scammers

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celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 20 Feb

On several occasions I have run into scammers either on the phone, my computer or in emails. They make me so mad I love to mess with them. I've had about four instances. The first one was about 3-4 years ago when a scam was...

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Calls from bank's toll free number

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 7 Oct

I frequently get calls from a toll free number that is supposed to belong to my bank. They keep asking for information and I refuse to oblige It is shocking that this is a scam call. How they use a bank's toll free number is...

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using toll free bank numbers

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A technical scare

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 14 May 25

I clicked onto FB yesterday and saw that I had two messages. It wasn't the usual little N to read them, but I clicked on it anyway. Big mistake. I immediately got a screen saying that Windows Defender had locked me out. I tried...

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Another hot one.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84699) • Daytona Beach, Florida 4 Apr 25

Spring is here in Florida. A roof company really wants my business, but I'm going and keep saying 'no'. Yes, my roof has damage, and that's the hook they use. You live anywhere, especially those devestated by storms recently, and...

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Scam Call

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (2356) • United States 13 Feb 25

Up until today, I have had MAYBE one scam call. Today I had 2. I think maybe they are getting into Walmart's page. The first one said he was from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, and that I had a suspicious package from...

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Raising Awareness: Fake Payment Proof Generators

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 1 Jan 25

Dear all, Happy 2025! This isn't exactly how I planned to start off my year here, but I feel it necessary. I needed to raise awareness to the fact that there are apps now that can generate fake payment proofs. These fake proofs...

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Scammers are like squirrels!

Fleur @Fleura (34932) • United Kingdom 28 Nov 24

Yesterday I received this email: Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your Microsoft account. I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisely. Have you...

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Watch Out for the Scammers

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 16 Nov 24

I posted, yesterday, about the scam McAfee (or someone claiming to be McAfee) ran on me. Well someone stole money from my brother's bank account this morning. They, too, went through Amazon. Then my daughter called and told me...

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And out come the scammers...

Stacey @xstitcher (39006) • Petaluma, California 8 Nov 24

Jeez, they're everywhere. I just put the earrings I had up on Poshmark, and almost immediately I get a message from some guy who at first said he bought them (though I got no email/notice that they sold) and then he changed his...

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Scammers helping you outwit the scammers

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jul 24

The photo has nothing to do with the text. Scammers never stop trying, do they? They come up with all sorts of ways to try to trick people into paying out money for nothing. There seems no end to their inventiveness. Australia...

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Well, I'm popular today.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84699) • Daytona Beach, Florida 22 May 24

There must be something in the air, because my phone has rang three times today. Two of them were scammers, and the third was about our existing timeshare. We haven't been able to use it because of George's stroke and not being...

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And, so they found me.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84699) • Daytona Beach, Florida 7 Mar 24

I knew it would eventually happen. When you have to give a number out, it eventually attracts scammers and robo calls. What's worse, is I can't do much about it. I could silence unknown calls, or start using T-mobile more (with...

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Feeling a little off today.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84699) • Daytona Beach, Florida 5 Oct 23

Well, scammers found me, again. Only one so far, but I'm sure there will be more to follow. Can't be helped. The places we go, require a working phone number.But, I will just start reporting and blocking numbers if I have to or...

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Reporting Scammers in FB

allen0187 @allen0187 (59645) • Philippines 25 Jul 23

So, I'm still applying and have included FB in my search. Not really a fan of the platform but friends and former colleagues have said that they were able to find work in FB. So I took their advice and joined relevant groups....

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Have you ever been scammed?

Ryza Monique Olaer @083196ryza (51) 12 Feb 23

I might have worked for a scammer. He's in the middle of trying to get money from me now (80$) using cryptocurrency. This is apparently for the external charges that I need to pay before my compensation can be processed into my...

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Scammers Part 2

rosyrose @vickyrose (2236) • Cooma, Australia 6 Feb 23

This scam involves the online markets on Facebook. These are not properly monitored and secured. My friend ordered two pairs of shoes from an online vendor on the Swap and Sell market. She paid for the shoes and the postage...

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Scammers Part 1

rosyrose @vickyrose (2236) • Cooma, Australia 28 Jan 23

I have a friend who was victimised twice by scammers. One involved her online order, where she received a confirmation phone call about her order. She was asked details of her credit card, which she unsuspectedly gave. She was...

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Another trick that scammers use

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jan 23

The photo has nothing to do with the post, except that there appears to be two suns and, of course, there is only one. The lifestyle village where we now live has its own Facebook page. Sometimes information and tips are put up....

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A Scammer Caller

Eli The Guard @DevMrSamEleazar (14164) • Philippines 28 Jun 22

Idk if you experienced this but. one time someone called us and said (You just won 10Million Pesos) (182k In dollars) and the called wanting us to pay for the tax and things cuz he said (the money will deliver there exactly at...

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Got Scammed

allen0187 @allen0187 (59645) • Philippines 18 Mar 22

Wrote about looking at online shops to try and improve my own. Well, guess what, I saw an item I want in Fakebook marketplace. I PMed the owner/poster of the item and asked about it. We had settled on a price and the delivery fee....

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