Since you didn’t click on any of the links, I wouldn’t worry about it.
Thank you, that’s encouraging though I did click on the email link leading to the website - just not on the flashing link on the website .
I have an instagram account and one of my kids said “follow” Wildups on the site… you know cute animal pics, travel, etc. Anyway they promote a company called Vossui.com that sells various items. I saw something interesting and went directly to the website to order… back in October for Christmas. December 3 I got an email saying my item had been sent with a China post tracking. It never arrived. I emailed the company for status in January 1 first line in the the email said “this is not a scam” please be patient. Your item will arrive in a few days. I replied that it still had not arrived and received the same email. Anyway I am disputing with my cc company. I do not think there is a lot of verification on social media definitely beware.
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I received a fairly legit looking message from someone claiming to be our bank, saying I’d been locked out of my account for security reasons and needed to click their link to sign in and create a new password. It’s easy to see how some people would be fooled by it. I’ll send it to the bank’s fraud dept. but doubt there’s anything that can be done.
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I’ve gotten one of those yesterday and another today, both supposedly from banks I do no business with!
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Got one at my work email saying it was the United Nations and they have money for me (the usual send us your bank account, social, etc. to get this money)
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High five to grandma Jean!!!
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I just hope they don’t retaliate against her somehow. I’d be worried about revenge TBH.
It’s nice that they briefly caught one though.
Good for her. I would think they wouldn’t retaliate, since what they really want is money, and obviously they’re not going to get it from her!
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WaPo has more details:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/24/elder-scam-grandma-long-island/
I doubt there will be retaliation. These crooks are looking for easy cash, not something that can land them in prison for decades, so they will move onto easier targets.
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I would be very apprehensive about giving crooks any way to find me and retaliate. I admit I’m very nervous about people I consider scum. I might have them meet me in the police parking lot but never my home!
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I hope the guy they caught was one of the scammers. Given how prepared they were (on the phone the WaPo article says she spoke with people impersonating her grandson, a lawyer, and a bondsman) it’s possible the kid they tackled was a mule not aware of the scam. He might have been hired to pick up money, keep his cut, mail the rest.
There is a video by an engineer who set up a sting for a phone scam in which you get a call notifying you of some bogus charge and then says “press 1 to dispute” and in the end are convinced to FedEx money somewhere to fix things. The person receiving the money is an unknowing mule who then forwards it on. The video is sad because it tells the story of some people that got scammed out of lots of money; he was able to help one victim because he caught the scam in time. Video is at Glitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested) - YouTube and is worth sharing to help warn people from getting involved in these scams.
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I could easily see this happening. Time will tell. Hopefully he was an actual scammer and not just someone looking to make some money doing a delivery service.
Anyone who is doing a “delivery service” without doing due diligence is part of the problem, even if they’re not the brains of the operation.
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This scam appears as an ad here on CC!!!
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I got an email yesterday saying something had shipped to me first class post and with a tracking link. Trouble is I don’t recall ordering anything recently. I had been really bad about ordering a LOT of stuff online but I’ve been attempting to not buy “stuff” (I am shocked low my CC balance is this month!). So I’m not sure if I ordered something a while ago and forgot (not outside the realms of possibility) or if it’s some weird scam. Not clicking on the “tracking #” just in case. Guess I’ll know when/if something shows up
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For some time now I’ve been receiving texts for Kenneth. I always delete them and assume they are spam of some sort because none really appear to be personal. It had been awhile though, then I received one yesterday again. Is Kenneth a name anyone else receives or might there be a Kenneth out there who has given out my phone number at some point?
I don’t plan to respond with stop or unsubscribe or whatever the text suggests. I can just as easily delete them. I’m mainly curious.
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
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The other day, got a DHS delivery for someone who doesn’t live at our home with our address printed and sone name is a person I’ve never heard of. I told the delivery person we’ve lived her >30 years and nope, never heard of that name.
I keep getting spam bills from Norton antivirus, which we don’t own. I just delete all the time.
I guess it’s a name that more than one person likes to use? I sure hope it’s not the dude in prison…
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