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  • 1.  New scam call pretending to be Sage

    Posted 04-11-2019 17:55
    Just a heads up.  Today a client received a call from a phone number out of New York.  646-760-7694  The client forwarded the call onto me.  The scam caller lost connection and called back using the same number.  They indicated they were with Sage.  They transferred me twice among people.  They talked about how I was using Sage 100 Premium 2015.  They either got that information from the client that forwarded or some other method.  They spoke about ERP and getting the client current.  This client is current on maintenance  They indicated I may not need as many user licenses and quoted a price of $6900 for 6 users.  I thought they were going to ask for a credit card but the next step was to request that I go to 123rescue.  At this point I let the caller know I was aware of the scam and glad my clients trusted us to pass this on.  Thought others might be experiencing the same.  I will be sending a warning to our clients.

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    Larry Bradford
    Accounting Technology LLC Consultant and Owner
    Accounting Technology, LLC
    Fairfax VA
    703-913-3500
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  • 2.  RE: New scam call pretending to be Sage

    Posted 04-11-2019 20:04
    And just what makes you think this WASN'T Sage?   It certainly sounds like a Sage call.

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    Jeff Schwenk
    Bottomline Software, Inc.
    Waynesboro VA
    540-221-4444
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  • 3.  RE: New scam call pretending to be Sage

    Posted 04-11-2019 20:57
    I was wondering the same as Jeff. One of our clients was automatically billed for a renewal that they didn't approve. Sage operations are in full disarray these days in my opinion.

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    Peter Wolf
    Azamba Consulting Group
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