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Well...looks like Im headed to prison....

VanceMack said:
A friend of mine caught his wife about to give up her credit card number. I reckon the calls can be intimidating to people...especially if you have no concept of what is happening. They run these scams for a reason...some people are falling for them.No...that guy that wants your back account info is PROBABLY NOT a Nigerian prince trying to transfer his countries wealth to share with you...
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Yeah, I think in that imaginary "in a perfect world" musing, that we should have a few hours one day in high school that introduces you to scamming. Most of us have to be scammed to learn...I was sort of scammed by Presidents fitness before big contracts and such were frowned upon...I said sure gimme some monthly payment, and I got that...in a year (or multi-year) contract. Tried to cancel 5 months later only to be told I owed $$$. Stuck with me. Lured into a restaurant meeting for Amway once too...multi-level marketing is another gauntlet to run in those young years.

Always amazing that people give out personal info to strangers...scary stuff. Poor elderly.
 
Lutherf said:
You do have to be REALLY careful with some people. I have a family friend that was just scammed out of $12k by one of those pop-up ads saying her computer had been compromised. They talked her into clearing out her bank account and trading it all in to gift cards.
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With all respect Luther, this individual may require monitoring or education in other general facets of financial and personal security.
 
I usually get calls from someone claiming they are calling about the insurance i have on my car or warranty on my car. I usually ask them “what car do you think i own?”
 
Chomsky said:
With all respect Luther, this individual may require monitoring or education in other general facets of financial and personal security.
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She is EXTREMELY gullible and always has been. It's not due to dementia or anything but she was just born that way. We do look out for her but, in this case, she was too scared to call anyone for advice.
 
VanceMack said:
I was called yesterday and informed by an 'officer' of the IRS that my social security number has been revoked and that my Social Security Card was found at a property with drugs and blood. Apparently, if I pay a certain fine to the IRS I can get my SSN re-validated and for whatever reason, they wont call the US Marshalls office and I wont be arrested.

I told him I had nothing to do with the drugs, but could probably explain the blood but really didnt want to go to prison but wasnt sure how paying a fine would make the evidence go away...to which he transferred me to another person that was this time from the marshalls office (and both apparently are recent immigrants from India or Pakistan from their accents) who proceeded to tell me that if I didnt let him transfer me back to the IRS officer and pay my fine that he would submit the warrant for my arrest. I told him that was bull****...that they couldnt pin the drugs on me and there was no way they would ever find the bodies...ooops...Ive said too much....to which he asked me if I though this was some kind of a joke?

Anyway...I had another 10 minutes or so to kill before the next appointment so I stung him out as long as possible....

Fraud season is in full effect. Watch out for those fraudulent emails and phishing attempts and for heavens sake...dont let the fake IRS agents send you to prison!
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If you respond to the next email, the one informing you of the late demise of your Nigerian uncle, you'll get your hundred million, pay your fine, and all is good.
 
at the ripe old age of 22, i got taken in on the "pyramid schemes" back then

sounded so easy....

lost $ 2500 and was my first lesson in thievery and crooks

havent lost a nickel since...hope never to lose anymore, and my better sense kicks in before i do something stupid again

way too many people get taken by these idiots....or so many other fraud ripoffs out there

best advice....just be aware
 
Chomsky said:
Then there's how Tom Mabe handles this crap:


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Really like the vid. I heard it a while back.

I asked one of these type callers by asking them why did they call the FBI Fraud Division. They hung up on me.
 
Lutherf said:
She is EXTREMELY gullible and always has been. It's not due to dementia or anything but she was just born that way. We do look out for her but, in this case, she was too scared to call anyone for advice.
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Sad. Very sad, my friend. I suppose there's something to be said about growing-up streetwise.
 
Mach said:
I rarely answer the phone if I don't know the caller. Especially if its out of state or something.
In the rare event that I do answer, I usually just pick up and listen. If I hear nothing after a few seconds, I hang up. If its robo-call or "listen then pickup", I really don't have time for them.
In the case someone is there, and they don't say who they are with, I ask.
If I don't recognize it, I say "please take us off your call list, thank you...goodbye".
I believe not picking up, and definitely not talking, keeps you off lists or robocalls that are simply gathering the time and "who picks up" list, to then sell to other solicitors.

Of course, I hear my wife talking to every single caller...even once getting her PC hacked...completely destroying that grand strategy. Such is life :)

I like the Seinfeld tactic...ask for their home number..."So you don't want people calling you about B.S. at home?".
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I know of hackers that crash entire scam tech support centers with the memz trojan
YouTube
 
VanceMack said:
I was called yesterday and informed by an 'officer' of the IRS that my social security number has been revoked and that my Social Security Card was found at a property with drugs and blood. Apparently, if I pay a certain fine to the IRS I can get my SSN re-validated and for whatever reason, they wont call the US Marshalls office and I wont be arrested.

