NFT: Just got a call

In non twitter speak please.

poorly conceived scam strategy. Who the hell isn't going to realize that they aren't talking to their child?

a few months ago. Traced the call to Western Canada. Call local police. Of course it’s a scam.

Just wanted to let you know, your daughter sent me an explicit picture this morning. My wife said, who is this? They responded with a "link" to the picture. Don't know why my wife even responded the first time, but I'll tell you what I tell her. Don't answer, respond or text any number that you don't know.

have noticed the phishing ploys are getting far more sophisticated now. The e-mails/links look far more legit. I don't click on anything with a link and go directly to the source.

A few years back. Luckily she called a relative before doing anything dumb.

In comment 13876357 widmerseyebrow said:

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Quote: i say when is your birthday he sez May wrong asshole

Then I blow out his candles and say,"Make a wish"

Thankfully the fraud prevention controls w/ my bank caught an attempted $100 charge at a gas station in TN. Cancelled card and will have to dispute charge formally tomorrow once it fully posts (which sounds a bit ridiculous they can't go ahead and deny the charge now). But I'm sure glad the bank caught the charge.

Point is, we all have to be more vigilant nowadays. Bank says to use chip reader whenever possible. I'm sure I stopped at a couple of gas stations that were swipe-only. They said in order to skim, the thief doesn't even have to be connected to the cc machine...they can skim from you if they are standing near you. Guess that's where that RFID stuff comes in.

the writing style in the OP seems suspiciously like it's from a supposed Nigerian prince. This whole thread may be a scam!

on the parents and grandparents. must want to buy a new gaming system

Got a call from someone saying they needed funds sent via western union or something to bail my wife's cousin out of jail. He sent the money.

He finds out he's been scammed, goes to my wife's cousin anyway and says he owes him the money, lol. Of course he didn't get that money.

and NEVER answer if I don't recognize the number. Thanks world...you've managed to ruin phone calls.

to keep the little bastard and hang-up

and stop being cheap.

Friends' accounts hacked, I get a message that they're somewhere overseas, their money got stolen, can I help them out.

More worryingly: Someone opened several fraudulent accounts in my name. I'm getting billed. Filed a police report, etc. Dealing with the credit bureaus. Big headache.

On how they got my moms # in Fla ?

with a message saying that I was being sued by the IRS. It was somewhat scary because the timing coincided with an adjusted tax form I had recently received.

Better pay them. They're going to put you in jail if you don't pay them with WalMart gift cards.

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and NEVER answer if I don't recognize the number

djm is on the money. I don't pick up calls if they're not in my contacts. Look, the phone is there for my convenience and the convenience of the people who I want to talk to. If its important, they'll leave a VM.

In comment 13876448 zxasqw12 said:

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Quote: and NEVER answer if I don't recognize the number djm is on the money. I don't pick up calls if they're not in my contacts. Look, the phone is there for my convenience and the convenience of the people who I want to talk to. If its important, they'll leave a VM.

I do the same.

In comment 13876377 FranknWeezer said:

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Thankfully the fraud prevention controls w/ my bank caught an attempted $100 charge at a gas station in TN. Cancelled card and will have to dispute charge formally tomorrow once it fully posts (which sounds a bit ridiculous they can't go ahead and deny the charge now). But I'm sure glad the bank caught the charge. Point is, we all have to be more vigilant nowadays. Bank says to use chip reader whenever possible. I'm sure I stopped at a couple of gas stations that were swipe-only. They said in order to skim, the thief doesn't even have to be connected to the cc machine...they can skim from you if they are standing near you. Guess that's where that RFID stuff comes in.

Most credit cards don’t have RFID chips, so there’s no chance they can be skimmed unless the stripe is swiped. Also, RFID chips in credit cards are encrypted. While it’s not impossible for them to be hacked, it’s never been done in the real world.

The biggest threat is when you hand your card over to someone. They can skim it or copy the card number.

...and he wrote a very funny two-page short story about it. Here's a snippet (with the full story linked below)...

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Thankfully, I also had a major advantage. The fake Anthony was even dumber than the real one. And he was starting to get sloppy. After I made a trip to Enterprise Rent-A-Car, I found out that while renting the Ford F150 truck, he made the mistake of leaving his real phone number as an emergency contact. Two weeks into the investigation, this was the big break I had been looking for. I started strutting around my apartment, all full of confidence and bravado -- until I looked out my window to see a guy about 5'9" tall, with brown hair, standing in front of a black, Ford F150. I immediately dove behind the couch to hide. As I nervously peered back out the window, I couldn't believe my eyes. There was Balabbo -- the guy who was making my life miserable for the past few weeks -- and I was looking right at him!

Vigilanthony (a true story by Anthony Del Broccolo)... - ( New Window )

thing happen to me a few weeks ago that I'm still not sure about. I came home from a work trip and the next day noticed a $5 charge for BWI luggage cart rental. I have rented luggage carts at the airport before but definitely didn't this time. I compared the charge to a legit rental I made previously and they looked identical. The card was still safely in my wallet. I know for a fact that you have to physically swipe your card to rent the luggage cart. I called the CC company and they didn't detect any fraud. Of course, I immediately cancelled the card and requested a new one. I still don't understand what happened. Was my number stolen electronically? How was it used to rent a luggage cart?

In comment 13876360 Eric from BBI said:

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have noticed the phishing ploys are getting far more sophisticated now. The e-mails/links look far more legit. I don't click on anything with a link and go directly to the source.

We got a call on the landline the other day. Caller ID said Georgetown Hospital. As I wasn't home from work yet, she answered. It was a company trying to sell duct cleaning.

I always respond by telling them to send me the money via paypal since they have my email address. I'm still poor. Oh well I can always dream.

Really very concerning that this can happen ... wonder if it is related to the breach of the credit score company

In comment 13876556 baadbill said:

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Really very concerning that this can happen ... wonder if it is related to the breach of the credit score company

Thinking about it more, they undoubtedly got the information from your son's data somehow

An automated announcement that sounds like Siri saying there are "3 serious allegations against me and that if I don't respond I am going to be picked up by the local cops."

Haven't responded yet.

In comment 13876357 widmerseyebrow said:

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Quote: i say when is your birthday he sez May wrong asshole

Could this be the long awaited follow up to BBI's legendary "Tommer was just regular no jewels or nothing" smash hit line?

lost $4500 in this exact same scam six years ago

if u dont recognize the number.

They can leave a msg if important

I am familiar with this type of scam due to my work, this most likely means some of your information was stolen/accessed/hacked somewhere. I would double check your credit score and do the necessary to protect yourself.

Every single day from numbers I don’t know and what’s weird is the numbers are always the same area code and first 3 numbers of my number 347-551

That's not a good idea 130