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GF got a voicemail from 844-868-9742 yesterday. What is their long term goal anyway if no one answers the line? Gathering up phone numbers of known idiots similar to confirming emails via unsubscribe links?
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:The gas can is just a prop, gas can men want money. he spent the last of his money getting the gas can, man
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May 9, 2018 18:07
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goatsestretchgoals posted:Gathering up phone numbers of known idiots similar to confirming emails via unsubscribe links? it's this one, yeah. she'll probably start getting even more "courtesy calls" than usual from spoofed local numbers soon, goondolences
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May 10, 2018 14:14
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Nope luckily I stopped her from calling back! She is an inherently nice and trusting person so this is one of the rare situations that my cynicism and hatred for mankind actually help out.
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May 10, 2018 18:44
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I should have clarified- I actually did make purchases from Apple, and it was an email confirming it. Usually my contact is with AppIe and it's scams
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May 10, 2018 21:05
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No I understood, I was just taking the opportunity to laugh at the last batch of AppIe scam emails that went around, they were even worse than usual
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May 10, 2018 21:41
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I recently got a scam where I couldn't do anything with my Apple account and noticed that I had recently receive an email from"Apple" saying that my account was locked and to follow the link to unlock it. There were a few things off, the email address wasn't correct, the link was shady when you hovered over it, and the text of the email was a little less than legit but not so bad that it was obvious. Anyway I guess they must have kept trying to force their way into my account and the real Apple locked it for security reasons. I have 2FA on and didn't see anything else odd happening, and I was able to get my account properly unlocked and a new password set up. Pretty interesting though and I could see how it could fool people, wonder how I got targeted for that.
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May 11, 2018 15:10
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I'm pretty sure that when I check my email on my phone it doesn't show the complete email address, only the first few characters, so if you're in a hurry or just not paying attention you might just assume it's legit. Also, it works because a lot of people use Apple Store or whatever. I got one that said my account was locked and I need to click this link to unlock it, it was a scam. Apple says the easiest way to tell is if the email from "Apple" uses your name and knows specifically what you've purchased recently.
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May 13, 2018 14:50
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This morning I had an email reporting my Amazon account was locked due to too many failed login attempts, click link to unlock account. The email address they used was @ebay.com. Good job, rear end in a top hat.
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May 14, 2018 14:56
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For the last week, I've gotten the usual spam email but they've changed the sender name to Stormy Daniels. At least it gave me a laugh.
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May 14, 2018 20:04
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Got this one this morning. No I didn't leave out my name, it was addressed just like this:quote:Dear ,
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May 18, 2018 16:02
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Krotera posted:Don't take this personally but I seriously doubt you on this: I have heard a lot of people present mlm stuff to me as "yeah they're totally shady about X and Y but not about Z, where the thing I happen to be doing is Z." You make a fair point about the A+ ratings for places that in no way have time to respond to every complaint. Perhaps my experience is only representative on the small business side.
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May 22, 2018 14:40
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Had a weird one the other day. A couple guys in an expensive SUV were pulled of on a ramp with their hazards on. I stopped and the guy claimed to be a Canadian tourist who had run out of gas. He asked me for cash to buy gas. I said, "No, but I'll give you $10 bucks worth if you follow me to the gas station (about 2 miles away). I expected him to do the usual. Curse me and tell me to gently caress off, but instead, he said "OK" and followed me. I had him pull up to the pump and I asked, "If I have you turn your key to the on position, it'll be on E right?" He did and it was. I bought him $10 worth and he said "Thank you very much" and took off. Is the whole scam to get a small amount of gas for free? I checked the ramp half an hour later and he didn't go back to that spot. I can't figure out how it's not a scam, but I wanted to see how it played out. He didn't lift my wallet. He didn't try to roll me. He didn't offer to pay me back with a postdated check for twice the amount. He didn't try to get me to take cash out of an ATM. If the scam is just to get small amounts of gas for free, good for him I guess.
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May 22, 2018 15:18
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Uh I think he was just a guy that ran out of gas and didn't have cash on him.
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May 22, 2018 15:26
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Jesus Christ, not everything is a scam.
