$50 bonus scam

Received a text today purportedly from Verizon. It goes to verizonwirelessbonus.com and is a scam. The domain was registered Sept 1. The info is below.
>Even being a scam, we need to edit the personal information that was presented in this post<
Message was edited by: Verizon Moderator><

Forward the text message to 7726 (SPAM) and follow the instructions in the reply.

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  • Got scammed out of my money!

    've made 3 purchases on 8/15/2014 two of the purchases were very small less than 50$, seemed to have gotten those points no problem, made another purchase for 1300$ plus and I received no points, it shows up as a big fat zero, called the 24 hour support and it took over 10 minutes to get a hold of someone, how many people could possiblely be calling this late at night.  She claimed that because I am an employee I don't get the points, but it seems I have received points for every other purchases.  Oh and I forgot to mention they never even gave me my bonus points for the purchases.  It's nice to kn ow that I'm getting scammed out of over 40$. I keep hearing from everyone that best buy offers the greatest service, but why does it take over 2 weeks to get the support ticket and that long for a phone call!  Why does the point go in perfectly fine for smaller purchase, but when i make this one big one, oh no points, also I've read through the faq and some terms and conditions and have not seen anything about being an employee and the points.  Multiple employees say they get points with their discount.

    Hi vprince,
    The forum is not intended for employees to discuss their discount and how it relates to them earning My Best Buy points; however, I am happy to go over your account with you and see if I can help answer any questions you may have.  To go over your account with you, I will be sending you a private message.  You can check your private messages by logging into the forum and clicking on the yellow envelope at the top of the page.
    Thank you for reaching out to us.
    Derek|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
     Private Message

  • Loyalty Upgrade? What was this, nothing happened. Wasn't a scam I hope :(

    I got the text message saying I got double data if I reply YES for no charge for a loyalty bonus or what not. I did reply and it hasn't changed on my plan. Is this a scam or something that I just put myself into? I looked it up and another rep said it was legit but, haven't seen anything from it or about it since the orignal message.

    Just a shared 2GB. Said or would upgrade us to 4GB no charge.

  • I have received a number of emails saying I ordered somethign at the itune or istore and it was being charged.   I did not do this....is this a scam?   Tried to look on my account info to be sure my credit card is off it.

    wondering if there is a scam out there.   I have received emails saying it was a confirmation that Your Apple ID was just used to download Daily Card Pairs $3.99 Category: Games Released: Oct 17, 2014 Version: 1.6 Size: 32.7 MB Language: English Seller: Fan Zhang from the App Store Your receipt No.xxxxxx ( numbers are filled in.  )     There was at least two others over the past couple of weeks but my email was down and I am just getting them now.      Is this some kind of scam and if so how do I make sure I am not charged for this
    I just went on my apple Id but can not even see where the credit card is on it.   I only ever used it once and thought I had removed it so it would not be done accidentally but I cannot see it at all now.  where should I look

    Hello how to use this,
    The article linked below details how to go about viewing your purchase history in the iTunes Store.
    See your purchase history in the iTunes Store
    http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT2727
    Cheers,
    Allen

