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  • LarryL Offline
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    Larry
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    #16

    I got a letter in the mail from some company telling me that my local hospital's database had been breached, and to call them to check on it and protect myself. It seemed legit, so I called. They told me I could get "4 years of protection for free".... all I had to do was give her my full legal name, full address, social security number, and a credit card number.

    I hung up.

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #17

      David Wood, Exec. VP from the Bank of Africa has an offer for me worth 18 milion USD.

      Problems solved!!!!

      [Do you think it suspicious that he misspelled "million"?]

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • George KG George K

        David Wood, Exec. VP from the Bank of Africa has an offer for me worth 18 milion USD.

        Problems solved!!!!

        [Do you think it suspicious that he misspelled "million"?]

        taiwan_girlT Offline
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        taiwan_girl
        wrote on last edited by
        #18

        @George-K I used to look at a site called 419eater.com

        419 is the Nigerian law code against internet fraud.

        Anyway, there are some great anti-scam things pulled by people on there.

        Here is an example of a funny one where he gets the scammer to send him wood carvings, etc. LOL

        The Case of the Shrinking Artwork

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #19

          I dunno...

          IMG_1302.PNG

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • George KG George K

            David Wood, Exec. VP from the Bank of Africa has an offer for me worth 18 milion USD.

            Problems solved!!!!

            [Do you think it suspicious that he misspelled "million"?]

            Catseye3C Offline
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            Catseye3
            wrote on last edited by
            #20

            @George-K said in Today's Scam:

            David Wood, Exec. VP from the Bank of Africa has an offer for me worth 18 milion USD.
            Problems solved!!!!

            Now, George. Last week you got 18 meelyon (and a fucking half!) dollars. That's enough for you. You need to allow me some other deserving person a crack at this prize.

            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            • Catseye3C Catseye3

              @George-K said in Today's Scam:

              David Wood, Exec. VP from the Bank of Africa has an offer for me worth 18 milion USD.
              Problems solved!!!!

              Now, George. Last week you got 18 meelyon (and a fucking half!) dollars. That's enough for you. You need to allow me some other deserving person a crack at this prize.

              George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #21

              @Catseye3 I was just worried that I was under a rest.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • MikM Offline
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                Mik
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                #22

                They must have a certain percentage of successes otherwise they would not still do it. Hard to imagine, but they must.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

                  They must have a certain percentage of successes otherwise they would not still do it. Hard to imagine, but they must.

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #23

                  @Mik said in Today's Scam:

                  They must have a certain percentage of successes otherwise they would not still do it. Hard to imagine, but they must.

                  The "Glitter Booby-Trap" guy did a video exposing some of the call-center frauds in India. It's astonishing how effective these a-holes are. It only takes one email to become profitable, and you can send out millions - basically for free. A total loss of $60 million dollars lost to scammers.

                  Link to video

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • George KG George K

                    @Mik said in Today's Scam:

                    They must have a certain percentage of successes otherwise they would not still do it. Hard to imagine, but they must.

                    The "Glitter Booby-Trap" guy did a video exposing some of the call-center frauds in India. It's astonishing how effective these a-holes are. It only takes one email to become profitable, and you can send out millions - basically for free. A total loss of $60 million dollars lost to scammers.

                    Link to video

                    taiwan_girlT Offline
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                    taiwan_girl
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #24

                    @George-K That is good stuff!!

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #25

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • George KG Offline
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                        George K
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                        #26

                        Screen Shot 2022-07-19 at 6.12.30 PM.png

                        The email that received this message is NOT the email I use for FB.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          George K
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                          IMG_2186.PNG

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • MikM Offline
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                            Mik
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                            #28

                            Be careful about those rouge droplets.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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