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Travelinglady · May 25, 2022 at 12:41 PM

Never Take This Popular OTC Drug for Longer Than 2 Days, FDA Warns

Travelinglady · May 27, 2022 at 12:11 PM

Jif's peanut butter recall has expanded to more than 100 products, including candy and snacks — see the full list

nonightowl · May 28, 2022 at 12:38 PM

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Jif's peanut butter recall has expanded to more than 100 products, including candy and snacks — see the full list

I got a robo call yesterday from Kroger about Jif. I do buy it and it doesn't have the codes they mentioned. I've gotten other calls from them about other products in the past but it's been years.

zapatoes · Jun 01, 2022 at 09:57 PM

Yikes I eat peanut butter daily on toast, and but different brands. Will check to see if have Jiff brand.

nonightowl · Jun 04, 2022 at 03:04 PM

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Yikes I eat peanut butter daily on toast, and but different brands. Will check to see if have Jiff brand.

I get Jif all the time and never had trouble. It turns out my jar DOES have one of the codes in the sequence (I didn't look closely enough before and it's so TINY). BUT I've eaten half the jar already with no bad effects.

It's also delicious with bananas or apples.

Travelinglady · Jun 06, 2022 at 02:37 PM

If You Drank This Popular Beverage, Call Your Doctor Immediately, FDA Warns

Travelinglady · Jun 10, 2022 at 04:29 PM

Customers Claim This Popular Cereal Is Making Them Sick

Oh, no, Not Cheerios,

Nammu · Jun 10, 2022 at 05:10 PM

I think it s a case of hysteria

Travelinglady · Jun 17, 2022 at 11:30 AM

U.S. Post Office info, plus a warning

If You Get This Delivery Warning From the USPS, Don't Open It

nonightowl · Jun 20, 2022 at 12:17 PM

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U.S. Post Office info, plus a warning

If You Get This Delivery Warning From the USPS, Don't Open It

I got one of those recently, with a phone number not local. I'm cautious by nature and don't trust anybody pretty much now. And I don't get this instant gratification culture we now live in. I was never in a hurry for much of anything and even less so now.

After 2 years of waiting for everything, now I'm used to waiting.

CANDC · Jun 23, 2022 at 10:24 AM

I got a phone call that rang once and went right to voicemail. Yellow Flag

Recording said I qualified for Student Loan Forgiveness.
Red Flag I haven't had student loans in the decade

Recording "Call us back immediately so we can fill out the application"
Translation - tell us all your personal information so we can scam you.

Reporting those is no longer fruitful. They say to just delete them.

Basically if I do not know you personally - delete delete delete

nonightowl · Jun 23, 2022 at 10:51 AM

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I got a phone call that rang once and went right to voicemail. Yellow Flag

Recording said I qualified for Student Loan Forgiveness.
Red Flag I haven't had student loans in the decade

Recording "Call us back immediately so we can fill out the application"
Translation - tell us all your personal information so we can scam you.

Reporting those is no longer fruitful. They say to just delete them.

Basically if I do not know you personally - delete delete delete

I like how you write "translation."

I don't report anything because whatever agency (FTC, FCC, whatnot) and well-known company/bank (FedEx, Apple, Amazon, Wells Fargo, Chase, etc.) or the post office already know about them. And they seem powerless to stop scammers from posing as them.

Since our primary thankfully passed, I haven't been getting non-stop calls from unknown numbers without even a recorded message. Just rang 3 times and stopped or went to my machine and hung up.

I've gotten every scam out call there I think: Fix your computer (I don't have one), car warranty scam (my car is over 20 years old), SSN scam, IRS scam....

Getting a lot of scam texts though.....they aren't blocked or silenced like calls are. No, I don't want a bed partner, a delivery status on my package, or a unlocking of my account by giving my password.

And besides it's really about something else: Stealing your sensitive info.

CANDC · Jun 23, 2022 at 05:55 PM

Yes translation means don't look at what they say look at what they mean

And then run

Travelinglady · Jun 24, 2022 at 11:36 PM

Yep, they're just after secure info.....

If I talk to a person (and I likely won't even answer the call to start with), I ask them to send me a letter/information because I don't make transactions over the phone. Of course, they never send me anything.

I once got a call telling me I'd won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. I said I thought they were a scam, because first of all, I didn't think they would call me first. They could never convince me. The caller sounded foreign, and that always makes me suspicious. He didn't sound at all like Ed McMahon (sp?).

Nammu · Jun 25, 2022 at 12:38 PM

I thought publisher’s clearinghouse came to the door? In any case you have to inter it to win it. The odds of winning that are even less than the state lottery! I daydream what I’d do with the money if I won when I’m watching the HGTV but I know I’d never win cause I don’t play.

nonightowl · Jun 25, 2022 at 02:23 PM

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Yep, they're just after secure info.....

If I talk to a person (and I likely won't even answer the call to start with), I ask them to send me a letter/information because I don't make transactions over the phone. Of course, they never send me anything.

I once got a call telling me I'd won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. I said I thought they were a scam, because first of all, I didn't think they would call me first. They could never convince me. The caller sounded foreign, and that always makes me suspicious. He didn't sound at all like Ed McMahon (sp?).

Is Ed McMahon still alive??

I think Nammu is right, you have to enter to win. I never enter anything because I never believe I'd win. I don't play the lottery either. Just realized what I need is not millions of dollars but millions of REAL FRIENDS. With money I'd be able to get a lot of material things and a nice place to live. But still alone. As they say you can't buy happiness.

CANDC · Jun 25, 2022 at 07:42 PM

Ed McMahon died at age 86

Ed McMahon dies at 86; Johnny Carson'''s sidekick on '''The Tonight Show''' for 30 years - Los Angeles Times

Travelinglady · Jun 26, 2022 at 12:36 AM

Yes, I think they just show up at your door. I used to "play'' but I felt I had to buy some of the trinkets they always wanted me to buy, so I quit. I don't think I'd be happier with all that money, anyway--and the winners tend to lose friends, marriages, etc. as a result.

I don't know who shows up at the door now. I haven't seen any of their commercials lately.

nonightowl · Jun 26, 2022 at 02:07 PM

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Yes, I think they just show up at your door. I used to "play'' but I felt I had to buy some of the trinkets they always wanted me to buy, so I quit. I don't think I'd be happier with all that money, anyway--and the winners tend to lose friends, marriages, etc. as a result.

I don't know who shows up at the door now. I haven't seen any of their commercials lately.

You’re right, if you win you don’t know if people like you for you or your money….

I haven’t seen their commercials in years either. So wonder if they are even still around?

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Travelinglady · Jun 26, 2022 at 02:59 PM

I seem to remember I got a mailing from them not too long ago.

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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,198 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Jun 26, 2022 at 12:36 AM #98 Yes, I think they just show up at your door. I used to "play'' but I felt I had to buy some of the trinkets they always wanted me to buy, so I quit. I don't think I'd be happier with all that money, anyway--and the winners tend to lose friends, marriages, etc. as a result. I don't know who shows up at the door now. I haven't seen any of their commercials lately.
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,198 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Jun 26, 2022 at 02:59 PM #100 I seem to remember I got a mailing from them not too long ago.
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