re: These fraud attempts are getting hillarious

This is an actual phone call I got...

Indian voice
Hello you have won a readers digest $500 gift card to anywhere in the world.

Me
Really

Indian
Yes we just need some information to get you your prize

Me
This sounds like as scam

Indian
A SCAM! What part sounds like scam

Me
Every word you have just said

Indian
What parts exactly

Me
Not going to help you be a better scammer
CLICK

I got the IRS scam and it was an Asian accent. I asked him if he knew that I was an agent with the FBI. He hung up! I called the same number 3 days in a row and tried to order Chinese food. The fourth day...the number was disconnected! LOL! I made those SOB's change numbers!!

Another one I've seen is a Nigerian work from home scam where they claim to need a payment processor in the United States. Your "job" will be to receive a payment, keep a small cut for yourself, and wire the rest to wherever they tell you to. What people don't realize is that this business model doesn't make any sense and the payment they're receiving is actually funded by a stolen credit card/bank account.

saw this on the nextdoor app and was blown away that they almost got away with it. There were so may red flags.

Sorry, very long but worth the read


[quote* Got a phone call from a "Deputy Wynn" from the US Marshalls office in New Orleans. He knew my name, address, and birthdate.

* Wynn stated that I missed a Grand Jury Court Juror date. He said they have the form that I sent back with my signature, but I failed to appear.

* He said the Judge issued two citations for me: Failure to Appear and Contempt of Court.

* I needed to come down to the Fed Courthouse to clear up the matter: The judge has three conditions for me to clear:

1. Signature Analysis to confirm or clear that the signature on the document was mine or forged. He KNEW that we are having mail delivery issues in River Ridge, assured me that he was my advocate, and was certain that I did nothing wrong. BUT - I needed to come down in person for signature analysis. If my signature is not same, then I'm clear and free to leave and court documents will reflect accordingly. If its same signature, I'll be given a court date to plead before the judge.
(At this point I'm freaking out. He tells me if I don't take care of this, a Warrant for Arrest will be issued. Naive, I am fearful. We have had severe mail issues in my area for months and it was plausible that someone got my summons and was pranking me.)

2. I need to provide a "retainer" like an "insurance bond" when I report to the Courthouse. There will be a "Kiosk" where I can record the fine payment. If signature is cleared, then the Court does not process the payment. (So far I'm on the hook with this. I'm shaking and freaking out.)

3. I must maintain an "Open Line of Communication" enroute to the courthouse. This means that from the time I leave my driveway, I must be on the phone (speaker or bluetooth) with the Deputy. He described this as like an "Escort" vice the Marshalls serving a warrant to my residence. (I think this odd, but heck, I've never been in trouble with the law so I didn't know to challenge this). So I ask if I can make an appointment. He says that I should come asap .. that if I'm stopped in a traffic violation, I would be arrested due to these citations. So, the sooner the better. (I'm now starting to suspect this isn't real deal, but I'm scared so I comply).

NOW ... I'm on my way to the courthouse and this guy Wynn calls me and tells me if I hang up, it would be considered "running" and a warrant would be issued for my arrest. (Still freaking, but suspecting foul play) NOW it gets smelly. He informs me, once I'm driving, that something is amiss at the courthouse and they can't take cash, credit or check for the retainer. I need to go get a Electronic Court Voucher. To get this ECV I have to go to my bank, get the cash (which he reveals is $3000), and then go get this ECV. Turns out this "ECV" is like a prepaid credit card. SO ... I am to get this ECV, bring it to the Courthouse, and insert into the Kiosk.

I'm thing foul play for certain. I can't hang up, right? Well, I pull over and I text my good friend Susan T with an SOS! "Urgent: Is ECV real?" She texts "WHAAAT?" Sparing the details, I text back and forth to Susan while this guy is talking to me. I begin to call him out that this sounds like a scam. He tells me "Why would I have you come to the Courthouse if this was a scam"" and "I'm not asking you for any personal information" etc. Sounds convincing but ... I said "Let me hang up and call the Marshalls office to verify this". He insists I cannot hang up. Soooo ... Susan calls for me! In meantime, I said, "hey let me come to the courthouse and meet you and then once I verify this is real I'll go get the voucher". He says "With these citations on your record, if you come to the Courthouse without the retainer, we'll have to DETAIN YOU and you'll have to get someone to then bring the retainer for you". He then puts me on hold and his supervisor comes on the phone, Deputy David Harlow. Wow. shite. I'm Scared!

