"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
09/05/2018 at 17:42 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
09/05/2018 at 17:42 • Filed to: None | 1
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Here is a text conversation I had with my oldest’s grandmother this afternoon, whom we call Nana . I’m glad she didn’t fall for it. Points to the scammers for being thorough, though. Nana is on the left. The names have been redacted to protect the innocent.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> ttyymmnn
09/05/2018 at 17:49 |
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Wow specially targeting the elderly AND making them fear that their family is in danger. ThRs some low brow shit right there
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> ttyymmnn
09/05/2018 at 17:49 |
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And this is why my oldest brother is in control of most of my parents’ assets.
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ttyymmnn
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/05/2018 at 17:51 |
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It’s a good thing she picked up. If my dad had picked up, it might have been a different story.
Chariotoflove
> ttyymmnn
09/05/2018 at 17:51 |
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I hadn’t heard that one. I am getting a lot of spoofs lately from companies wanting to help me with my student loans. I keep blocking them, and they keep spoofing different numbers. Which begs the question: how much business can you reasonably expect from people you have to serially annoy with trickery to reach? My guess would be that’s not a sustainable business model, but what do I know?
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ttyymmnn
> Chariotoflove
09/05/2018 at 17:53 |
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If it didn’t pay, they wouldn’t do it. Having the “public defender” follow up is especially slimy. Sometimes, I like to play along for a little while to see what they want. I wonder how much they were after. A couple thou, probably.
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Chariotoflove
> ttyymmnn
09/05/2018 at 17:56 |
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I know you’re right, but I don’t want to believe it.
You do remind me about a nice little email scam saga I’ve been meaning to write up. I played along for something like two weeks, and it ended better than I could have hoped.
Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
> ttyymmnn
09/05/2018 at 18:40 |
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My elderly mother had a similar call a few weeks ago. A woman on the phone said she was my mom’s “oldest granddaughter”, who would be my daughter, and said she was picked up for prostitution downtown. My mom answered, “
W
hat
you want me to do about it?”. They promptly hung up.
As my kid is 18 and mildly autistic, the very last thing she wants is for anyone to touch her. My mom thought that call was absolutely hilarious. But, yeah, some people are absolutely scum.
RPM esq.
> ttyymmnn
09/05/2018 at 18:53 |
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Somebody tried this shit with my grandfather, claiming to be my sister. They got the city she was in at the time right (likely by chance—like this one, a big one ) but he did not fall for it...not all that surprising since if she or I really called begging for money he would have told us to suck it up and hung up . He was concerned enough, like your Nana, to call my parents and confirm she was OK, though.
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ttyymmnn
> RPM esq.
09/05/2018 at 18:57 |
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I read over the message, and I wondered why he didn’t want the grandmother to call his parents. Presumably, we’d be a lot closer.
A few years ago I got an email from a former colleague saying that he was in the airport in London and had lost his passport and needed money for a ticket. I hadn’t spoken to this guy in 20 years, and I knew I was probably the last person he would contact.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Chariotoflove
09/05/2018 at 19:03 |
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The spoofs I’m receiving want to sell me an extended warranty. I used to hit the button to be removed from their list (per the automated message directions), but now I ALWAYS say yes so I can talk to their agents. I do my best to get their company information so I can report them to the FCC. Even if I can’t, a t the very least, I’ve wasted some of their time as they feel they can waste mine.
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Chariotoflove
> TheRealBicycleBuck
09/05/2018 at 19:36 |
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Oh, that’s the other one I keep getting. I hadn’t thought of that. Maybe I’ll try it, although the cynic in me doubts it will lead to anything, but it’s worth a try.