agencies. Different than the fee based stuff they offer like monitoring

    • @cosmicaudio4589
      @cosmicaudio4589 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      But you use your full name here???

    • @davidbruce7806
      @davidbruce7806 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      lol, you know how many David Bruce’s there are in the world too may to count. Plus who said that is my real name??

  • @LindaGray-o7j
    @LindaGray-o7j 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I'm 77 yet still smart enough to blank anything not on my contact list. How easy is that???

  • @joel6427
    @joel6427 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    I rarely answer calls not in my contacts list, but sometimes, people will respond to my inquiry from a number that is not on my contact list. This caused me to answer the phone the other day. The caller asked if I could hear him. I said yes, and he hung up. I'm concerned my voice can be construed to-God only knows what.

  • @justmyopinion9883
    @justmyopinion9883 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    I’m thinking of deleting my Facebook account due to all the scammers there now.

  • @Avo7bProject
    @Avo7bProject หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    In North Carolina, if you register to vote, your birth year and your race also become public record. A scammer can purchase the entire list of registered voters from the State Board of Elections.

    • @ursulasmith6402
      @ursulasmith6402 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      That should make people understand that votes don't matter. Politicians get selected, never elected.

    • @jacquelinelam3022
      @jacquelinelam3022 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Horrible, citizen should push to change the rule.

    • @rkug777
      @rkug777 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Yup! Govt can do lot more to stop such practices. EU is better in some ways. They can request deletion of their personal data online no matter where they live in the world! Why can’t we in America get the same?!

  • @beammeup8458
    @beammeup8458 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Don't trust Facebook ...

  • @beammeup8458
    @beammeup8458 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Delete and block .... "you only have to pay for postage" ....

  • @lynhanna917
    @lynhanna917 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Any number not on my contact list is automatically blocked. I do not give out my cell number. I have a land line, the answering machine kicks in with the standard message it came with. I do not call unknown numbers. I recently got the grandparent scam call. Way too funny, had quite the laugh, got them so mad they hung up. That's what people forget, you can not answer, if you do you can hang up but just because you can do all kinds of things on a cell phone do you really need to?

  • @Conflictinator
    @Conflictinator 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I never get text messages like that. I occasionally get an e-mail like that, but I just delete those without opening.

  • @justmyopinion9883
    @justmyopinion9883 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    @0:50 Any number or name I don’t recognize will get NO answer from me.

  • @jerryfacts9749
    @jerryfacts9749 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I get many kinds of email and phone calls offering free services, or discounts, and etc. I never cooperate with these Scammers. I never open unsolicited emails where I cannot identify the sender.
    With the scam emails, if I have the time I look at the coding in the message using a viewer software I have. I find and verify the source IP number. Many of these are coming from off shore.

  • @Mikee535
    @Mikee535 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Great advice I've been vigilant about everything you've mentioned here except for my voice is on my voicemail and I just changed that. Didn't think of that one thank you very much.

  • @chrisw.1090
    @chrisw.1090 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    You should not have ANY personal information on FB which is public. That should be obvious. And you should not allow your wall be visible to the public only to friends. Not even to friends of friends.
    LinkedIn yes I need to rethink that and check the settings! Thanks for that!

  • @JoeBtfzplk
    @JoeBtfzplk 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    So what happens if (when) the password manager gets hacked? No thanks.

  • @ellenwhitworth337
    @ellenwhitworth337 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I report it and delete. End of story.

  • @blvany
    @blvany 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    I recently got a call on my cell phone from a number I didn't recognize but I answered it because it showed the local area code and I thought it might be from someone I knew. When I answered, a woman said, "Who is this?" My response was, "Who is this? You called me!" She immediately hung up.
    You recommend a password manager. My concern is: What if the password manager gets hacked? Aren't you in big trouble at that point? At this time, I keep a written list (in two locations) of my passwords, which I change periodically, and I never store passwords on my phone or computer. I also have a different password for all my financial accounts and my smartphone carrier.

  • @oscargluja426
    @oscargluja426 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    if "Who am I talking too?"
    answer: Who do you want to talk to? ...or simply hung up!

  • @MashaB-pk8hl
    @MashaB-pk8hl 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I don’t have a personalized voicemail message simply because the system default is good enough. Unfortunately, I do have one on my work phone which could be used to spoof my voice.