  • Fast easy money*** no scams

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    2) Lierin Quinn P.O. Box 242 Bausman, PA 17504
    3)L. Middlebrook P.O. Box 2079 Beaverton, Ontario Canada L0K 1A0
    4) Phyllis M. Whiddon 256 JD Road DeRidder, LA
    5) D. Goldring 1368 Kenton Rd. Parkville, MD 21234
    6) J. Rowland 5039 Alta Colina Rd. Camarillo, CA 93012
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    Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low example). So then I made $5.00 with my name at #6 on the letter. Now, each of the 5 persons respond to each of the original 5, that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM posts with my name at #4 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in and additional $125.00! Now, those 125 persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and only 5 replies each, I will make an additional $626.00! OK, now here is the fun part, each of those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with my name at #2 and they each only receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will all deliver this messageto 200 newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still ONLY 5 persons per 200 newsgroups react I will receive $15,625.00!! With a original investment of only $6.00! AMAZING! When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $6.00 to the names on the list, putting your name back at #6 again. And start posting again. The thing to remember is: do you realize that thousands of people all over the world are joining the internet and reading these articles everday?, JUST LIKE YOU ARE NOW!! So, can you afford $6.00 and see if it really works?? I think so...people have said, "what if the plan is played out and no one sends you the money?" So what! What are the chances of that happening when there are tons of new honest users and new honest people who are joining the internet and newsgroups everyday and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to 50,000 new users, every day, with thousands of those joining the actual internet!!! REMEMBER, PLAY FAIRLY AND HONESTLY AND THIS WILL WORK FOR YOU!!! Good luck to all and please play fairly and reap the huge rewards from this, which is tons of extra CASH. By the way, please DON'T try to deceive people by posting the messages with your name on the list and not sending the CASH to the rest of the people already on the list, you will NOT get any. This is the fairest and most honest way I have ever seen to share the wealth of the world without costing anything but our time!! You also may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future cash. Make sure you print this article out RIGHT NOW!!! Also, try to keep a list of everyone that sends you CASH and always keep an eye on the newsgroups to make sure everyone is playing fairly. Remember, HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. IMPORTANT: If you're not interested in my article, (don't want instant cash), please pass this message to anyone who wishes quick money. Thank you so much.==============================

    Right, thanks for your reply.
    This is purely a report over an audit table. The "key" column represents the key columns of another table of what data has been inserted, updated or deleted.
    ORDER_NO=35399^RELEASE_NO=*^SEQUENCE_NO=*^
    In my example, there are three key columns;
    ORDER_NO
    RELEASE_NO
    SEQUENCE_NO
    and the value this audit relates to is stored too,
    where ORDER_NO=35399
    and RELEASE_NO='*'
    and SEQUENCE_NO='* this is a unqiue row which has been audited.
    All values are exact matches, including the *'s which are the ERPs system if representing "not selected" without actually using null.
    You could have the following info:
    ID,KEY
    10000,'ORDER_NO=35399^RELEASE_NO=*^SEQUENCE_NO=*^'
    10001,'ORDER_NO=36647^RELEASE_NO=*^SEQUENCE_NO=*^'
    10002,'ORDER_NO=36648^RELEASE_NO=10^SEQUENCE_NO=1^'
    10003,'ORDER_NO=36648^RELEASE_NO=10^SEQUENCE_NO=2^
    For each audited table the key columns are fixed, of course. Since I am only ever reporting over a single audited table the defined columns in the key column will not change, but their values will (as shown above).
    Therefore it is true to say that the key columns can be obtained from the 1st row (or any for that matter) row returned.
    Perhaps I should make the report less flexible and hard code these, since I know themm (for now).
    This means I only need to retrieve the three values for each.
    (Sorry of this seems everso complicated)

