Or anyone who has done business with your company.
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Sadly I receive about one a month in our tiny (<50 people) firm. So when we went remote during Covid days I set up a 2 factor authentication any time we receive one. The response must be a quick video call on our Teams platform.
Same with gift card requests or anything to do with money.
They used to think I was silly, but not anymore!
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I have a friend who works for a small business that has periodic events. The friend discovered someone submitted scam bill every time there was an event, a few times a year. Believable amounts and items, but not anyone associated with the group. Sneaky buggers.
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I got an email from PayPal that someone invoiced me for $299, with a link to dispute it. I logged on to my PayPal separately, and sure enough the invoice was there. I reported it as a scam, and it’s gone from my account.
Meanwhile, my daughter got a similar email, and she asked me about it. I told her of my experience. In her case, the invoice doesn’t show up on her account.
This morning, I was reading the AARP newspaper, and someone there got the same email, and fell for it. Clicked the link to report, then wound up giving all his personal info to the “helpful” agent on the phone.
And I had a co-worker who says that her PayPal account was compromised last month, and the scammer siphoned off a lot of money. I don’t know the details of that one.
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Just got this call (the scammer actually left a voicemail). Quick google search showed I’m not the only one who got it.
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I’m having fun stringing along a scammer on Facebook. They claim to be my aunt and are asking me for money. I asked them my sister’s name, if she is younger or older than me, and the name of her husband. They guessed “older,” which is wrong, and they don’t know my sister’s name. Ha! I keep responding. I figure if I’m keeping them occupied they can’t bother other people. I even said, “I can keep stringing you along if you’d like,” and they’re still going. They say they need $50 in order to get Facebook back. I said if you’re on Messenger, you have Facebook. It’s really humorous.
My aunt was adopted and is much older than I am, so I don’t know her well, but she would know the answers to those questions. I don’t have her phone number to let her know she’s been hacked. I will try to contact another family member.
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Amazing that the scammer has continued in spite of you’re telling “her” she’s not your aunt.
Yes, it is bizarre. They actually tried to video call me! I just let it ring and ring.
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My husband thinks it may be a bot. I think that might be the case. When I repeatedly ask if they can remember my sister’s name, they say, “What do you mean?” I also asked if it was a bot and the answer was, “Yes, ma’am.” 
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A week ago or so someone called with a scam call, and after a minute or two I hung up on them. Within the next day or two they tried again, and I actually said something like “you already tried me yesterday.” The scammer kind of laughed and said something like “ok, thanks” and hung up.
Was waiting for a package that was delayed and I got a message while I was playing in an online bridge tournament that my package was damaged and they needed my full address to resend the package. Then said they needed a small payment - then it gave an error message and said to use a different card. Realized it was a scam after the fact and had to cancel both cards!! Ugh! I can’t believe I did that! Served me right for trying to deal with it while playing in a tournament
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OOh, and I thought a third cr card was ok but it wasn’t!! Fortunately I caught it when someone put through a test charge. Now that card is being replaced. Very unsettling feeling being scammed and also having only one usable cr card at the moment!
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Have you locked all your credit bureau accounts so no one can open new accounts in your name? It really works. I’d forgotten that mine were locked and applied for a new card and was declined. When I asked why it was due to “lack of credit information” when I asked what the heck that meant, I was told it was probably because my credit files were locked. I unlocked them, got the approval, and immediately locked them. It’s so unsettling to have to try to outwit the scammers.
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All our credit is always locked. thanks
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I got two scammer calls today, one with an Ontario phone number and the other with a Quebec phone number. Their voicemail messages were identical, claiming I’d won the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes and needed to call a different number in NY to claim my prize. They gave an address that’s close to the real address, which might trip up some people.
I read that this scam typically targets older people. I wonder if they got my number from the same source that provided our address to everyone selling retirement investment advice and funeral planning. I’ve been inundated with that sort of junk mail lately.
We were at a cvs minute clinic last weekend getting some travel vaccines when an older couple came in to get their tb test results read (they were moving into an independent living facility and needed it). It was apparent when talking to them that the wife was having some cognitive issues. But then the husband said “I think I just won a $500 Walmart giftcard!” I asked him if he had already clicked on it to claim it and apparently he had given them some credit card info (not sure why) but I showed him the email address it came from was not legit so he called his cr card company to close the card. 
but glad I could help Before he got scammed.
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Well the scammers were still accessing my card through apple pay, so now getting ANOTHER Amex card and changed multiple passwords today. Ugh.
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So I received an email earlier this week where the “From” address was “Hulu Deal”. It advertised an offer for 1 year of Hulu for just $2 (yes, too good to be true - first 
)
Second, in the body of the email it said this was a “special trail offer” (misspelling - 2nd )
But here’s the kicker: when I expanded the “From” name to reveal the email address, it was the scammer’s personal gmail address 
A Google search on his name also reveals a personal website (unrelated to the scam) that also lists his phone number and city 
What an amateur! Lol.
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The guy whose email was used to send the scam was likely hacked.
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Yes, I’m seeing that. One was supposedly from my uncle, ha.