Another possible scam?
By Jellybelly
@CookieMonster46 (13447)
United States
May 12, 2018 10:09pm CST
I don't know for sure, but a few nights ago about 9:30 p.m, there was a knock on my door. I asked who it was, no one said anything, asked again the person said Lyft.
For those that don't know Lyft is like a taxi , will pick up and give you a ride for a fee.
No one here called for Lyft, so I waited for the person to walk down the stairs. A man was at the back passenger door and a lady inside, they told me they were trying to return a cell phone a customer forgot. I told them no one called for Lyft here, wrong house.
They were at the car playing with a cell phone, I just closed the door they were parked for a bit. I really started thinking about this, Lyft does not come to a door, and if a passenger for the phone, they would know who they picked up and where.
So I am not sure what was really going on and who was really here, but just figuring, again, because we are a corner house, weird things like this keep happening here.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 May 18
I would have called the cops.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
I thought of that after, but , when someone knocks after 8, it just throws my thinking of a bit.
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
20 May 18
@CookieMonster46 - Agree with the other comments. Call the cops and the company. You might have been their first "test". Based on your reactions, they might decide to refine their tricky gameplan and try a different approach on "the next victim", "the next time". You never know. But when something seems suspicious, odd, or out of place, that's usually because it is.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 May 18
or call the company to confirm.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
13 May 18
That does sound suspicious. If I were a lyft driver and found a phone someone forgot, I would take it to the company's lost and found. Whoever lost it could call and claim it. 
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
Why they stopped at my house, when no one hear used lyft, so thought of all this after they left.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 May 18
that is scary. once they came back i would have told them i could call the cops for them and see
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 May 18
@CookieMonster46 i get it. hope they don't bother you any more
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
I just didn't think fast enough, I hate when I do that, I should have called them, but again, the time they get here and then ask what kind of car, and what they look like, my memory of the faces will get foggy.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
@bunnybon7 me too. I get the strangest things happen here sometimes.
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@marguicha (215428)
• Chile
13 May 18
I get scared with that kind of things. Sometimes strangers call me, using my name and last name. I have learned to tell them it is a wrong number. Bad people are everywhere.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
I scare easy these days, and when someone knocking late, that is very much our of the ordinary.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
13 May 18
@marguicha Bad people are everywhere. We have to be very careful with everything these days.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
13 May 18
@CookieMonster46 Do you live alone?
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 May 18
It can really be creepy and scary at the same time.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
14 May 18
@mlgen1037 I agree, it could be dangerous.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
I was trying to think,what it could have been or what they were really up to.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
13 May 18
It sounds as if they were casing the joint. A corner house would make for a quick getaway. I would continue to be watchful, but you may have already shown them you were alert to any trickery. The rules for Lyft, if I am not mistaken would not allow them to have extra people riding along with the driver.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
@mlgen1037 do you have a lot going in where you live.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
14 May 18
@CookieMonster46 Yes, a lot here. Many are scammed most especially with those networking businesses.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 May 18
most especially now here in our country. Goodluck.
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
13 May 18
If you had left your phone, (was it missing?) they would have called one of your contacts to reach you. Sounds like a scam or worse.
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@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
13 May 18
I think they would have called you first and asked you if you wanted them to return the phone in the mail or if you wanted to pick it up or have them deliver it. One way or the other, just coming by and knocking at your door was the wrong thing for them to do. Best not to answer the door no matter who it might be. We had a scare 3 nights ago. At half past midnight, we woke up to a loud knocking at our back bedroom window.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
Do you see who it was? When someone knocks that late it is never good.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 May 18
Indeed. I agree with @lookatdesktop 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 May 18
Youre right. Better be careful at all times.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
13 May 18
Sounds like an attempt to break in. I would have taken the plate number of the ca, if possible, or remembered details about the people. Also, I would have called Lyft and the police as well to report the matter.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 May 18
I couldn't see the plate or the type of car just the color. Without going outside I couldn't get that info. If they had nothing to do with Lyft, which I doubt now, Lyft couldn't be of help. I should have called the police, but didn't think of it fast enough.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
14 May 18
@CookieMonster46 That happens when we are caught off guard. Hopefully it will never happen again.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 May 18
Did you try calling Lyft to confirm, JellyBelly?
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