  • BEST BUY CREDIT CARD DEBT PROTECTION SCAM!! BEWARE

    I, like several other BB account holders that have written regarding this same exact issue, have been scammed by the debt protection service - for over $1000.
    Upon signing up the the best buy card, I was somehow enrolled in the debt protection service. I certainly did not sign on for this service with any knowledge of doing so, and wasn't "asked" by a rep if I wanted the service.
    Very long story short, I had been charged for this service without my knowledge, to the point where I now have paid over $1000 for it. As others have pointed out, I am to blame for not being more diligent in regards to analyzing my electronic statements - but for my extremely busy lifestyle, that is the purpose of auto-pay. I know what my payment is supposed to be, and I trust that is what I will be paying.
    Once I realized that I had been charged for this service every billing cycle - I began calling Best Buy regarding this issue. My experience was identical to others who have experienced this debt protection scam. They pass me on to several different departments until I am beyond frustrated and exhausted from talking with all of these people and re-explaining my story over and over. Then in the end they always say that the issue will be looked into and resolved within 30 days. I've gone through many of these 30 day cycles. At an escalated level, they conveniently pass all blame onto Citibank as the single entity that controls the debt protection - so all responsibility is ignored by Best Buy.
    I've had a horrible experience dealing with this, and despite all of the calls and promises of it being taken care of, I am nearing the end of my time with Best Buy. They are not going to work with me, and I am going to pay for this service and be done with Best Buy for good.
    I'll probably receive a scripted response from a Best Buy "Social Media Specialist" as all of these identical complaints have received - stating in the message body "Citibank, N.A. is the issuer of your My Best Buy credit card account. Due to this, we don’t have access to their accounts". Again conveniently deflecting all call for action to Citibank. And I promise that Citibank and/or Best Buy will do nothing to resolve, or even try and help.
    You can say that I'm at fault and have to deal with the consequenses of unknowingly signing up for this service and not analyzing my statements more thoroughly - BUT isn't it interesting that so many others have had this same exact problem with Best Buy Debt Protection? Is it all just a coincidence - and are we all just ignorant people who can't manage their accounts? I believe this Debt Protection is set up in a way to do exactly what it has done to me. To take money from people. Upon doing all of the electronic sign-up for the account, it's convenient to sign up for paperless statements - and if you don't watch closely, they will slip and extra charge in there for you.
    For all new account holders - or if you are considering becoming an account holder - BE CAREFUL! Once they take your money they will have no sympathy for your situation, regardless of what it is.

    Hello edgars-
    Credit cards can definitely be a double-edged sword.  While at times they allow for greater economic freedoms, they also can cause untold headaches as well.  I’m sorry to hear that in this instance, the account protection service on your Best Buy credit card is the cause.
    Depending on how long ago you applied for your Best Buy credit card, the option to opt out or in for account protection would either have been a check box on the application or a sign off on the keypad in the store.  It’s disappointing to hear that at the time you applied, this particular section was not pointed out to you to make you aware of what you were agreeing to with the card.
    As you’ve stated, while the Best Buy logo is on the card, Citibank, N.A. is the issuer of the card and we don’t have access to your account to make any changes or refunds to it.  However, it is our goal to try assisting our customers with concerns regarding the Best Buy credit card.  If you can send me a Private Message with your full name, phone number, and mailing address, I will communicate this concern to them for review.  Generally they should contact you within 3-5 business days of when I submit this information to them.   Please keep in mind that I cannot guarantee any particular outcome from that review.
    You can send me a Private Message by logging into the forum and clicking on the button across from my name on this post.
    Thanks for connecting with us, 
    Bill|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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  • Why is it so difficult to CANCEL a subscription to AOLs cyber newspaper, "THE DAILY".  It appears to have been made very possible as a scam, so once you give them the automatic, weekly deduction to your credit card or bank account, it's non cancelable!

    BEWARE:  if you subscribe to AOL'S cyber newspaper (for 99¢ per week),you will have to give them authorization to charge your account weekly vain iTunes/apple account or credit card or bank account.  Once you do that you have a better chance having a long phone chat with Oboma about all the people now on welfare, than getting someone to at AOL or APPLE to cancel your subscription.  You will get routed all around and put on hold and finally referred to a forum where this has been REPEATEDLY asking ...and, per APPLE, answered.  In fact, when you follow the APPLE given link (a live person at APPLE sends you the link by email but can not tell you what to do on the phone) ... And you go to the link, you will find ...as I did and others commented they did too...that the link suggestions do not work to allow younto cancel The Daily!   At this point younwill have over an hour, perhaps 2 (as in my case) invested and STILL NOT HAVE IT CANCELLED.
    What incompetence by AOL and APPLE!   Or wait; do you really think this is made so complex, not by incompetence, but by design?
    You mean you think AOL ...once the got your account debit authorization working, the want to make it nearly impossible for you to stop them from continuing to "milk the cow"?   They do have a dubious, to put it politely, record onmcustomer care (reason theynlost literally millions of paying "AOL Members" starting about mid 1990's ...and then making AOL free before ALL their "members left".)
    Ok, so it is not hard to see AOL doing something like this.  I admit.  However, with ITunes participating in the billing for "the Daily. Onto your Aplle Account credit card or bank account, do you think the generally ethically run APPLE would participate in the AOL scam too?  Why can't or doesn't,t APPLEgive you a straight answer or take care of stopping the itunesnbilling for "The Daily"?  Thismismbad enoughmthat a forum has started on the question and APPLE refers youmto that NOT VERY HELPFUL, short, old forum discussion.
    Is there a conspiracy here ... A scam?   Or, is there some logical and reasonable explanation?   Absent a such a good explanation, this is class action lawsuit material ...to recover all the amounts deducted from customers who wanted to cancel but did not have the time and endurance to figure out how to cancel.