I told him I had nothing to do with the drugs, but could probably explain the blood but really didnt want to go to prison but wasnt sure how paying a fine would make the evidence go away...to which he transferred me to another person that was this time from the marshalls office (and both apparently are recent immigrants from India or Pakistan from their accents) who proceeded to tell me that if I didnt let him transfer me back to the IRS officer and pay my fine that he would submit the warrant for my arrest. I told him that was bull****...that they couldnt pin the drugs on me and there was no way they would ever find the bodies...ooops...Ive said too much....to which he asked me if I though this was some kind of a joke?

Anyway...I had another 10 minutes or so to kill before the next appointment so I stung him out as long as possible....

Fraud season is in full effect. Watch out for those fraudulent emails and phishing attempts and for heavens sake...dont let the fake IRS agents send you to prison!
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Dang, that guy called me last week - maybe we can be cellmates. :lamo


BTW: I'm with Verizon which offers a spam blocker/reporting app. I think most providers are getting into that as well.
 
mike2810 said:
Really like the vid. I heard it a while back.

I asked one of these type callers by asking them why did they call the FBI Fraud Division. They hung up on me.
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Did you ever see this one, by Mabe? If not, you've got to watch it! (only 3 mins)

(watch him pick-up the pillow for security, at 1:55)


 
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Chomsky said:
Then there's how Tom Mabe handles this crap:


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Omg, I forgot how great that one is! One of the best ones ever

In regards to OP, I haven't read the whole thread yet, but if no one else has made this very basic statement: On an incoming call NEVER give out your personal info or "confirm" it until they have said it aloud first and given you reason to believe they should have it, it is perfectly reasonable to report these calls, but you are better off hanging up and, if you think it was real, calling the number from the phone book

Personally, I'm as bad as OP and will just make them go on and on and on - gotta give a few of them credit for hanging in there while I pretended to verbally abuse children I didn't have at the time or talk to my "dominant male" partner about how much it was exciting him to have me on the phone while he spanked me
 
Chomsky said:
Did you ever see this one, by Mabe? If not, you've got to watch it! (only 3 mins)

(watch him pick-up the pillow for security, at 1:55)


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Missed that one.
Pretty good. "I want a divorce".
There many good ones on youtube. Too many to post.
 
mike2810 said:
Missed that one.
Pretty good. "I want a divorce".
There many good ones on youtube. Too many to post.
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I haven't seen many better than that though. Maybe it's because I was following Tom Mabe's channel when I first saw it.
 
VanceMack said:
I was called yesterday and informed by an 'officer' of the IRS that my social security number has been revoked and that my Social Security Card was found at a property with drugs and blood. Apparently, if I pay a certain fine to the IRS I can get my SSN re-validated and for whatever reason, they wont call the US Marshalls office and I wont be arrested.

I told him I had nothing to do with the drugs, but could probably explain the blood but really didnt want to go to prison but wasnt sure how paying a fine would make the evidence go away...to which he transferred me to another person that was this time from the marshalls office (and both apparently are recent immigrants from India or Pakistan from their accents) who proceeded to tell me that if I didnt let him transfer me back to the IRS officer and pay my fine that he would submit the warrant for my arrest. I told him that was bull****...that they couldnt pin the drugs on me and there was no way they would ever find the bodies...ooops...Ive said too much....to which he asked me if I though this was some kind of a joke?

Anyway...I had another 10 minutes or so to kill before the next appointment so I stung him out as long as possible....

Fraud season is in full effect. Watch out for those fraudulent emails and phishing attempts and for heavens sake...dont let the fake IRS agents send you to prison!
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Them and the "Windows Support Team" I try to keep them on line for as long as possible. Personal best is 45 minutes. Some of that call was me correcting his faulty pronunciation of common English cuss words once he figured out I was ****ing with him.

Check out 'kitboga' on YouTube. Not me, but I wish.
 
VanceMack said:
I was called yesterday and informed by an 'officer' of the IRS that my social security number has been revoked and that my Social Security Card was found at a property with drugs and blood. Apparently, if I pay a certain fine to the IRS I can get my SSN re-validated and for whatever reason, they wont call the US Marshalls office and I wont be arrested.

