In today's episode of, "Yeah, that's probably spam"

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 05/15/2020 at 13:33 • Filed to: None

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Yeah, I think this is probably spam.

However, I am intrigued to know how they knew I play trumpet. 

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:36

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That’s not phishing; that’s spearphishing

RallyWrench > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:36

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Debbie is a classic French name, seems legit. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:37

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My brain had a convulsion reading that.

ttyymmnn > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/15/2020 at 13:37

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ESL: English as a sixth language.

ranwhenparked > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:37

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Could be legit, no way they could find a convenient trumpet teacher in a little town like Paris. 

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:38

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“ These calls are likely part of what is commonly known as the “473 Scam,” “Ring and Run Scam,” or “One Ring Scam,” and the numbers displayed on your caller ID or sent in a text message are likely premium numbers. You will be charged—sometimes quite a bundle—for any calls that you make, or text messages that you send, to them."

ttyymmnn > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 05/15/2020 at 13:39

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Well, I clicked both email links and nothing seemed to happen.

/no, I didn't 

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:42

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You might find this series on a scam call center interesting/entertaining. Different scam concept but still illuminating.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:45

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Hmm. Maybe I was wrong.

The from line indicates it came from an email account provided to Verizon customers which uses their phone number as the email address. 430 is a Texas area code.

This site says it’s been searched 12 times, possibly suspicious. Then again, idk if we can trust that site either. Lol

https://mean.ly/us/4302366213

Future next gen S2000 owner > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:46

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Tell them you charge 1 million US per 15 minute lesson. Sub contract to me for 250,000 per 15 minute lesson.

I’ll handle the rest.

UserNotFound > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:48

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Only scammers “kindly” ask for things.

ttyymmnn > Future next gen S2000 owner 05/15/2020 at 13:50

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Okay, give me your address in Nigeria.

ttyymmnn > UserNotFound 05/15/2020 at 13:53

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And people from Canada.

jimz > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:56

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not sure how that scam is supposed to work.  guessing maybe if you take the bait they claim they can only pay you by direct transfer and ask for your bank account info?

RallyWrench > ranwhenparked 05/15/2020 at 13:58

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Ze F rench scorn such plebian instruments, made of metal out of ze ground, no? Brass is for ze Germans and colonial dogs. You see, the French favor woodwinds and violins and shit, instruments that go well with street mimes, paintings, Citroens, stripey shirts and berets .

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 13:58

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I normally roll my eyes at this kinda thing, but the other day at the store, someone came a little close to me and said “sorry” to which I replied “sorry”.

that was it.  Our only exchange was both saying sorry to each other when neither of us did anything wrong.  So maybe there is something to it.

ttyymmnn > jimz 05/15/2020 at 14:00

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Or else, as somebody else guessed, it’s linked to some sort of texting scam with exorbitant rates if you click.

ttyymmnn > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 14:01

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In this day and age, I would take being called polite as a badge of honor. 

UserNotFound > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 14:05

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Really, are we doing this redundancy thing again?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 14:06

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In Texas, I imagine people just lift their shirts so the other can see the Glock sticking out of their waistb ands when they get to close to each other

ttyymmnn > UserNotFound 05/15/2020 at 14:09

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I’m channeling my inner For Sweden.

ttyymmnn > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 14:10

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In parts of TX, you may be right. Where I live, not so much. 

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 14:15

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Just like Americans generalize Canada, I tend to generalize texas. Probably because we don’t know much about the layout/regions of each.

Jim Spanfeller > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 14:18

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You ever heard of this guy?

He’s a comedian who responds to scam emails. His stuff is pretty funny.

ttyymmnn > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 14:18

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I had a music history professor in college who was fond of saying, “All generalizations are lies.” 

Wacko > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 14:20

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I’m sorry you had to say sorry for nothing

ttyymmnn > Jim Spanfeller 05/15/2020 at 14:21

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Yeah, my boys have shown me a few of his videos. Oppo/Jalopnik’s own counsellor Steve Lehto posted back in 2018 about about how he managed to keep a scammer on line for 15 minutes.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/fun-with-scammers-1830080684

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Wacko 05/15/2020 at 14:23

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I’m sorry you took the time to read and respond.

