Posted on 07/21/2024 6:34:01 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
CHICAGO—It’s the hottest scam going, one that everyone would be well-advised to keep in mind as they wander the streets of Chicago: fake charity solicitors and “homeless” people commandeer phones and transfer large sums of money to themselves using the victims’ electronic banking apps.
We’ve told you about the scam and some people who’ve allegedly been caught running it, usually in tourist areas like the Mag Mile and Millennium Park or nightlife districts like Wrigleyville and the Gold Coast.
Just yesterday morning, two men asked a couple for a donation near Crown Fountain at Millennium Park. The victims reluctantly agreed to let one of the thieves transfer a dollar to himself. But, after taking control of the phone, the scammer transferred $2,400 out of the victim’s account and fled, a CPD report said.
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Whatever happened to "I gave at the office?"
Regards,
Yeah, I don't get it either!
Lived the first 38 years of my life without a phone (okay, until I moved out at 17, there was a phone in my parents' home). Then I got married, and the wife insisted on getting a wall-mounted telephone in the kitchen.
Regards,
Smartphones. Not even once.
New version of old scams.
I remember 1975, when the Hari Krishnas were infesting the airports asking for donations and selling books.
One HK girl asked a man for a donation of $5 and continued to hassle him. She said for $5 she would sell him an HK book. To get rid of her he handed her a $20 and expected $15 back, She grabbed the $20, handed him the book and took off like a rocket.
He then reported her to the airport authorities. I don’t know how it all ended but the HKs were the lice of airports everywhere in 1975.
“Hand me your wallet, and I will take $1 from it.”
Reminds me of some fortune tellers in Hawaii back in 1969. Trying to tell your fortune, and then blessing the money in your wallet. I did not fall for it, and her fortune on my past life was 100% wrong.
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