    • @jackwaycombe
      @jackwaycombe 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      At least you have the good sense to keep your private phone private. Nothing to do with any employer.
      And dont keep anything on the work phone that isnt work related. That especially includes social media of any kind. It's not unknown for the hacker to be the employer.

    • @MashaB-pk8hl
      @MashaB-pk8hl 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @ I’m in IT. Managers in other departments ask IT to surveil one of their staff to build a case for firing them. The IT department will install a key logger on the person’s PC or laptop to see if they are wasting time, applying to other companies while at work, etc. There is also company wide surveillance when something gets leaked.

  • @spiritmoonintuitive
    @spiritmoonintuitive วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good advice!
    I never respond to texts, calls or emails unless they are in my contacts. I have identity protection. My voice mail answers with standard recording. I only watch you tube. I don't do FB or any other chat. If I want to talk I talk to and answer myself, lol

  • @TheTangoAlfa1
    @TheTangoAlfa1 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    They don't have to call or text you. They can just do the google search on your address and they can get who lives there, phone number, etc.

    • @MashaB-pk8hl
      @MashaB-pk8hl 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@TheTangoAlfa1 That’s why people who say “I have no social media” very likely have all sorts of information about them available on Spokeo, Radaris and the like.

  • @backcountyrpilot
    @backcountyrpilot 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Ending SPAM should be a top priority in Washington.

  • @9liveslisa
    @9liveslisa หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Thanks for the head's up.

  • @alariaesculenta8177
    @alariaesculenta8177 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    That's why I don't have any social media, never use my photo or real name, block every unknown number and check online, never subscribe to any id protection except my reliable VPN

  • @-_-11k52
    @-_-11k52 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Thankfully reverse lookup doesn't work in the UK

  • @Seriously_Unserious
    @Seriously_Unserious 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is great advice for most people, however I do run a business line from my mobile phone, so I expect to get calls from numbers I don't know as those could be potential clients calling up to ask about my services. I can't block and report all unknown numbers as I could be killing my business by blocking and reporting legit future clients. That's an added dilemma those who run a small business all face. For business owners, you have to be doubly vigilant as you have to take those calls and learn how to qualify them and recognize the red flags they're a scammer and get rid of them ASAP once you've determined that. But still take the calls in case they qualify as a bona-fide lead so you can continue with your on-boarding process like normal.

  • @JoeLinux2000
    @JoeLinux2000 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    I got a blackmail letter from an Internet scammer.

    • @jackwaycombe
      @jackwaycombe 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's an increasingly common one.

  • @cordeliav3055
    @cordeliav3055 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Interesting. I use different pseudonyms for different accounts and I never post my photo on FB or anywhere else. I don't get scam calls anymore since we got rid of our landline.

  • @kennv7566
    @kennv7566 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Good advice if you play a cat and mouse game with a scammer you might end up being the mouse.

  • @rkug777
    @rkug777 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Wrt to password managers, here’s something utterly stupid that’s happened to me twice!! I installed keepass and twice, windows updates corrupted the database (.kdb) file! Plenty of folks have complained of the same. Microsoft is too stupid to fix this??!!! You need to have a backup .kdb file elsewhere!

  • @enjoy7024
    @enjoy7024 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Priceless information! TYVM!

  • @marcelhorisberger9256
    @marcelhorisberger9256 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I just keep changing my phone number whenever I get weird calls.

    • @RobinHood_62
      @RobinHood_62 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      You don't have 2 factor authentication set up for important financial accounts? (Where u get a text with the 6 digit code)?

    • @Henri377
      @Henri377 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Thank you Azul for a well executed video and clear message 👍

  • @Truthtoat
    @Truthtoat หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This is important content

  • @NOTLeavingLV
    @NOTLeavingLV 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A protagonist is someone who is the good guy. You don’t have two protagonists here. The antagonist is the bad guy. You have one of each.

  • @uplink-on-yt
    @uplink-on-yt 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I googled my phone number and first name together and I got nothing. That's good, right?

  • @frankdillon6127
    @frankdillon6127 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    can a scammer do anything, i like many people today have little money in the bank,maxed cards,and poor credit.

  • @mariliamonteiro3458
    @mariliamonteiro3458 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you

  • @rkug777
    @rkug777 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Govt can do lot more to lessen the burden on us. EU is better in some ways. They can request deletion of their personal data online no matter where they live in the world! Why can’t we in America get the same?!