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May 22, 2018 15:40
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Today I saw people trying to sell goods and food out of a warehouse with Walmart written on the front. I didn’t give them any money because I’m not stupid but I’m curious. What’s the scam? I mean, it seems like a lot of trouble to stock the whole warehouse with goods and electronic registers near the exits just to get a few bucks out of dummies. They even had a dude in a security uniform and some little shopping carts outside.
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May 22, 2018 15:54
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mostlygray posted:Had a weird one the other day. A couple guys in an expensive SUV were pulled of on a ramp with their hazards on. I stopped and the guy claimed to be a Canadian tourist who had run out of gas. He asked me for cash to buy gas. I said, "No, but I'll give you $10 bucks worth if you follow me to the gas station (about 2 miles away). If he's out of gas how did he follow you to the gas station in his SUV
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May 22, 2018 16:17
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drive me nuts to school posted:If he's out of gas how did he follow you to the gas station in his SUV I think it was more he was running out of gas and had no money.
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May 22, 2018 16:22
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HerStuddMuffin posted:Today I saw people trying to sell goods and food out of a warehouse with Walmart written on the front. I didn’t give them any money because I’m not stupid but I’m curious. What’s the scam? I mean, it seems like a lot of trouble to stock the whole warehouse with goods and electronic registers near the exits just to get a few bucks out of dummies. They even had a dude in a security uniform and some little shopping carts outside. People are stupid. Also plausible deniability and an air of legitimacy. Plus, if you get caught buying that poo poo, you can say "I thought it was a Wal-Mart Outlet!"
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May 22, 2018 17:26
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What the gently caress is Shark Tank and why does all my spam for a fortnight tell me that whatever poo poo it’s trying to hock is available on Shark Tank? I’ve just deleted thirty-six spam emails from my work account and thirty-four of them mention Shark Tank either in the title or the text.
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May 22, 2018 17:44
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BiggerBoat posted:People are stupid. Pretty sure he's describing an actual Wal Mart and making fun of the gas poster
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May 22, 2018 17:48
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Sanford posted:What the gently caress is Shark Tank and why does all my spam for a fortnight tell me that whatever poo poo it’s trying to hock is available on Shark Tank? I’ve just deleted thirty-six spam emails from my work account and thirty-four of them mention Shark Tank either in the title or the text. It's a TV show. Same thing as Dragon's Den if you're in a non-US country that has that instead.
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May 22, 2018 17:51
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Sanford posted:What the gently caress is Shark Tank and why does all my spam for a fortnight tell me that whatever poo poo it’s trying to hock is available on Shark Tank? I’ve just deleted thirty-six spam emails from my work account and thirty-four of them mention Shark Tank either in the title or the text. it's a tv show where people with an idea try to convince billionaires to buy in
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May 22, 2018 19:02
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It's a game show where notorious Captains of Industry compete with each other to see who can sell the worst deal to petit bourgosies desperate for capital
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May 22, 2018 19:13
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shame on an IGA posted:It's a game show where notorious Captains of Industry compete with each other to see who can sell the worst deal to petit bourgosies desperate for capital They have the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and that Mark Cuban guy, and... I forget the rest. It's American Idol for bad business ideas.
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May 22, 2018 19:15
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The show is almost totally fake too, it just amounts to advertising. The deal offered on camera is almost never what is actually agreed to. Someone from my home town was on a while back, and after the episode aired, her 'shark' contacted her to renegotiate the deal. She refused, so there was no deal and her appearance basically amounted to a 15 minute commercial for her product.
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May 22, 2018 19:21
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Reality television is a scam? Who knew!
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May 22, 2018 20:22
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EL BROMANCE posted:It's a TV show. Same thing as Dragon's Den if you're in a non-US country that has that instead. Ah okay yeah, if it’s the same as Dragons Den in the UK then I can’t see how it could possibly be considered an endorsement. I’ll assume the US version doesn’t really feature herbal viagra substitutes and a special new kind of orthopaedic sandals like these emails are claiming.