    Yoor post is very confusing. AOL's iPad magazine is called "Editions" and it's free. "The Daily" is put out by TheDailyHolding and is owned by Rupert Murdoch. You've already posted in another thread where the solution was given. Other people seem to have manged to get unsubscribed.
    Best of luck.

  • I got text messages from iCloudreport regarding my lost iphone , are they scams?

    I lost my iphone two month ago and I got a lot of emails from "Find my iphone" saying that my phone has been found in at least three other different countries. Today I received a text message from a unknown phone number saying that: "Find my iphone service: your iphone 6 64Gb Gray lost/stolen has been found. You can reclaim it now at: https://icloudreport.com/?imk=3544070.....(8 more numbers)...., Apple Inc. " I clicked the link, it led me to this address"http://icloudreport.com" it looks the same as icloud home page. I feel this is suspicious because I really did not put any hope on my lost iphone been found. Is this a scam?
    I then rechecked the emails that I received in the past and I found that some early emails I received are from "[email protected]". The link in this email direct me to "losticloud.com"  while the most recent emails are from "[email protected]" and the link in this email direct me to "icloudreport.com" (which is the same as that in the text message). Is any of the email I got is scam? I remembered I did login through the emails so I'm a little worried.

    It's all fake. If you had set up 'Find My iPhone' you could find the phone yourself, provided it's on, not wiped, and able to connect to a network. If you didn't set it up you can't locate the phone and neither can anyone else. The emails are phishing, trying to con you into giving away your login.

