Anybody else been getting calls from "Apple support"?

[ZX9RCAM]

I've gotten 3 calls in 2 days.

Starts off with a recording, supposedly my apple account has been breached, press 1 to talk to someone.

I've never owned anything apple in my life.

I always press 1, keep them on the phone until they get pissed and hang up, lol.

 

[Kar98]

This weeks, I keep getting calls telling me I might be entitled to a free or low cost back braces. WTF. And by getting calls, I mean, unknown number? Off to voicemail you go.

 

[Bozz10mm]

The last call I got today showed 1-000-000-0000 on the caller ID.

 

[IXLR8]

A couple calls from apple support each day.
I can’t figure out if answering them, or ignoring them is better.
Some times I cannot resist messing with them.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I got other recorded calls also today.
I answered all of them attempting to talk to someone.

 

[F350-6]

I got a call on the home phone yesterday from apple (which I don't have). Got a call on the cell from the government today saying I had been awarded a $9,200 grant.

So the phone I don't have is broke, but at least I've got some money coming.

 

[Army 1911]

I turned a caller/company in to medicare for fraud.. The were calling seniors saying they had info on pain relief that I asked for.

I didn't ask for any info. They said medicare would pay for it. I got all the info I could over the phone and turned it in to medicare.

I haven't heard back nor received any more of those calls since.

 

[BRD@66]

This weeks, I keep getting calls telling me I might be entitled to a free or low cost back braces. ....

ZX9RCAM is not quite old enough to get those calls (yet).

 

[Vaquero]

I got a call from a Houston number today.
They weren't speaking English nor Spanish.
Something Asian I think.
I just laughed.

 

[Sock Puppet]

I received a call yesterday from a Hindu-sounding gentleman who assured me his name was "Dave". He adeptly explained the difficulties I was having with my Apple products and the risks associated with my use of those devices. All-in-all he was quite informative. So, I gave him the username and password to my Apple account. He also asked for my banking info to ensure that had not been compromised by my Apple accounts. Thank goodness I had Dave looking out for me!








No...I don't use Apple products...

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Yep, my apple account had been accessed in Russia and a couple of other places.
Each team member read from the same script.
I was told not to do any online banking until it was straitened out.
I told them to hang on while I got to my computer (at their order to fix things), then I would set the phone down and watch more TV.

 

[Kar98]

ZX9RCAM is not quite old enough to get those calls (yet).

Neither am I! Not even 50 yet and I'm already getting AARP spam.

 

[HKShooter65]

Some times I cannot resist messing with them.

I think this tactic may have backfired on me.

I keep getting calls from pharmaceutical companies.
Always "in Canada" with very thick Indian accents with names like Jimmy or Aaron.

For a while I would waste 1/2 hour of their time and eventually, once bored, would finally say "I'm wasting massive amounts of your time and you are too pinheaded, pea brained and stupid to know it"

That really got to a few of them as evidenced by the fact that several of them actually cussed me out.
I was rather smug until the calls' frequency rose exponentially.

Remember the truism/mantra....."They can always hurt you more"

 

[Kingarthur777]

One call to upgrade. I have no interest.

 

[AustinN4]

Neither am I! Not even 50 yet and I'm already getting AARP spam.

You must look older.