I received the same type phone call. He said his name was Andrew and he wanted access to my computer. Same reason my computer was indicating a high error rate. i said I would call him back and the phone number he gave me was an area code that did not exist.
Marie Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL Melchiori Research Services, L.L.C. --------------------------------------------------------------- CG, Certified Genealogist and CGL, Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists ® , used under license by Board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations. In a message dated 8/22/2012 9:17:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lucy_sh...@umanitoba.ca writes: I realize that this is becoming very off-topic, especially with my addition. I do suspect that it is related to the last message. I got a call one day about two weeks ago from a fellow (knew my name) who claimed he was calling from Microsoft. My phone indicated that the calling number was unavailable. He spoke with a distinctly foreign accent which led me to believe that he was calling from an off shore calling centre. When I asked for his name he gave me a very common-sounding name -- not quite John Smith but in that same vein. When I pointed out that his number was unavailable he explained that Microsoft employees call from many numbers. I was deeply suspicious especially when he told me that my computer was reporting many errors...I rarely have them...I kept him on the line because I really wanted to know what he was trying to sell me or whatever...but hung up when I was getting nowhere (his accent was of no help). I reported the incident to Microsoft and they suspect that his intent was to be able to access my computer...which, of course, I would never allow. Just another warning to everyone! Lucy On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 7:34 PM, JLB <_jl@jgen.ws_ (mailto:j...@jgen.ws) > wrote: Maybe it's not a Legacy subscriber list they're calling. Do you have any web properties that display contact information of any kind? Even your name? Facebook account? Names can be looked up in directories for phone numbers and addresses. It could be a hit and miss type of thing. Compiling as many names associated with the genealogy world as possible and matching them up with phone numbers. Ok my mind's going off the deep end here but anyone determined can put things together pretty easily. I get at least 50-100 junk emails per day and I wonder where did they get my address? A lot of it comes to addresses that are not on my website. It's illegal to sell/share mailing lists but people do it anyway. Why? Money. The way I see it - anyone who I don't know (email) or recognize on the phone is a stranger. I don't care who they say they are. I don't know them. And they don't get to ask me questions. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists _http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/_ (http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/) On 8/22/2012 3:58 PM, Sentz wrote: > I got one of these calls about 6 months ago. Thought it was odd at the > time since the guy asked if I'd gotten the latest 7.5 upgrade. He > offered to perform a look up for one of my ancestors to show that > GeneologyBank would be of a benefit. At the time I did not sign up for > a number of reasons. I had not thought of the caller being a > resourceful telemarketing scammer. Wonder where he got his list of > Legacy subscribers from. > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "JLB"<_jl@jgen.ws_ (mailto:j...@jgen.ws) > > To: _LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com_ (mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com) > Sent: 8/22/2012 6:00:04 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GenealogyBank >> Unless I initiated the call myself to a known reputable company to make >> a purchase, I would not be giving out my credit card number and other >> personal information to someone who 'just happened to call'. >> >> I'm not saying it's the case with this, because I just don't know, but I >> do know people have no end of ideas how to get their hands on people's >> personal information. Good idea; check with Legacy. If it's not them, >> someone is pretending to be. >> --- >> JL Beeken >> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >> _http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/_ (http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/) >> >> On 8/22/2012 2:36 PM, Lavern Hall wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Kathy, >>> When I first subscribed to GenealogyBank, I received a couple of phone >>> calls from them. The nature of their calls were to ask how I liked the >>> program and how they could be of help. >>> I have never received a call like the one you described from Legacy. >>> Unless Legacy Family Tree is having some sort of a marketing campaign, >>> it makes me wonder who actually called you. If you haven't done so >>> already, it might be a good idea to contact Legacy. >>> Best, >>> Lavern Hall >>> Aurora, Ohio, USA >>> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM, JLB<_jl@jgen.ws_ (mailto:j...@jgen.ws) <mailto:_jl@jgen.ws_ (mailto:j...@jgen.ws) >> wrote: >>> >>> Gee, it sounds like it could have been anyone. Not Legacy and not >>> GenealogyBank. It seems like a weird thing for Legacy to be doing. >>> >>> Perhaps an enterprising marketer? All they would need is your credit > >>> card number to make a purchase through their affiliate account. >>> >>> Then, on the other hand, maybe it was an enterprising marketer who just >>> wanted your credit card number and all your other personal information >>> so they could go shopping elsewhere. >>> --- >>> JL Beeken >>> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >>> _http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/_ (http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/) >>> >>> On 8/22/2012 1:26 PM, Kathy Meyer wrote: >>> > Just got a call and they identified themselves as calling from Legacy >>> > Family Tree and first thing wanted to know if I'd upgraded to version >>> > 7.5 and I said that upgrade happened a really long time ago. He >>> wasn't >>> > talking about any of the version upgrades since then. He >>> proceeded to >>> > ask about GenealogyBank and if I'd tried that and that as a Legacy >>> > Family Tree user, I could get a discount. He even ended the call >>> saying >>> > something like thank you for using Legacy Family Tree. >>> > Just want to know if that was really LFT calling or if Genealogy >>> Bank is >>> > being a bit misleading there. Didn't bother me; I know all about > >>> > GenealogyBank and that Legacy is associated with them somewhat, gives >>> > discounts etc. and maybe a lot of people wouldn't be aware. 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