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Behind a Massive Robocall Scam, Four Human Faces
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| Monday, June 15, 2009
| By Joshua Rhett Miller
Posted on 06/15/2009 11:24:44 AM PDT by metmom
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:24:44 AM PDT
by
metmom
To: metmom
Do people really fall for these things?
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:28:10 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
To: metmom
I must’ve gotten a dozen “final call before we close the book” calls in addition to the other “your warranty may be expiring”. Ya think??? My car is 12 years old!
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:29:02 AM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weight-lifting sessions each week and...)
To: metmom
And before long, you may have agreed to put $450 down on an extended service contract that costs up to $3,000, the balance to be paid in monthly payments. If I put aside $450 a month, I could afford to fix my car myself, or use it as a down payment for a new car that actually came with a warranty.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:29:48 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: metmom
It’s a scam. I’m investing my winnings from the European Lottery to ivestigate scams like this and bring them to justice. I should be getting my money any day now. I just sent the processing fee and my bank account number to them.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:30:14 AM PDT
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) We know how to deal with Iran.)
To: stuartcr
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:31:18 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: neodad
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:32:11 AM PDT
by
Brucifer
(Proud member of the Double Secret Reloading Underground.)
To: stuartcr
I knew it was a fraud the first time they called, because our vehicles are so old that there’s no way that ANY warranty we may have had on it was *about to expire*. They would have expired YEARS ago.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:32:21 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: metmom
I can't afford it now, but I'll be willing to pay double the price once I get my check from the widow of Nigera's finance minister.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:32:46 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Chrysler and GM are what Marx meant by the means of production.)
To: KarlInOhio
I can't afford it now, but I'll be willing to pay double the price once I get my check from the widow of Nigera's finance minister. I'll soon be so rich I'll be able to afford both i's in Nigeria.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:33:35 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Chrysler and GM are what Marx meant by the means of production.)
To: Tanniker Smith
I finally started pressing one to talk to a customer service member. What I told them was that if the calls didn’t stop I was going to the attorney general.
They stopped.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:33:42 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: stuartcr
I have literally taken the phone out of the hand of my mother in law as she started spewing what cars she owned, asking which one was the one which would be under the extended warranty. I've no doubt that by the end of the call, she would have paid the money.
Yes, people are stupid.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:34:40 AM PDT
by
kingu
(Party for rent - conservative opinions not required.)
To: metmom
I hit ‘1’ and start dragging the call out, maybe I will, maybe not... how about transmisions?.... I dunno.... how about steering column...?... how much is that?...
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:35:01 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: KarlInOhio
Why does everyone else get all the luck?
Nobody ever wants to send me free money.....
:(
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:35:36 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: kingu
This type of thing is one of the main concerns I have with individual accounts replacing social security. There are a lot of bad guys, and a lot of people that could get really hurt.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:37:19 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
To: neodad
Its a scam. Im investing my winnings from the European Lottery to ivestigate scams like this and bring them to justice. I should be getting my money any day now. I just sent the processing fee and my bank account number to them. My friends in Nigeria say this is a scam. If you really want to make some money you need to help them move 5 million dollars out of the country. Just send them your account number and personal information, along with a check to cover the processing and you can be rich.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:38:03 AM PDT
by
mbynack
(Retired USAF SMSgt)
To: kingu
I have literally taken the phone out of the hand of my mother in law as she started spewing what cars she owned, asking which one was the one which would be under the extended warranty.We asked them which car it was that the warranty was about to expire on. They told us to tell them which one's we had. Mr. mm said to them that we own more than one car and we needed to know which vehicle they were calling about since they called us. They hung up.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:38:12 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: theDentist
I like the way you think.
Keep them busy so they can’t harass others.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:38:55 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: stuartcr
I guess you don’t have an elderly parent. Whether they “fall for it” enough to send money, old people worry when they get official-sounding calls.
If anybody wants to apply some direct action on these guys, I’m in.
To: metmom
I’ve asked for a supervisor to find who they are because I am on the ‘do not call list’ and they just hang up.
And then call back. I’ll have to try the Attorney General bit. Since my AG is always on TV badgering some company or another (Blumenthal), they might believe me.
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posted on
06/15/2009 11:40:46 AM PDT
by
Betis70
(Keep working serf, Zero's in charge)
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