I got a phone call from Michigan on Monday...It was a robocall...The caller did mention Federal Reserve...I disconnected...It sounded like a scam...
Did you get a phone call mentioning Federal Reserve?
Can a law be passed to prevent it? I’m saying no financial institution parts with money without written permission from a concerned relative. It goes against my libertarian leanings but these scammers need to experience the joys of anal sex. Unfortunately, many are as far away as Nigeria.
A poor old lady here lost $20k the same way...............
These bastards should be publicly executed on TV ................
The old Good Fed, Bad Cop routine.
I got one from “Social Security”, one from the “IRS”, but not the “Federal Reserve” yet.
Funny how they mostly have Indian accents (dot, not feather)
I do not answer the phone for anyone I do not know. Even some I know I make leave a voice mail.
I had the experience of some elderly relatives getting these scam calls, and realized that it could be only a matter of time before they fell for one of them. Even if someone is ‘mostly ok’, there comes a point where even mild cognitive decline can make them vulnerable.
There are now landline phones that allow you to ‘whitelist’ numbers, and send unknown, unidentified, or known scam and spam calls either into the void, or to voicemail. Reducing the volume of calls seems to help them deal with things with a lot less anxiety.
Oh, and scammers are terrible people, and should be strung up by their thumbs.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT
White caucasian male, late 70s, crotchety and cranky, especially near sundown. Uses trite old fashioned sayings like "C'mon, man" and wears old aviator sunglasses. Known to berate the American military. Con man extraordinaire. Use extreme caution and hold tightly to your wallet if you spot him."
The Federal Reserve scams the entire country—these scammers learned their tactics from them...
I got one of those last week. I just laughed and hung up, realizing that the Federal Reserve would never make calls like that.
I do feel sorry for this woman. What an awful thing to have happen.
They are especially targeting people in their 80s and 90s, because the chances are higher that increasing levels of dementia and memory loss start to destroy the “BS Detector” defenses.
Not the brightest lady on the block. Probably voted for Biden.
They won’t enjoy their eternal reward in hell with fellow thieves and connivers. Hopefully this elderly lady can be somewhat restored through donations.
That is the real tragedy.
So maddening.
[ Read was transferred to a supposed sheriff’s deputy, who confirmed she was facing charges, under surveillance, and should stay on the phone with them. ]
Anyone calls me from a “trusted institution” I ALWAYS ask for call back number etc... and tell them I am going to call them back after looking up their phone number from my side.
99.99% the call hangs up on me. because they are scammers...
NEVER TRUST A “TRANSFER” EITHER!
Ask them for the number to call and the name of the place/person “in case the transfer drops” then look it up on your side.
I got one, played along for 5-7mins, and then told him off brutally, until I finally hung-up. Nothing since.
These types of calls mostly originate out of India.
[ Read is sharing her story to help others avoid the pain she’s feeling.
“I just don’t feel like I would get caught in something like that, and I definitely did,” said Read.
Read did file a police report, but her family told ABC 10News the Bitcoin deposits, which used something called blockchain technology, are untraceable. ]
This will be used for fuel to ban/heavily regulate bitcoin and we will end up with “FED-COIN”
It INFURIATES me that the government is doing nothing to stop this sort of thing. There should be public service ads on TV and on the radio. And seniors should be getting occasional warning mailers - maybe with their social security statements.
How do we know that she herself is not running a scam?