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re: My father fell for a telephone scam
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:05 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:05 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
Well, here is a story from someone in the know who got scammed.
These guys know how the game is played:
LINK
These guys know how the game is played:
LINK
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Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:06 pm to shutterspeed
quote:Law enforcement has told my 91-year-old mom all you have to do in some cases is open their email. They've had the local sheriff, and the local chief of police speak about scams at their retired teachers meetings.
Are we missing some steps here?
If not, I feel like we're all at risk.
This post was edited on 5/24/26 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:09 pm to deltaland
quote:
My great grandfather was a wealthy successful businessman and he developed Alzheimer’s and people he had done business with for years, people he considered friends, would lie to him that he owed them tens of thousands of dollars and he would write the checks. I remember my grandparents and my dad having to go have his bank account closed so he wouldn’t give away all his money
This is beyond fricked up
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:14 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
My FIL got scammed (we think) from someone claiming to be a representative from his college fraternity. Ended up donating to them for $200.
I believe it was a full on scam, since they probably pulled info from his facebook page that he was in so and so fraternity. Even if it's legit, a fraternity ought not be hitting up its 80 year old alumni for funds.
I believe it was a full on scam, since they probably pulled info from his facebook page that he was in so and so fraternity. Even if it's legit, a fraternity ought not be hitting up its 80 year old alumni for funds.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:14 pm to deltaland
My uncle takes care of my grandmothers money… not because they want or need it but if not she’d lose it all. (Dementia)
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:19 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
This is sad, I really hate to hear when someone older gets scammed because those people are completely taking advantage of them not completely knowing how things work today.
One question I do have... Is there not a federal agency that can investigate these scammers.. Or is there not any type of laws that can be passed to make scamming US citizens more risky? There has to be away to push back on all of these scammers and this is the type of shite I think our federal government should be pro active on.
This article says Americans were scammed out of $15.9 billion.
USAtoday.com
The most frequent form of scams are people pretending to be someone else. Since a lot of these operations are not in the US I don't know who that would fall under to investigate. But they are scamming US citizens inside of the US so I really don't know how that works, but there has to be away to prosecute these bastards.
One question I do have... Is there not a federal agency that can investigate these scammers.. Or is there not any type of laws that can be passed to make scamming US citizens more risky? There has to be away to push back on all of these scammers and this is the type of shite I think our federal government should be pro active on.
This article says Americans were scammed out of $15.9 billion.
USAtoday.com
The most frequent form of scams are people pretending to be someone else. Since a lot of these operations are not in the US I don't know who that would fall under to investigate. But they are scamming US citizens inside of the US so I really don't know how that works, but there has to be away to prosecute these bastards.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:22 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
I’m not taking any chances. I’ve silenced every unknown number that calls me. If someone I know wants to get in contact with me, leave a voicemail.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:23 pm to CocomoLSU
quote:
the older people get the easier it is to fool them with just the slightest information
This is a false statement. There are plenty of older people that don’t fall for this shite and can see it a mile away. It’s ignorant and nieve people that fall for this shite and they aren’t all old either.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:25 pm to VerbalKint
quote:My mom's hairdresser's mom here in Ruston has some dementia. She disappeared for a few days about a month ago. Police in a small town north of Houston contacted the hairdresser and told them her mother was at a hospital there. The policemen said they found her on the side of the road asleep in her car. She had $10K in cash in her purse. She told them she was driving to Houston to pay someone money she owed them. The hairdresser had to drive out and get her. She and her brother took her mom's keys away from her and she is going to have to move in with the hairdresser. God only knows what would have happened to her if she'd made it to Houston.
This is beyond fricked up
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:30 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
Maybe call the local police where the warehouse is located
My wife had a thief kept trying to get a cc in her name with a New Jersey address
We got the local police department in New Jersey involved
My wife had a thief kept trying to get a cc in her name with a New Jersey address
We got the local police department in New Jersey involved
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:48 pm to Gorilla Ball
"I got this text about a FedEx package and it want's me to click a link"
"Don't click the link and delete the text"
"But what if it is a package from FedEx?!
"Did you order something shipped by FedEx?"
"No, not that I can think of."
"Ok, then, delete it.
"But"
"Don't click the link and delete the text"
"But what if it is a package from FedEx?!
"Did you order something shipped by FedEx?"
"No, not that I can think of."
"Ok, then, delete it.
"But"
Posted on 5/24/26 at 9:57 pm to OweO
I think the scamming and hacking is so popular the government can't hire enough people to even slow it down. The banks and credit cards have a decent handle on it but new fake merchants pop up probably by the minute. I've worked in payment and billing fraud for banks and credit unions (FIS), AT&T, and a utility company the last 20 years. All functions were a little different. Every day of my work life the last 20 years I've probably dealt with a handful of people who's been scammed one way or another as the reason I'm talking to them that day. When I was at FIS representing the banks and credit unions that's all I dealt with, the other jobs just encompass frequently.
The best thing to do is not answer the phones at all unless you know the number. Don't give information unless you know who your giving it to. Even as sophisticated as I am I downloaded a fake iphone app a couple years ago and tried to pay money to some fake Etsy thing I thought was promoting my products. The bank or Visa stopped it from the beginning
The best thing to do is not answer the phones at all unless you know the number. Don't give information unless you know who your giving it to. Even as sophisticated as I am I downloaded a fake iphone app a couple years ago and tried to pay money to some fake Etsy thing I thought was promoting my products. The bank or Visa stopped it from the beginning
Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:45 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:Easier said than done.
Hopefully your dad learned from it.
My Dad got a survey asking about his "recent experience at CVS". It took a while to complete, but for his time, the reward was a free iPadPro ... all he had to do was cover shipping and handling ... with his credit card.
He called me right after, mainly to find out if an iPadPro was a "good computer." It took 15-20mins to finally convince him he'd been scammed and he should call his CC company. In that time the perps rang up around $1000 in charges.
Frustrating.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 7:07 am to ultratiger89
I pray that you will live long enough to get old enough to understand how the scams work.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 7:16 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
quote:
This world has been, and always will be, filled with colossal pieces of shite who scam others with no remorse
And the numbers increase everyday. Whether it be outright scams like this or cheating the system for SSDI or EBT, people almost treat it like their job is to get theirs. I hate thieves and liars as much as pedos and murderers. There are no victimless crimes.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 7:49 am to Chipand2Putts
It would ostensibly be an FTC thing as well as a state AG issue. The fraudsters keep trying different angles. Another (oldie but goodie) is the call from a guy pretending to be a process server , mentioning an Order of Location".
One of the older ladies that works for me says she got the call . I told her that there is no such thing and just hang up or tell them if they need to serve, then serve.
One of the older ladies that works for me says she got the call . I told her that there is no such thing and just hang up or tell them if they need to serve, then serve.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:07 am to ItzMe1972
quote:
LINK
Paywall site links are a scam
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:20 am to LSUtoBOOT
Great movie. Very satisfying to watch. Just beating the frick out of scammers the entire time. I’m a sucker for a good Jason Statham movie lol
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:22 am to T1gerNate
More & more....a few mths ago I got a similar notification from "Chase" & I went straight to a nearby branch to confirm what I felt was a fraud attempt. The mgr told me it was & then added this: "we are getting 10+ such attempts A WEEK. She said that Chase will never ask for any pen numbers or any personal information over the phone. No harm but had I not been aware, it all sounded real.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:28 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:
$500 isn’t that much money
Braindead comment. $500 can set some people back months if lost. Especially if he’s on a fixed income.
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