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New York Magazine Financial Advice Columnist Gullibly Scammed Out of $50,000
Newsbusters ^ | February 20, 2024 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 02/20/2024 12:12:39 PM PST by PJ-Comix

Whenever elite media folks act as if they are smarter than the yahoos in the sticks, please keep the sad yet hilarious story of Charlotte Cowles in mind. She is the financial advice columnist of the New York magazine The Cut section and previously a weekly columnist in the Business section of the New York Times. She revealed on Thursday how, with a incredible level of gullibility, she handed a box containing $50,000 of most of her savings to a scammer in "The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger."

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KEYWORDS: financialadvice; gullible; scam
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To: Liz
Some people actually fall for it.

I got two different e mails once, from a supposed Air Force friend, and also my sister, saying they were in trouble in Spain, and needed money. I called both of them on the phone, and asked them if they were in Spain? They said no, so I told them, they might want to change their passwords. I assume that would help, but I didn’t even know that for sure.
I also get e mails all the time, saying things like, we are ready to ship your order, but need your address. No deal.

41 posted on 02/20/2024 3:50:22 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Liz

Where I live has become a very popular place for people to retire to. I know that scammers can obtain information about the demographics of a given area, which is why this area was subject to that scam a number of years ago, the years before we had caller ID.

Grandson calls and needs money because he is in jail or has been involved in an accident. Sadly, there was a woman around here who lost $20K this way.

I received 2 calls like that, but I knew it was a scam, especially since at the time I had only one grandson, and he was an infant at the time.


42 posted on 02/20/2024 3:58:05 PM PST by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: PJ-Comix

Well it is the NY Times, so the bar is set pretty low.


43 posted on 02/20/2024 3:59:30 PM PST by SamAdams76 (6,575,474 Truth | 87,429,044 Twitter)
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To: Mustard

Ditto


44 posted on 02/20/2024 4:02:39 PM PST by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: chaosagent

Resorts World Casino NYC. Hiding her gambling from her Hubbie. Writes the insane article hoping the Hubbie will think she would only write it if it was true.


45 posted on 02/20/2024 4:16:08 PM PST by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: chaosagent

Yes. Turn off the device camera and microphone. It goes both ways.


46 posted on 02/20/2024 4:30:44 PM PST by DeplorablePaul (ll)
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To: ClearCase_guy

People this stupid should be prohibited from voting.
What is wrong with that proposal?


47 posted on 02/20/2024 7:14:58 PM PST by Honest Nigerian
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