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Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

i never answer out of state numbers I do not recognize.... and I've been getting tons of them.....if it's important, they'll leave a message....

Sep 15, 2017 02:06 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Caroline Gerardo My phone is ringing off the hook with calls. I don't answer them so I don't know if it is them, but the timing seems to be right.

Sep 15, 2017 01:41 PM
Rainmaker
5,215,498
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

As if they did not have enough to do with other scams!

Sep 15, 2017 01:35 PM
Rainmaker
711,752
Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

Thanks for the alert, Caroline. Ironic that there are scammers trying to cash in on the hacking!

Sep 15, 2017 01:03 PM
Rainmaker
2,781,013
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

This is outrageous. What is supposed to protect us destroyed instead

Sep 15, 2017 01:01 PM
Rainmaker
1,052,056
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Sometimes I'm in the mood to just pick up that phone and scream expletives at it. But with my luck it would probably be Costar. Then again they deserve it too.

Sep 15, 2017 12:57 PM
Rainer
427,147
J.R. Schloemer
Kentucky Select Properties - Louisville, KY

Always great to get more unwanted and unneeded phone calls from unwelcomed callers.

Sep 15, 2017 12:52 PM
Ambassador
6,392,889
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Thanks for the warning, it wont be long before everything here belongs to the russian hacker network.

Sep 15, 2017 06:20 PM
Ambassador
2,684,009
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

     Where is the FBI and the Justice Department?  Equifax executives should be arrested and jailed without bond.

Sep 15, 2017 04:10 PM
Rainmaker
4,571,606
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I have noticed an increase in telemarketing calls.  Coincidence?   

Sep 15, 2017 02:41 PM
Rainmaker
7,835,211
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for the alert.

Sep 15, 2017 02:06 PM
Rainmaker
2,182,502
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

I have told them I work for the IRS and now need their ID numbers 

Sep 16, 2017 05:32 AM
Ambassador
5,229,243
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Great info to pass along, Caroline Gerardo! Thank you!

Sep 15, 2017 06:58 PM
Rainmaker
2,390,010
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Not a surprise Caroline Gerardo . It's sicking how so many prey on others instead of taking pride in earning a living.

Sep 15, 2017 04:55 PM
Rainmaker
2,817,671
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Thx for the heads up.  We will all be more alert now.

Sep 15, 2017 03:33 PM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

No calls for me, fingers crossed.

Sep 15, 2017 02:35 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,806
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Caroline... now why am I not surprised to hear this? These creeps come crawling out of the woodwork in a NY minute.

Sep 15, 2017 02:08 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,372
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I get lots of calls on my home number, but unless I know who it is, I never answer, it is always JUNK.

Sep 19, 2017 07:18 AM
Rainmaker
4,935,551
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Always scams after something like this.

 

Sep 18, 2017 06:07 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Caroline Gerardo - thanks for the heads up, appreciate it.

Sep 16, 2017 11:34 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I would not believe it was Equifax and will wait for the letter and then verify and question.

Sep 16, 2017 08:58 PM
Ambassador
5,048,708
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Not at all surprised this is happening. Now we will hear from all these vendors purporting to help us protect our identity, or to fix problems for a fee!

Sep 16, 2017 08:57 PM
Ambassador
3,344,906
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

We all knew it was coming ... I just hang up. 

Sep 16, 2017 08:12 AM
Rainmaker
1,725,896
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Our telephones need a shock button to give the losers making the calls fall on their asses in pain when they call us.

Sep 16, 2017 07:27 AM
Rainmaker
599,274
Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

Every scam seems to generate another. Identity theft is just getting worse which is why I'm expecting an international electronic identification system will be developed within the next ten years. Invest in it!

Sep 16, 2017 07:20 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Barbara Todaro nailed this one!

Sep 16, 2017 06:44 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Thanks.  I'm on the alert.

Sep 16, 2017 06:31 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I was not aware of this scam. Thanks for sharing.

Sep 16, 2017 04:42 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

My white has already been contacted

Sep 15, 2017 09:43 PM
Rainmaker
544,014
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

I hang up on callers that don't add up.

Sep 15, 2017 07:46 PM