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1 posted on 08/01/2022 10:43:01 AM PDT by gitmo
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To: gitmo

Heck, real government workers do this, too.


2 posted on 08/01/2022 10:44:35 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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the government could catch these scum and put a halt to such scams IF THEY WANTED.

This is a crime worthy of death penalty, imo.


3 posted on 08/01/2022 10:46:21 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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I just thought another article of telling the FBI where you found gold...


4 posted on 08/01/2022 10:49:45 AM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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Only real fake FBI are allowed to destroy people’s lives.


5 posted on 08/01/2022 10:50:57 AM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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You Tube has a slew of anti-scammers who target these scam centers. Very entertaining watching them mess with the scammers.


6 posted on 08/01/2022 10:51:11 AM PDT by Ken H (Trump /DeSantis)
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Never respond to any phone, text or email contact that you didn’t initiate. If you think it is legitimate then access the website from a protected browser. Do not click on a link.

Save yourself a lot of trouble.


7 posted on 08/01/2022 10:51:50 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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The reason these people fall for these scams are they don’t contact a 3rd party. It’s easier to just go along than do any critical thinking.


9 posted on 08/01/2022 10:54:27 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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How about this headline:. Fake Federal president destroys lives with a scam. Is not going to prison


12 posted on 08/01/2022 11:00:29 AM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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> Verify anyone wanting personal information. <

And trust absolutely no one who calls or sends you an unsolicited email. Assume that they are all frauds. Because they are.

It really bothers me that this problem isn’t highlighted more. The government should be running TV spots warning about this. And they should be putting notices in Social Security mailings, etc.

You won’t save everyone. But you will save a lot.


13 posted on 08/01/2022 11:00:44 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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A slow and agonizing death is deserved by all scamming scumbags!


15 posted on 08/01/2022 11:07:54 AM PDT by Scaramouch
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The FBI does not like competition.


17 posted on 08/01/2022 11:17:40 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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I always invite them over to explain it in person.

When they ask for the address, I respond, "If you have my "at risk" data, you already know that."

18 posted on 08/01/2022 11:18:24 AM PDT by G Larry (Anybody notice that Satan is hard at work?)
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The old bank-examiner con. Classic scams will always be around.


20 posted on 08/01/2022 11:22:48 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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You’re supposed to gain wisdom when you get older but that’s bull. Most of those who get scammed in schemes like this are old fogies.


24 posted on 08/01/2022 11:52:11 AM PDT by Signalman
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Time to take control of your phone and stop answering spam. My phone handles all that crap in the background without a peep sometimes dozens per day. They may as well be beating their heads on the wall


25 posted on 08/01/2022 12:14:46 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it đŸ€Ș)
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So some guy comes along claiming to be a federal agent, claiming to help people, and instead ruins their lives.

How on earth did they determine he was fake?

31 posted on 08/01/2022 1:31:34 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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It is the REAL FED’s responsibility to destroy lives.


39 posted on 08/01/2022 4:41:40 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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My 88 year old sister sent $3,000 in gift cards to an address in California. Her check book has been taken away so it won’t happen again. Poor Sis never questioned the Indian caller and didn’t know scams were run like this.

My wife gets at least 2 calls from India each day. She keeps them on the phone as long as possible to tie them and mess with their minds. Strange that I have never gotten any scam calls.


40 posted on 08/01/2022 7:42:41 PM PDT by DazedVet (Self esteem cannot be taught in school but comes from actual achievement.)
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