Solicitors Lincoln Hills ...(Microsoft Scam) A resident received a call advising her that her "Microsoft Defender" account would be charged $249.00 unless she called a certain phone number. The resident called and spoke to an alleged Microsoft billing agent. That agent was able to talk the resident into giving him…

Scam Warning to Recent Widows & Widowers I received a call from a woman whose husband died recently. She reported that she is constantly getting scam phone calls. The scammers are searching out vulnerable potential victims by reading newspaper obituaries. Tips: Change your outgoing message to state that you do…

Scams, Scams and More Scams Almost daily there are reports of our residents being SCAMMED, or an attempted SCAM of some type. These are crimes of opportunity, so the best thing you can do to protect yourself is to take away the opportunity. Do not engage with these callers. If…

There is a new telephone scam circulating. The scammer impersonates a customer service representative from a cable company. They offer a discount – if you will pay several months in advance, you will receive a discount. The scammer then asks for payment via pre-paid cards. Please see the full story…

WARNING: Some email accounts of Community Association staff were compromised (hacked) which resulted in emails being sent to all external accounts, i.e. residents. IF YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM A COMMUNITY STAFF EMPLOYEE, DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINK OR OPEN AN ATTACHMENT!! DELETE THE EMAIL!! THIS IS ALSO A…

You think it’s never going to happen to you – until it does. Red Flags for Phone and Email Scams: requests for personal information urgent or threatening language spelling errors and improper grammar link to a site that seems unrelated to the organization that contacted you missing contact information in…

PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE Scam is Back Here is how one attempted scam was presented : One of our residents was on Facebook and received a post from someone the resident supposedly knows. The scammer stated that she had just received a Publishers Clearing House delivery of $800.00 via UPS and…

How likely is it that your friend’s phone is not working? This email has been circulating: From: Jane Doe <JD612@sbcglobal.net> Date: April 17, 2020 at 6:57:05 AM PDT Subject: Catch Up.Jane Reply-To: Jane Doe <JDt6122@gmail.com> How are you? I need a favor from you. I'm Unavailable On Phone, Kindly let…

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