A telephone scam that I didn&#39;t know was a scam?

@DaddyEvil (174213)

• United States

18 Feb 21

@TheHorse Honestly, I'd rather you bailed instead of playing with them. I'm not saying any of them could trick you but I do worry.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

@DaddyEvil I have enough going on right now (two preschool jobs, Guitar Center, writing a book) that I don't want to "mess " with them. But the temptation is there.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Feb 21

Yeppers, this fella had my name right, and even the fact that I'm a "doctor." I bailed quickly without saying anything. He does have a nice Southern accent.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

19 Feb 21

@TheHorse It sounds that way that it is very much a scam. He tried two different donations That is where I wondered if it was a scam because he asked for two different donations.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

That's what made me realize it was a scam as well.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Feb 21

@Hannihar Before I realized it was a scam, I was ticked off at the police for using bot solicitation.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

21 Feb 21

@TheHorse I get it.

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

19 Feb 21

Been scammed before, so I cannot share my wisdom with you. LOL

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

19 Feb 21

@TheHorse Not gonna tell ya... you gonna laugh to glory...I want to sound intelligent. As it is you have mentioned about Educational Deficiency. I am suffering with inferiority complex. LOL

@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

Hope it wasn't for too much. What kid of a scam was it?

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

19 Feb 21

They will try anything to get free money

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

19 Feb 21

@TheHorse Cant say they are lazy as many work harder trying not to work.

@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

Line 'em up and shoot 'em. Or not. I wonder what drove them to this low level.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381804)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Feb 21

It's funny how an accent can make us regard a call in a different way.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

Are there different Australian accents? In the US, a Southern accent is often seen as sweet and sincere.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381804)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Feb 21

@TheHorse I think the only difference would be that Queenslanders tend to talk much more slowly and with a drawl. Others might say that West Aussies speak slowly too. I don't really know about that.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

18 Feb 21

Gotta love those southern accents.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Feb 21

When I worked at a hotel in Montana (a Summer job), ALL of the front desk people were from the South. The grunts like me (I was a dishwasher) were mostly from the Midwest.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

18 Feb 21

@TheHorse I don't think I have an accent until a northerner points it out. Oh well.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

@CarolDM I'm sure you sound lovely. Can I work for you for $7/hour?

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (84699)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

18 Feb 21

Sounds like a scam. My husband falls for it each and every time Embery Riddle tries to pull the same one. He doesn't give them money, but he does "update" our personal info, and I wish he wouldn't. That's how it gets sold to other scam artests.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (84699)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

19 Feb 21

I wish I knew. I think it's that he wants to see the good in people. He likes to be social, so when offered the opportunity to talk to someone... he will. While he does stop when they start to ask for money, he doesn't realize that giving our information to "update it", is how it gets sold to other scammers. @TheHorse

@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

What makes him so naive?

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

18 Feb 21

I hate those calls and so far I've noticed they always have a local area code.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

Heh.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502190)

• Italy

19 Feb 21

When I lived in Italy, we always were suspicious receiving a call from someone with a southern Italian accents. They were not very lucky calling the northern.

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

19 Feb 21

You have to be cynical of so much these days.

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

I am tired of cynicism. I want to retire to Montana and teach music there.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (52144)

• Staten Island, New York

18 Feb 21

Same person asking for money for two different causes sounds like a scam to me. Did the guy ask you for personal info?

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@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Feb 21

I was "gone like a train" before he got to that part.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (17029)

• United States

18 Feb 21

I would be very suspicious of getting the same man for two different organizations asking for money. My first thought would be you are going to pocket the money yourself. It is hard to know who to donate money to anymore. Too many scams and con artists nowadays.

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