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Stereophile order email- what order?

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Posted on January 31, 2023 at 17:34:55
tunenut
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 So I got an email saying thank you for your stereophile order. Seems to be legit from Stereophile. And I've been a loyal subscriber for decades. But I haven't placed an order. But if it's a scam, it's a weird one because the amount of the order is stated as $.01, yes a penny. And if my subscription extended for a penny, I'm glad. Anyone know what might be going on? Oh, btw the email came from stereophile@orders.buysub.com.

 

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I got one, too. (NT), posted on January 31, 2023 at 18:40:05
Kal Rubinson
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And today...................., posted on February 2, 2023 at 18:20:10
Kal Rubinson
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 I received another e-mail indicating that the previous one was sent in error and no charges were ever made.

 

RE: And today...................., posted on February 2, 2023 at 22:44:40
tunenut
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 Oh ok I just looked and sure enough I got the 2nd email today too. I had already checked accounts to see if I had a penny charge somewhere. Not a big deal at all, but I get those scams all the time saying your Amazon account order for 400 dollars has been placed. The scam is you call they pretend to do a refund, oops they refunded you too much, please go get a gift card to give us back the extra money. So I am always on guard but this was not one of those.

 

RE: And today...................., posted on February 5, 2023 at 23:15:24
Pat D
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 I get phone calls with a recorded message saying it's from Amazon and that there are some suspicious charges. Sometimes they even mention Amazon Prime which I don't have!

1. The recorded message doesn't even know who picked up the phone! I mean, how could it know?

2. I can easily check my Amazon account on line to see if there are any unauthorized charges. Of course, there aren't any.

(The phone calls from Microsoft about my "Windows computer" having some problem at least ask who I am--I don't tell them.)


False Amazon email messages usually have a very strange address, and they ask for information, which Amazon would not do. If Amazon wants to send me money, they already know how to do it.
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." --- Thomas Tusser

 

This has nothing to do with the above posts., posted on February 6, 2023 at 08:09:45
Kal Rubinson
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 What you describe is a common occurance these days via phone or email. It is clearly phony or, at best, a spoof and there are ways to avoid it.

 

Very common scam..., posted on February 6, 2023 at 10:38:05
tunenut
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 Something I quite enjoy is watching the scam busters on youtube, such as a guy called kitboga. He calls these people in India with voice modified and computer locked down, then pretends to be a really dumb person to waste a lot of their time.

So this particular scam is a supposed "refund" that is sent to your bank account. You have given the scammer remote access to your computer and then displayed your bank account onscreen. The scammer edits your html code to change the display and show a larger number, which he then says is a "refund", although he has only changed your screen display. Oops, instead of $400 he has made a mistake and "refunded" $4000. Now you are in big trouble and you will be cajoled and threatened that you need to return the extra $3600. So you are told to drive to Target or Walmart and buy a bunch of gift cards and read the numbers to the scammer.

Sadly, this must work. One benefit of watching the youtube guys, other than entertainment, is you see just what the scammers are attempting to do.

 

RE: This has nothing to do with the above posts., posted on February 13, 2023 at 17:54:14
Pat D
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 Of course not. How to avoid them? Don't tell 'em anything. They should know who they are calling. They should know what is on your account. So hang up on 'em. I've tried reporting them but so often they are far away across the world.
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." --- Thomas Tusser

 

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