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May 22, 2018 20:43
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The scams of reality TV are always interesting though. You can tell which property the House Hunters choose because they’ve already bought it - the other two are arranged afterwards. You can spot differences in hair cuts and similar and tell which one is the odd one out. Bar Rescue they always pull out anything expensive after shooting, which is probably for the best as that show sucks and the main dudes taste is dreadful.
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May 22, 2018 20:48
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MANime in the sheets posted:The show is almost totally fake too, it just amounts to advertising. The deal offered on camera is almost never what is actually agreed to. Someone from my home town was on a while back, and after the episode aired, her 'shark' contacted her to renegotiate the deal. She refused, so there was no deal and her appearance basically amounted to a 15 minute commercial for her product. you also have to give up a percentage of your company to even go on the show, since yeah it's a huge advertisement for your business. after i learned that it made a lot more sense why so many of them refuse to make a deal with the "sharks"
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May 22, 2018 20:48
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Lutha Mahtin posted:you also have to give up a percentage of your company to even go on the show, since yeah it's a huge advertisement for your business. after i learned that it made a lot more sense why so many of them refuse to make a deal with the "sharks" Please tell me that's only if they actually get air time, I'm pretty sure not all the presentations make it to live TV.
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May 22, 2018 23:11
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That hasn't been the case since the first or second season.
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May 22, 2018 23:18
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MANime in the sheets posted:Pretty sure he's describing an actual Wal Mart and making fun of the gas poster Oh. Well in that case *whoosh*
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May 23, 2018 01:59
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Proteus Jones posted:Jesus Christ, not everything is a scam. Nah, everything is a scam of at least some level.
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May 23, 2018 03:23
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Proteus Jones posted:Jesus Christ, not everything is a scam. Explain that to the people on the NextDoor website. Almost every other post is 'a stranger tried to interact with me in some way. I called the cops immediately and luckily because they were a minority I had predialed 911 and that saved me time!' I took a break from the site because every now and then I would try to reason with people (he was probably a door to door salesman, kids always ride their bikes on the sidewalk safer than the street sometimes, etc) and the response is universal: if you aren't part of the lynch mob you are clearly the culprit even though its pretty unlikely that all the people who knock on their doors are all also users of the website much less me being all 20 of those people. Theres a twitter called 'the best of nextdoor' or something like that and its all this sort of crap. Everythings a scam. EDIT: nextdoor is a scam to sell ring doorbell cameras is my theory. Everytime theres one of these posts about people at the door theres an ad for Ring.
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May 23, 2018 08:06
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Man came to our house this week and asked to see XXXXX to get details on a car accident done a few years ago. XXXXX has not lived at the house for 6+ years. We had no contact details to give, so he left. Is this an isurance scam of some sort?
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May 23, 2018 11:22
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Comstar posted:Man came to our house this week and asked to see XXXXX to get details on a car accident done a few years ago. It could just be someone trying to tcb before the statute of limitations runs out.
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May 23, 2018 13:28
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Also might be someone trying to serve process
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May 23, 2018 13:38
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Comstar posted:Man came to our house this week and asked to see XXXXX to get details on a car accident done a few years ago. When private investigators working for insurance companies get information on people, it's based on a social security check and all previous or possible residences come up. If they can't track down the person, they'll check out the older ones for more information. That old seems unlikely but if they made themselves pretty scarce I can see them looking into a residence that old, especially if that was the one before the current residence.
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I had a girl come knock on my door, hand me a single bottle of febreeze as my "gift," and give me a really generic company name. She didn't have any cards, a bag, or a car that I could see, and she wasn't sure whether they had a website. She also looked a little unhealthy and had lovely quality tattoos. She wanted to come into my house to look at my floor to give me a free estimate to do any repairs/cleaning. I handed her air freshener back and said no thank you. I almost had trouble keeping a straight face as it went on and became more and more obvious that she just wanted into my house. She was pretty small and didn't appear to have a weapon, so I assume the idea was to look at my place and have her boyfriend come back and rob me later. All she learned was that I'm a big younger guy with a barking dog and at least one roommate, so that should hopefully put me low on any theoretical list of robbery targets. I guess she could've just been an incredibly lovely door to door salesperson.
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