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21 Tuesday Jul 2020

Posted by sulis303 in business, life, moments, technology, Uncategorized

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big girl pants, calls, Manitoba Hydro, moments, nervous, scam, social insurance number, Technology, telephone, widow

this morning I got a phone call from “Manitoba Hydro” advising that my power was going to be shut off in thirty minutes and then suggested I push a button and speak with someone about my unpaid account…

I hung up as my payments are taken out of my bank automatically… but it still made me nervous… I went to Hydro’s website and read their notification that scams are currently happening… made me feel much better… I also reported the call…

last week I had a call about someone using my social security number… again, I hung up…

usually if I pick up the phone and don’t hear someone right away I hang up… then there is no stress, lol…

should have done that for these two calls;-)…

jerked…

13 Wednesday Nov 2019

Posted by sulis303 in life, moments, technology, Uncategorized

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awake, big girl pants, dark, heartbeat, jerked, phone, scam, shock, widow

pitch dark at 5:59 am and I am jerked awake by the sound of the phone ringing…

heart pounding I grab the receiver to hear an automated voice telling me my credit card has been used to make a purchase…

this is not the first time I’ve had this call so I know it is a scam and hang up…

takes at least fifteen minutes for my heartbeat to return to normal…

not really the way I want to start my day…

unscathed…

06 Tuesday Aug 2019

Posted by sulis303 in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

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big girl pants, crazy drivers, credit card, garden, moments, safe, scam, unscathed, widow

had the oddest day…

as I was leaving the house the phone rang… a recording said they were from my credit card company and someone was trying to purchase something that they thought wasn’t a usual thing for me… I could choose 1 to approve it or 2 to cancel the purchase… I hung up the phone…

as soon as I got into the car I called the number on my credit card and spoke with someone who advised that is was a scam and I had done the correct thing…

the weather has been odd all day and coming home from work it seemed like everyone was crazy… drivers were crossing the road in front of me, sliding into spots that weren’t really there, and just acting like there were no rules…

glad when I arrived home unscathed and got to spend a few moments in the garden…

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