  • @johnkola6475
    @johnkola6475 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    what’s up with many same replies in your comment section recommending financial manager/planner. Shellane maxwell is the name that came up several times. seems like scammers have infiltrated the comment sections on youtube, or is he/she legit?

    • @Joe-lb8qn
      @Joe-lb8qn หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Nope will be a scammer. Very common to see these type of posts on financial vids like this. Just report them though its a game of whack a mole. Unfortunately, YT creators generally do a very poor to non-existent job of removing these

    • @Avo7bProject
      @Avo7bProject หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Joe-lb8qn The bots are getting sophisticated. In his general videos about the "importance of retirement planning" the bots start off complaining about how the government manages Social Security, followed up with the usual 4 or 5 replies that culminate in suggesting a named advisor. The strange thing is how these bots get through YT's filters, but if I describe my own investments, my comments get hidden.

  • @br31000
    @br31000 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is the iPhone password manager safe ?
    Authenticator safe ?

    • @MashaB-pk8hl
      @MashaB-pk8hl 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@br31000 The Apple password manager is encrypted end to end, and Apple says that they are unable to decrypt users’ password files. There are no documented cases of malware being able to read the password handed to an app by the password application. Of course, this doesn’t mean that someone will not figure out a way to decrypt the passwords stored in the application.

  • @MerleHeckman
    @MerleHeckman วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have been getting phone calls for over a month saying i Have won millions for Publishers clearing house.

  • @agrinsonis
    @agrinsonis 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I get these sms almost everyday. Mostly from Asian women.

  • @renatomolina1180
    @renatomolina1180 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I don’t have any facebook account. I’m safe. I do have a bookworm instead. I’m very very safe. 😅

  • @gdavho8778
    @gdavho8778 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Glad I don't have a mobile phone.

    • @jackwaycombe
      @jackwaycombe 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I have a cheap dumb phone since I retired - don't need anything else.
      Dropped it a few months ago. Cheap to replace, and I simply took a hammer to the old one.

  • @b4ph0m3tdk9
    @b4ph0m3tdk9 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thx a bunch!

  • @netllcn
    @netllcn หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Does anybody else notice that the sound volume of this video is low?

  • @dannihardy7874
    @dannihardy7874 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I just realized I should take my voice, and 1st name off my voicemail message as well.

  • @MidlifeCrisisManagement
    @MidlifeCrisisManagement หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    so many gullible folks out there, Azul. always makes me cringe when commenters share all their financial stuff. the price of humble-bragging.

  • @tkgsingsct
    @tkgsingsct 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    my voicemail greeting uses the system voice

  • @davidpitchford6510
    @davidpitchford6510 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    Simply treat scammers like women who are the world champion scammers: give them nothing.

  • @janettekeating3746
    @janettekeating3746 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I agree with the other people who have commented don't touch on ,all mine go to spam

  • @gailremp8389
    @gailremp8389 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My speakers are all the way but volume is a stretch to low…can u up mic? Thx

  • @dchubworldsharenetwork
    @dchubworldsharenetwork 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I don't have any pictures of myself on the internet or social media.
    If an unknown number calls me, I don't answer and I don't have an voicemail.
    If anyone needs me, they'll send a message, the only option they have 🙂
    I'm not saying they can't get my information, but that's how I work.
    In social places, I only have people I really know, and that's about 30-40 people.
    I use Facebook for news and information from popular websites, I like it because I have everything in one place.
    Some people talk about misinformation, but I don't see these problems. If you read posts from unknown people, that's your problem.
    I'm following a popular pages, and it's exactly the same as if I manually checked each website individually.
    Misinformation 🤣🤣

  • @10speed4
    @10speed4 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This guy doesn’t even talk with his commenters, which means, he’s only in it for the clicks $$$

  • @MrSamadolfo
    @MrSamadolfo 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    😒👍 Change our Identity and go Ghost 👻

  • @mjbucar
    @mjbucar 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A lot of talk before finally getting to the point.

  • @dave-bennett
    @dave-bennett 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    are some people so dumb they need this video ? sheesh

  • @mancello
    @mancello หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    How do we know that this video is not a deep fake video from a Russian hacker?😂

  • @stevebrumley9139
    @stevebrumley9139 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    thats why i am not on any social media