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ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 31 Dec

Have you heard about Boyfriend scams? This last spring into summer I got a bunch of them. I really can't text anyone and ask if they have requested my friendship, again. I don't know what I'd call those, but I'd get them,...

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What! Good grief!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 12 May 25

So, my phone didn't go off before I got up. Now, I'm kind of expecting a call for a medical thing, so I've put the ringer back on. And I've been answering them, well, when I wasn't in the car or in the doctor's office. So, I...

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They never give up!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 10 Feb 25

The other day I got a friend request from someone I was already friends with. I accepted the person. I did reach out to the person I was already friends to let her know. I have not heard back. When I checked, it seemed that...

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A different scammer story for ya

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 29 Jan 25

So, some guy on FB asked to be my friend. I looked at his profile and then accepted him. He felt fishy, but maybe not... Naturally he then texted me. Wanted to get off Messenger because his job didn't want them on it. Tried...

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After a long time, a scammer reached out to me

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 24 Sep 24

I have been busy with my tasks and activities and looking to complete them before deadline. While I was working through things, I see an incoming call from an unknown US number. Before I could answer, it stopped ringing. When I...

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another scammer?

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 16 Sep 24

I had this person, presenting as female on FB. I checked out her page and she's following lots of people but has no posts of her own. I didn't stay up long after accepting her. So just before noon my time I get this:...

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What negative impacts has technology had on your life?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 28 Sep 23

Personally speaking, I am enjoying my life using modern technology. I am using them wisely by earning decent money online. Unlike the others, they tend to be abusive and cheaters when it comes to scamming people. They do not want...

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Scammer to the Next Level

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 24 Jan 23

It is becoming an old issue that scammers were using PayPal to deceive innocent souls. Yesterday, I received an email that seemed to be from Paypal. If you are going to check it closely, there are some flaws that appeared to be a...

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OMG!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 21 Jun 22

I just had a great call with a spammer! So, the phone rings, says "Spam risk" on the id. I answer it with my normal rather angry sounding "What?" I get some guy sounding kind of not unfriendly: "Hello?" I reply:...

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A Letter from a Scammer

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 10 Mar 22

Today, I received a letter from the Amazon scammer. It seems that he or she is persistent this time. The subject is threatening because my Amazon account was locked. It is a scam because I do not have an account on this shopping...

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I was THREATHENED by...

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 5 Nov 21

...Yahoo! I woke up this morning and saw this message from a scammer. I cannot believe that they are sabotaging my account on "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle." I am not sure if you are going to click this link as being...

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Hackers are Real

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 17 Sep 21

I hope this will not be deleted. It is not only myLotting but I also go to other sites. One of them is being attacked by hackers. As they claimed, it is the reason why the users cannot do things swimmingly there. I...

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Scammed

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 9 May 21

This is the problem of my acquaintance and former co-worker. She's into selling various items online including second hand clothing. Hoping she could sell more, she loaned an amount to online lending app. The interest is high but...

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Too bad I cannot use it for lunch

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169439) • United States 30 Mar 21

My phone is full of spam of late. Too bad it is not the kind that you can put in a sandwich. I would have a fast lunch. I am getting tons of phone calls, all day long, from numbers I do not know. Based on other posts I see, I...

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A New Pandemic Business: Believe It or Not?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 29 Mar 21

Let me share this prompt that was shared by my friend on Facebook. It was clear that scammers are spreading this to gain money from the innocent souls in my country. They are making them scared and asking to get a covid test kit...

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Online Banking: 'Is It Safe?'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 31 Jan 21

It has been a year that I asked my bank to deactivate my online banking account. The reason is that I was a victim of a scammer. I accidentally click a link and stole my healthy bank balance. When it happened, I started to...

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Scam on PayPal: Is it?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 16 Dec 20

I woke up this morning and saw this email. It seems the scammer is trying to get my money on PayPal. Can you see the mistakes in this message? The very first thing that I noticed the email address. It was addressed to 'Me.' Am I...

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You Must Think I’m an Idiot (Random Caller)

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 14 Nov 20

I received a strange call a few minutes ago, a man with a thick accent called and said I was being to loud last night, I didn’t know writing was loud work, and telling us the landlord gave you the number is a lie, I know her and...

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There are just people who are heartless

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 4 Nov 20

The birth of delivery apps help other people the opportunity to earn during this time. It also gives the convenience to the consumers instead of personally going out to buy their needs, especially the basic. And it also help...

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BEWARE: Online Lending App

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 3 Sep 20

I heard the news that some people were victimized by a lending app or apps from the Play Store. The scheme is to let the person register and allow the app to get all the personal information before they will lend him or her money...

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