Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google email and auth sync

Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by ApolloFortyNine on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:18PM (#45266648)

Google support actually did ask me for that code when I had them disable energy savings on my nest thermostat. (it's insane that this had to be done through support, it's the setting where the power company can essentially control your thermostat in exchange for savings)

To their credit/discredit, when I said no I'm not giving that out it says not to they just moved on. Not sure why they even asked then.

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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by fvgvkujdfbllo on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:41PM (#45266966)

Yes, it is so easy to enable this setting, they even keep sending us notifications to enable it. But once enabled, it is impossible to disable it.

It is a setting that let your power company to change your temperature settings when grid is under load. We wouldn’t mind it but they turned our heat way down during one freezing night while we were sleeping. Everyone woke up with cold next day.

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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by dragonwriter on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @04:14PM (#45267382)

The asymmetry in activating/deactivating may be because power companies discount rates (don't know if it is automatic or you have to contact the provider) for people with that setting active, and removing it dusqualifies you from the discount, so there is at least potentially an asymmetrical financial impact of toggling it one way vs the other.

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