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RE: Scam attempt on Craigslist

Posted by JURB (A) on October 22, 2020 at 18:25:21

In Reply to: Scam attempt on Craigslist posted by 2-ears on October 22, 2020 at 17:31:50:

Live and learn.

This is a typical scam. When you list something just put "Cash and carry". It is no longer needed here in Cleveland because there have been so many of them.

The best have tried to scam me. At my business, this is 1982 when I was 22, they called. They offered me a free IBM computer if I buy a six month supply of natural vitamin C. First, I didn't believe the computer thing so I called my Uncle who worked for IBM. At the time they didn't sell computers, they leased them. So even IF they got you the lease you would have to pay for it. Then I did a little more research (and this is before the internet) and found out the shelf life of natural vitamin C was a month.

A real good one that worked on alot of old people was they are at the bank and we are the FBI investigating this guy. We need you to take your money out of the bank as a lure to make him operate the scam so we can bust him.

And then of course there is the one where one of your ancestors either won the lottery, got deposed or whatever and you are entitled to five hundred billion Nigerian niaras but to get that money you have to send $5,000 to release that money, also your tracking and account numbers. (FYI, 400 niaras is about a dollar)

I have never been rich but I almost always had money. I was a target in a way I guess, but I didn't fall for their shit because I checked facts.

Another thing, the only thing you can take from a remote location is a postal money order. Because of a federal mandate involving funds availability the bank must make funds available to you in X days. They have no time to REALLY check out the check. That means a cashier's check or whatever else a bank may issue. With a LASER printer those can all be duplicated with changes. They have been.

So what happens is you get he funds available but than they discover the instrument is o good. YOU pay, not them. If you end up overdrawn you get a letter that you must bring in cash to settle within X days or else. No more account, no more accounts ANYWHERE, they blacklist you. Hope you don't get paid by direct deposit.

Scams like this are fucking DANGEROUS. You don't play those cards right you can lose your house and car and put your kids on the street to freeze to death.

And watch for the scam guardians on TV. Lifelock has a guy who says soem anonymous person filed his axes and took a six grand refund, "An anonymous person and an anonymous person".

Try that sometimes. I am on the up and up and when I lacked ID I had BIG BIG problems.

I can't say it didn't happen to that guy, but it is his own stupidity and ignorance and trust of the "protection" they said he had.

Now, let's say uo want to file taxes in another person's name and take the refund. Well first of all you need to know he is getting a big refund. Otherwise why bother, but how do you know that ?

Next, you need the W-2s and whatever. Of course you have to file before he does. If I had six grad coming it would be filed as soon as possible. so he gets copies of your tax records how ?

Then this anonymous bank account shit. To cash that check you need a bank account. To get a bank account you need a picture ID. To get a picture ID you need a birth certificate. To get a birth certificate you need Mother's maiden name. What the fuck was that doing on any of his devices. It this happened I wonder if he deserved it for being so damn stupid.

All this means that Lifelock and Norton's are lying and if not they are doing a hell of alot of lying by omission.

The bottom line is if they contact you (other than a face to face deal) or advertise to you, you do not want it. If I want something you got I will call you. I did not buy any Nigerian lottery tickets and I know that none of my lineage traces back there until you get near Adam and Eve.

And anytime anyone offers you something for free, RUN.

Then you are ALMOST safe.

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