I told him I had nothing to do with the drugs, but could probably explain the blood but really didnt want to go to prison but wasnt sure how paying a fine would make the evidence go away...to which he transferred me to another person that was this time from the marshalls office (and both apparently are recent immigrants from India or Pakistan from their accents) who proceeded to tell me that if I didnt let him transfer me back to the IRS officer and pay my fine that he would submit the warrant for my arrest. I told him that was bull****...that they couldnt pin the drugs on me and there was no way they would ever find the bodies...ooops...Ive said too much....to which he asked me if I though this was some kind of a joke?

Anyway...I had another 10 minutes or so to kill before the next appointment so I stung him out as long as possible....

Fraud season is in full effect. Watch out for those fraudulent emails and phishing attempts and for heavens sake...dont let the fake IRS agents send you to prison!
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I just got one of these calls the other day, but it was "allegedly" regarding a "problem" with my social security number. It started out with a robo-voice description, then they wanted me to click on a button to be redirected to whoever was going to fix my problem. The 2nd option was to call back later, to the exact same number that called me. I hung up. I get these periodically.
 
jimbo said:
If you respond to the next email, the one informing you of the late demise of your Nigerian uncle, you'll get your hundred million, pay your fine, and all is good.
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Dang...THATS where I messed up...I deleted it!!!
 
VanceMack said:
I was called yesterday and informed by an 'officer' of the IRS that my social security number has been revoked and that my Social Security Card was found at a property with drugs and blood. Apparently, if I pay a certain fine to the IRS I can get my SSN re-validated and for whatever reason, they wont call the US Marshalls office and I wont be arrested.

I told him I had nothing to do with the drugs, but could probably explain the blood but really didnt want to go to prison but wasnt sure how paying a fine would make the evidence go away...to which he transferred me to another person that was this time from the marshalls office (and both apparently are recent immigrants from India or Pakistan from their accents) who proceeded to tell me that if I didnt let him transfer me back to the IRS officer and pay my fine that he would submit the warrant for my arrest. I told him that was bull****...that they couldnt pin the drugs on me and there was no way they would ever find the bodies...ooops...Ive said too much....to which he asked me if I though this was some kind of a joke?

Anyway...I had another 10 minutes or so to kill before the next appointment so I stung him out as long as possible....

Fraud season is in full effect. Watch out for those fraudulent emails and phishing attempts and for heavens sake...dont let the fake IRS agents send you to prison!
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I got the same call. I pinned it on you.
 
bomberfox said:
I usually get calls from someone claiming they are calling about the insurance i have on my car or warranty on my car. I usually ask them “what car do you think i own?”
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I always found that amusing when I had a 18 year old car with over 275K on it.
 
Fledermaus said:
Them and the "Windows Support Team" I try to keep them on line for as long as possible. Personal best is 45 minutes. Some of that call was me correcting his faulty pronunciation of common English cuss words once he figured out I was ****ing with him.

Check out 'kitboga' on YouTube. Not me, but I wish.
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I got a call from the "IRS" once and they told me if I didn't immediately call another number, that the "cops will be called" and I would be "thrown in jail".

Yes, those exact words. Pretty funny because yeah, that's how the office of chief counsel at the IRS talks.
 
bomberfox said:
I usually get calls from someone claiming they are calling about the insurance i have on my car or warranty on my car. I usually ask them “what car do you think i own?”
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I don't own a car, I never have, and I don't even know how to drive.

And yet, I get calls about refinancing my vehicle on a daily basis.
 
i once got a fake Microsoft virus specialist / identity thief to break character. he said "**** you, you bastard son of a bleeding mother****." that's a fairly good insult, IMO.
 
jimbo said:
If you respond to the next email, the one informing you of the late demise of your Nigerian uncle, you'll get your hundred million, pay your fine, and all is good.
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Dude, that's how I found out that I'm actually a black guy! I was just about to join Ancestry.com, but then I received this phone call that enlightened me to the apparent reality of my African heritage! They said that my Tanzanian and Kenyan blood relatives were of royal descent. Then they explained how their multi-million dollar fortune was being "held up" due to red tape of some sort, and that I could help them re-aquire their fortune by paying a $10,000 bribe to a govt official, plus a $25 administrative fee, and they'd give me 30% of their $147,000,000 fortune! Of course I immediately wired the money! That was 8 months ago, and I've still received - 0- money and - 0- return phone calls. Plus, the original phone numbers I was given, are all disconnected now.

But damn, I saved $35 by not having to join Ancestry.com to discover that I'm actually a black man of royal descent, but with really light skin! Also, I'm sure the promised $45,000,000 will get here soon, probably next week! Lol
 
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