8003256000

Guy said he was with Western Union and wanted to talk to me about obtaining money from a transfer that was never picked up. Gave a date and all.
After reading this and calling the REAL, they said it was not them. Scam

Received angry message to collect "a debt".  Said this second message. ... not.     Did not ask for me by name..... alarm bell.   After reading comments below western union has a security breach, either electronic or employee.    (I sent wire to fiancee this morning).  Hope someone catches these folks.

I got this email they sent to me!
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We have sent 5,000.00 USD already through western union, as we are mandated
to transfer you the total sum of 300,000.00 USD through Western Union by
the United Nations, ECOWAS).Send Names,Address,Phone number. Processing
your first payment of $5,000.00 USD to Track your MTCN call: +1800325600
(MTCN:3687533415).

Mr. Water Smith
Email: agntwatersmith@outlook.com

So the United Nations uses 'Outlook'? A free web based email address? Plus they use 'Western Union' (a cash wire transfer service) for a business transaction? ( a VERY big no-no) I smell an advance fee scam.

call received from this number - the individual did not identify themselves when asked who was calling and the company/individual name did not come up on my call display.  I think they hung up when I immediately on hearing the male voice asked who was calling.

i received the same call today from western union  same number  after i goggle the number i got your story , so THANKS for the info... yes this must be a BIG SCAM...

Got a call from 800-325-6000 saying it was Western Union and that yesterday someone tried to transfer funds for $75, that they had a profile at WU in my name. Suggested I call my bank about it, said it was for a bank called Fia Card Services. Never heard of that bank, nor have I ever had a WU account. Later in the call they said the amount was $275. Obvious fraud, verified by my own bank.

Asked too many info I have given 1 hour before to western union

I received an email from Digital Consumer Protection Department asking me to call back 1 800 325 600 to confirm my transaction.  When I called the number I was told that their system is down and asked me to call 1 800 435 0000.  That was when I got suspicious about the number.

received a call from # 800 325 6000 questioned the purpose of my sending the amount of money sent. the woman had a heavy accent and described herself as operator # 862 named Marcella. I refused to answer. Told her I have the right to send money to whoever I choose. Then she replied the reason for her call was to make sure there was no fraud involved. I hanged up.

Vă rog frumos am trimis bani unei persoane cu numele persida bianca stoian şi ei zic ca numele doar persida stoian modificați numele sa poată ridica bani nr meu de tel 0767517225

DIRECT SERVICE ONLINE FIRM
HEAD OFFICE---Richmond Road,Worthing, United Kingdom
EMAIL--[directserviceonlinefirm@gmail.com]
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We give out loans from the range of $1,000 to $90,000,000.at an interest
of 2% Interest rate.

Interested clients should please fill our form below-

NAME--------------
COUNTRY-----------
ADDRESS--------------
AMOUNT OF LOAN NEEDED-------
PURPOSE OF LOAN ------------
SCAN AND ATTACH YOUR IDENTITY CARD--
OFFICE/HOME PHONE NUMBER-----------
GENDER---------------------------

Our company mailing contact box is
via- [directserviceonlinefirm@gmail.com]

ROSE WILLIAMS
EMAIL--[directserviceonlinefirm@gmail.com]
DIRECT SERVICE ONLINE FIRM

Yeah - right.  No one in their right mind would apply for a loan with a fake lender like you.  Spam reported!

calling for money

does anybody know about this number 8003256000

This started when could not download the security I purchased for my computer. Called number on box. Person answering said they were technical support. I had no reason to question that,as I have used this particular  security brand for years. No more. Said they found virus on my computer needless to say I was sucked in. Payed for computer fix. Stupid me!! Then they downloaded my antivirus software. After changing all my pass words turned off computer and hadn't used it since.
      I got a call yesterday saying company was going out of business and were going to refund my money through Western Union. Needless to say they were trying to get money out of my account with card I had initially used to pay them.
      Called my bank first thing this morning blocked any activity and cancelled card. Let them know what was going on and how it all came about.
       They just called again and said they were calling from Western Union. I told them they were not getting any more money from me. He tried to interrupt me and I told him I had cancelled my card, I was not participating in their scam and not to call me again. I then hung up on him.
        I don't understand how they can continue to get away with this. When I was talking to them on the phone yesterday I heard other people in the office talking to people about refunding their money. I hope no one got sucked in as I initially did. I thought I was smarter than that.
   Hopefully I have heard the end of it. I lost some money, but hopefully others learn from my mistake. They gave me a call back number for customer support 202-285-2011 called number no answer, email address: windowshelpnsaveatoutlook.com, managers name Michael Mercer and they sounded like they were from India. Hard to understand.

Since the scammers accessed the computer, they probably did one or more of the following:
• Disabled the anti-virus software
• Added nasty malware to the computer
• Copied the Contact List (so they can spam/email your soon-to-be ex-friends)
• Copied any financial data or passwords they could find
• Compromised your ID
• "Zombied" the computer, so it would respond to THEIR commands sent via internet
• Deleted some important files
• Asked for money to repair the damage they caused

What can you do immediately after such an attack?
1.  Pull the cables on the computer, or otherwise disable it, so it cannot access the internet.
2.  Change ALL  passwords stored on the computer.
3.  Run FULL malware scans on the computer, in "SAFE" mode!
4.  Change the passwords again, particularly if the malware scans showed anything.
5.  Inform your bank and credit card companies.
6.  Sign up for credit monitoring, and check the status frequently
7.  Backup non-executable personal, data files to an external storage device.  (Executable files might be infected).
8.  You may have to bring the computer to a local repair shop, and tell them the story.
9.  Tell friends what happened, so they can be aware of strange emails from you.
10.  Connect to the internet only AFTER all the above have been done.
11.  Change the passwords on all online accounts.  Even better - access a "safe", uninfected  computer, and change your online account passwords RIGHT NOW.

NOTE:
If your computer set a "Restore Point" while it was infected, any "System Restore" you make will re-infect your computer.  Suggest you delete any potentially infected restore points and avoid setting such restore points until after your computer has been thoroughly cleaned!

You fell for one scam, and might be susceptible to others mentioned on this site:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html
Read that info to educate and help protect yourself!

Honest computer companies do NOT cold-call people, or cause popups from websites to tell them their computers need fixing!

Some scammers even have websites, and falsely advertise they are associated with popular software packages or computer companies; so do NOT believe a "we will fix your computer remotely" site, and allow them access to your computer!

Read the info at these links.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cold-Call-Tech ... on-150170.shtml
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0346-tech-support-scams

Lesson:
If your computer needs fixing, bring it to a local repair shop

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I am late to see this, but that domain has never existed, per DomainTools :
http://whois.domaintools.com/windowshelpnsaveatoutlook.com
Domain Status     Never Registered Before

Calling me saying they are Western Union