Posted on 06/01/2022 3:44:53 AM PDT by Libloather
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It’s irritating when scammers call our cell phones several times a day but some con artists are so convincing that victims might do something unthinkable.
The threat of arrest can rob you of common sense.
“He essentially kept me in a state of stress, so I was not able to think about what I am doing,” said the warrant scam victim.
Scammers tell victims they can pay off a warrant with cash cards. Then to make it more convincing they have victims drive to a law enforcement office. There they discover there isn’t a warrant and their money is gone.
Warrant scammers on the phone have stooped to a shocking new low by convincing three victims they’re dealing with law enforcement and ordering them to flip to selfie mode. Then tell them they have to submit to a virtual strip search.
Sarpy County Sheriff’s Sgt. Blake Raughton says three victims have followed scammers’ orders.
“They hold the phone up where they have the phone pointed at them. The suspects are asking them to perform the motions of what is done in corrections settings as far as strip searches. So, they’re asking them to unclothe and show sensitive areas of their body,” said Raughton.
It’s not just on the phone. How scammers can be so convincing online is part of a UNO study that focuses on the eyes of someone reading spam and scam messages.
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On top of it all, they laughed.
Geez.
I was in the pool!
[Scammers tell victims they can pay off a warrant with cash cards.]
Or maybe Walmart gift cards?
No punishment is too harsh for these scammers.
I might even break out ...... the Yoko Ono records.
And, maybe, just maybe, the LeRoy Nieman paintings.
I have to risk violating the Geneva Convention.
Animals that do this sh!t should be executed!
Get a lawyer
The junkyard has gotten so cluttered you need a junkyard dog to navigate.
This is preposterous.
Anyone dumb enough to fall for this, deserves the pain. More proof that you can’t fix stupid.
Life is hard. It’s harder when you’re stupid.
Some people should lose their right to vote.
Then tell them they have to submit to a virtual strip search.
I had to check to see if this was the Babylon Bee or some other satire site.
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