Sorry!

Sorry for this being so long.

dogisbadob > Jim Spanfeller 05/15/2020 at 14:25

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That’s what Hardibird is doing now? :p

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 05/15/2020 at 14:54

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DuckDuckGo coughed up this, featuring that same Texas number:

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 14:54

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I keep getting phishing emails of sorts... but they’re being sent using a tool by our project manager, because negotiating contact with our IT pros is one of his several hats. Mostly because there are a couple of dumb people here who don’t know phishing emails when they see them.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 14:59

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You might be surprised how polite and congenial people are down here, especially during this virus thing. In general, everyone has taken a deep breath and been working through it together.

A Boy and His Longtail > Jim Spanfeller 05/15/2020 at 15:00

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James Veitch is the man

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 15:00

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Our former governor used to say that Austin is a blueberry floating in a bowl of tomato soup.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 15:00

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The is a very specific spam email. I’d be worried.

But thanks for the laugh.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove 05/15/2020 at 15:00

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yeah, Austin sounds great from what I’ve heard.  100% on the list of places to go one day.

ranwhenparked > jimz 05/15/2020 at 15:01

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At the last office I worked at, we would constantly get calls from Virginian and Puerto Rican numbers, from people with very thick South Asian accents, asking to speak to people we had never heard of, who apparently worked in different departments of the company, and then get irate when told we had no idea who they were asking for, and no we would not transfer them to another office. This went on for months, and their caller ID eventually started showing up with our company’s name somehow.

I have no idea how it was supposed to go from asking to speak to nonexistent employees at a bank to profit, but I assume there had to be some sort of point to the scam, otherwise they wouldn’t have been so persistent. 

A Boy and His Longtail > Future next gen S2000 owner 05/15/2020 at 15:01

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If that’s still too much, I can offer basic  beginner lessons for $125,000 every 15 minutes

Chariotoflove > Jim Spanfeller 05/15/2020 at 15:02

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I did a similar thing with an African lawyer scam a couple summers back.  I posted the entire exchange here.  It was almost as good as one of Veitch’s stories.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 15:03

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We road tripped for a long weekend one year.  It was a lot of fun.  Good museums, tours, and the like.  Visit the capitol for sure.  It’s a lot of great history.

A Boy and His Longtail > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 15:03

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You would think they could convince more people if they spell checked their scam emails

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 15:04

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I swear I can hear a canadian talking from 100 yards away. The accent is so much different than the northern US accent. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 15:05

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Texans carry “s ix-shooters” because that is what cowboys in the old west used.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/15/2020 at 15:07

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My dad & I broke down in Algoma Mills, ON , about 4 years ago. We were driving a clapped out late-80s RV on a west-bound cross-continental drive (southern Vermont to Seattle).

Pretty much everyone we met went above & beyond the stereotype of the friendly Canadian. It was a very enjoyable couple of days in a tiny village. Breaking down across the street from Clarence’s Fish Market* was definitely not the worst place to have done so!

*Clarence’s Beer, Jerky, and Smoked Fish Market would be a more accurate name.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 05/15/2020 at 15:19

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I shared it with a colleague, and he said he’s gotten similar emails. 

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 05/15/2020 at 15:29

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That answers the  question pretty definitively.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 17:17

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Imagine how small of a percentage of the people who got this are trumpet players and then imagine how many of said trumpet players are gullible enough to fall for it. Either that or they know too much about you.

Urambo Tauro > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 18:43

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... I am intrigued to know how they knew I play trumpet.

Are you not one to toot your own horn?

ttyymmnn > Urambo Tauro 05/15/2020 at 18:50

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Only when I get paid.

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 05/16/2020 at 01:15

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how do you contact them if not by email?

ttyymmnn > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/16/2020 at 01:25

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That was my question, too. 

Future next gen S2000 owner > ttyymmnn 05/18/2020 at 10:52

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1600 Pennsylvania Ave