  • Bonus minutes?! Long-winded, sorry, but worth the read

    Been w/ Verizon almost a decade...  Generally satisfied until recently when I learned of "straight talk" and other "no contract" month to month options, 1/2 the cost & unlimited min usage, text, WEB BROWSING (that's huge), same service coverage, etc.  Then I receive a bill that's more than double my normal -already costly- monthly statement.  I messed up & I'll be the first to admit, for the 2nd time in 10 yrs, went over my minutes (183 to be exact) and after doing the math found to have been charged 58 cents/min on the overage. Certainly it's in the contract that I am to stay within my plans' allowance, and certainly I am capable of texting #MIN to see how my minutes are looking at any time during a billing cycle.  We sign a contract, we are responsible and contractually obligated.  I understand that.  What I also understand is that customer loyalty keeps attrition rates down more than anything else, in my not so humble opinion.  With these other cost-efficient plans out there what else does VZW have besides customer loyalty, aside from more technical phones?  I don't own a business, just an average Joe, I need my phone to listen, talk & text through, nothing more.
    After speaking with 2 pleasant & efficient cust. serv. reps, the best they could offer was a "complimentary 50% off my overage costs ONLY."  Mind you, they started at 25% off and then worked up to the 50%.  Well, that brought my bill down to twice my normal monthly charge.  Needless to say, especially with a "stellar payment record," this being only the 2nd time going over, &, once again, as a decade-long customer (VZW has received roughly $10,000 from me I calculated sitting here just now) I was dissatisfied with the resolution.  I called the next day after pondering my subsequent course of action.  I went directly to a supervisor named Rihana who was efficient & pleasant.  I explained my economic hardship(s), told her that I was unemployed & struggling to pay my "normal" VZW monthly bill, and other living expenses, but she still had to be sure to mention that which I already know... "not to minimize my plight" but I can check my min. usage, up my plan if need be, etc.  At any rate, she was extremely generous and made the overage costs "disappear!"  Which, as a long-time, generally compliant customer I was grateful for, yet do believe was somewhat entitled to.  Had it been a recurring theme, shame on me, no entitlement due.  In actuality, when we sign their contract we are entitled to just that, so perhaps I need to re-assess my entitlement perception.
    Here's the kicker, and what I believe to be one of the main reasons I was granted my request of taking the minutes off...  Rihana said, "you know that you have 'bonus minutes' you can use also, should you find yourself nearing the end of cycle and potentially going over?"  To which I replied, "excuse me?  for free? How long has this been an option?" I was floored.  She kindly went on to explain that when I log on to my account I'll find them under the "promo section," that I have accrued 2 bonus minute packages (one for 50 min and one for 150 min) that will never go away, will always be available until if/when I use them up AND I may even accrue more as time goes on.  I searched and had yet to find that section, but did do a FAQ search and another customer indicated they were located in the "my plan" drop down box.  I'm STILL not sure I found them because the closest resemblance I saw was a vague message in that area that reads "you do not have any bonus minutes at this time."  If indeed this is the correct spot in my account to locate these elusive bonus minutes then either I was grossly misinformed by the supervisor, Rihana, OR there's something wrong with my account.  Although I do see the billing adjustment was promptly made.  So I'm wondering (amongst many other things) why are they not advertised or at least promoted in a more efficient way to obtain and use these precautionary beauties to avoid me having to beg for a bill reduction wasting a supervisor's time?  My only logical although biased explanation is because Verizon Wireless doesn't anticipate the majority of their customers with overage charges calling and complaining (or pleading my case as I prefer) like I did, thus making extra millions in annual profits.  
    So, I went from asking other customers in this "Verizon Wireless Community" where I find these "bonus minutes," to really whining and venting so if you stayed with me this long I thank you.  However I hope people do read this and are then aware that there are secret precautionary promotions provided by VZW.  I would speculate these bonus packages are tailored to and contingent upon just how long you've been a loyal VZW customer.  Ask a rep next time you have them on chat or on the phone after they suggest that you upgrade your calling plan.  Perhaps they were right in front of my whining face this entire time, still I was never deliberately made aware of them, even after once having to change my minute plan mid-billing cycle to avoid overage charges.  Instead of telling me about the FREE bonus minutes, I paid an extra $20.00+tax that month to avoid paying hundreds. 
    What I really meant to say was, where's these bonus minutes at?!  Anyone know for sure? 

    decade_customer wrote:
    With these other cost-efficient plans out there what else does VZW have besides customer loyalty, aside from more technical phones? Verizon offers supposedly superior customer service, a feature-rich online account management system, discounts on phones with a contract, a larger selection of phones, unlimited data on smartphones, and various calling benefits (like free nights and weekends, unlimited mobile-to-mobile) that are not available with many of the plans offered by StraightTalk, PagePlus and other prepaid providers.  I don't own a business, just an average Joe, I need my phone to listen, talk & text through, nothing more. Then you sound like an excellent candidate for prepaid service through one of these companies, and if it works for you and saves you money, you should switch your service.
    At any rate, she was extremely generous and made the overage costs "disappear!"  Which, as a long-time, generally compliant customer I was grateful for, yet do believe was somewhat entitled to.  Had it been a recurring theme, shame on me, no entitlement due.  In actuality, when we sign their contract we are entitled to just that, so perhaps I need to re-assess my entitlement perception. I would say yes, you do need to adjust your perception.  The only things you are "entitled" to are the services and benefits outlined in your contract.  For instance, you are "entitled" to use more than your monthly allowance each month, and to pay for that usage by either backdating a larger plan before your bill is generated, or by paying the overage rate because that is what is outlined in your contract.
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