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SCAM Alert
Posted on 04/26/2004 9:09:05 PM PDT by SandRat
Attention all Freepers!!!
I got this in the mail today in a manila legal window envelope with only a return address of
Service Center
PO Box 10708
Goldsboro, NC 27532
for a return address.
Very official looking isn't it?
Well it's not!
It's not until you get to the very small small text at the bottom of the card that it reads:
Not affiliated with or endorsed by any Government or Medicare program.
I'm dropping it off with the local paper tomorrow so they can alert everyone here but wanted warn you all too.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: crime; scam
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To: SandRat
Bump!
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posted on
04/27/2004 4:23:29 PM PDT
by
windchime
(Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))
To: windchime; All
The offending card was turned in on Tuesday to the local paper with the envelope it came in. The reporter was equally confused by the appearance of the card and envelope. He commented on the fact that no phone number was given either.
A check of todays paper and there is no story yet.
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posted on
04/28/2004 4:50:52 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
You should drop it off at the Post Office and speak with the Post Master. I'd be willing to bet this constitutes mail fraud. That is if they investigate the perp and find no assets or intention of paying out anything.
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posted on
04/28/2004 4:56:54 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '04...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
I want to play it out first through the paper to see if they will at least post a warning to others in community. I even told them where it was already posted on FR and an existing image existed to put in the paper.
Know that I'll get another one in the mail since I didn't fall for the first one and if the paper has or hasn't done anything then I'll go to the post office and file a complaint.
No action there, I'll go to the FBI Office on post.
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posted on
04/28/2004 5:29:04 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Just get ahold of the BBB and the FTC on this. They can verify and investigate the suspicious looking mailer.
25
posted on
04/29/2004 12:19:57 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(<a href="http://www.johnkerry.com/">Waffles</a>)
To: SandRat
Bump!
26
posted on
04/29/2004 8:03:16 AM PDT
by
windchime
(Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))
To: SandRat
They will try and sell you a guaranteed life insurance policy with the social security benefit as the deductible.
Half the battle is getting you to mail in the card. If nothing else, they can always sell the info.
If you die before a certain time is up, you will probably only get back your premiums plus some interest. That is how they can guarantee coverage!
All these programs differ in small degrees. Check the fine print.
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:47:58 PM PDT
by
TheLion
To: SandRat
Thanks for the heads up!
28
posted on
05/03/2004 1:42:38 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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