But friend Susan texts back THIS IS A SCAM. She spoke to Court jury clerk who confirmed this is NOT anything they do.

So I tell Harlow that I am sick and about to throw up and need to get off the phone. He wants me to leave the phone open. I pretend to heave and he says "If we loose connection I'll call you back in 5 minutes". I heave a little louder and hang up. He never did call back.

SO now I call the Court Clerk myself and find out the deal of the scam. I also called and reported to the REAL US Marshalls and called the Jeff Parish Sheriff (who said I was the 3rd call of that day about this scam).

The men were extremely convincing and I was extremely scared which made me extremely gullible.

The rest of the scam would have played out like this according to the Marshalls:
I would have obtained cash and then got a prepaid credit card in the amount of $3000. On my way to the courthouse, they would say something like "Great News! We have convinced the judge to waive the citations. You'll just need to pay court costs blah blah blah" They would somehow convince me to give them the # on the prepaid card (this ECV). Boom, my money would be gone.

By the way, there is NO SUCH THING as an Electronic Court Voucher and the Federal Courthouse DOES NOT have a payment Kiosk. ALSO ...David Harlow is the Deputy Director of the US Marshalls (the NATIONAL HQ).

$3000 saved. I would have caught on to this when they waived me off of going to the courthouse and asked for the card # over the phone.[/quote]

I like the lady who calls me about my credit card acct. I don’t have a CC.

Well, did you call the scamming MF?

When I was in public accounting, we had a client that was a retired doctor give them over a million dollars to try and get two million. He had a shoe box full of Western Union receipts where he wired them money.

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I get calls from someone who wants to help me with my student loans.

I dont have any, how did I get put on that damn list. I wish I knew who they were... Id sign them up for buckmasters.

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They call every possible number.

I used to answer and try to waste their time, but now I just get hangup calls. They really suck at scamming. I don't bget the point of not talking to the potential victims.

LONG. LONG. LONG.


They are getting slick. I live in the woods... no internet, no cable. I have a 629 Land line number and it's a really small area (Village) and I would guess they have only 100 or so 629 numbers. Here in the last 6 months - Year, I've been getting local scammers calling with a 225-629-xxxx number. Sometimes they call and will have a name (today was Joe Little) and sometimes it will say unknown Caller. It's always a local looking number. I know of 3 people in my area who have a 629 so I know it's bullshite when someone else calls. Weird part is when I call the number back, it says this number is not in service.

I fricked with one of those Microsoft Indian guys and kept him on the phone for an hour or so just playing like I had no clue how to turn the computer on and he couldn't figure out why what he was telling me to type wasn't working. It was hilarious, kept getting me to "reset my router" and all kind of silly shite, to the point he was getting frustrated and put a manager on the phone. Well this guy was just as fricking puzzled. When I finally dropped the bomb on them that i don't even have internet much less a computer and that bullshite line about them calling because my Microsoft needed updating was all horseshite and pretty much calling them everykinda lowdown Pakistani piece of shite I could think of for calling and harassing my family because the 22 times before that they called, I asked to be removed from there call list and they refused.

Big Mistake.... They put me on some autodial program because they called as often as they possible could. I bet they called over 1000 over 2 days. They would say foul nasty shite and some other shite I'm pretty sure was bad but o couldn't make it out. I couldn't get mad about the language because I laid it down first... but those frickers won that battle but they haven't called back in a couple months so maybe they figure They are wasting a call by calling me.

I always get 'this is Microsoft and your computer has been hacked.' Only problem is I don't own a PC. I love fricking with them, I've had several get pissed off and start cussing me out. Sounds so funny in their Indian accents