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so i notice my pixel now has a smart screener where a robo google voice says the call is being screened and then attemps to do a voice to text transcipt for "legit" calls. havent used it much other then the one curiosity try with friends and family. the voice to text is bad btw. e: btw, do spammer know if you let a call time out or you just swipe down and block it? PhazonLink fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Dec 22, 2018 |
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MightyJoe36 posted:I had something like this once from some police organization (FOP? I can't remember) who wanted me to donate money. I get these all the time, and they always start off the same way: Him: Hi, is Carolyn there? Me: Sorry, you have the wrong number. Him: Well, maybe you can help me, I'm with Some Bullshit Police Organization and... It's always the same name, and I always remember what it is about 0.1 seconds after I autopilot my way through the "Sorry, wrong number" bit.
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Khizan posted:I get these all the time, and they always start off the same way: I just got this a few days ago, also not for my name. I asked where they got my number and it responded with "well, we get our numbers from many different sources". It sounded automated.
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Khizan posted:I get these all the time, and they always start off the same way:
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So this isn't a common scam but I think the thread will appreciate it.Maine man arrested after police say he broke into a home, ate food, put on clothes and watched TV posted:A Standish man was arrested Sunday after police say he stole two cars before breaking into a residence in Waterboro where he made himself at home.
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Busy dude, respect.
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Bangor Daily News posted:Theft by unauthorized taking 
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He got a lift home ! Amazing.
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HerStuddMuffin posted:Theft by theft you say? Why I never There are thefts by deception and things like that too.
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HerStuddMuffin posted:Theft by theft you say? Why I never I feel like that's more specifically like equipping other peoples' items and just kinda wandering away.
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3D Fallout has taught me that you can steal anything and get away with it if you levitate it around a corner before you put it in your pocket. *Resumes staring at beer display.*
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America. America is the most common scam in the entire world and somehow people keep falling for it.quote:What about America is a scam?
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I keep getting calls about medical grade braces. Is that such a large demographic that it's worth robo calling over?
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bamhand posted:I keep getting calls about medical grade braces. Is that such a large demographic that it's worth robo calling over? Can you get me their number?
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bamhand posted:I keep getting calls about medical grade braces. Is that such a large demographic that it's worth robo calling over? Yup, "every person on Medicare" is a large demographic. I watch the weird over-the-air networks you've never heard of: braces make up a pretty good chunk of the commercials. It's the ol' "they're free! We'll bill Medicare (several thousand dollars) for you!" poo poo. It's straight up Medicare fraud. Once enough of the brace sellers get busted they'll move on to some other product to scam money out of Medicare with. https://www.mcall.com/news/watchdog/mc-nws-medicare-back-brace-scam-watchdog-20170904-story.htm It's similar to the old electric wheelchair scam but the scammers don't need to get a doctor (or fake being doctors themselves) to say you need a knee or back brace like they did with the wheelchairs. Ever wonder why you don't see Hoveround commercials anymore? The government started busting people for fraud and Medicare updated the price they'd pay so the fraudsters wouldn't make $4000 in profit on every sale. https://amac.us/medicare-scam-just-kept-rolling/
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bamhand posted:I keep getting calls about medical grade braces. Is that such a large demographic that it's worth robo calling over? As soon as you hang up you get another robocall about a dental plan.
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Sparkle sparkle!
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I was friended in the middle of the night by a mutual friend of an ex, who I didn't remember, but vaguely sounded familiar, so gently caress it I added her and she immediately messages me hi and makes some chit chat after revealing that no, we don't know each other (emojis her own): Joyce: Im from Philippines maam. Me: i heard that you guys had a pretty big earthquake recently, did you feel it? Joyce:Yes maam cinni, it is in my place i hope that someday you do help us financial help. 😭 Me: i would if i could, earthquakes are scary as gently caress and destructive as gently caress, did your house get messed up? Joyce: Yes maam but a little bit but in my grandmother house has messed up 😭 so i would like to need help. 😭 Me: The Red Cross is a good start, I don't know much about aid charities though I am sure there are plenty out there, or even a gofundme page Joyce: I don't know yet gofund me maam cinni. Me: its just like making a facebook, try it out Joyce: You can do maam cinni a little bit financial help from you to us. How much you do maam i accept it Me: Sorry, can't help you, good luck Joyce: Why maam? I just left it at that for now, but I'm gonna tell my ex to probably get rid of her cause I am most likely not the only person on his friends list to get this. I like how she is preemptively accepting my offer of zero dollars though, tenacious!
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welp, just found out my parents got got by the ol' itunes gift card scam 
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RabbitWizard fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Jan 12, 2019 |
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HerStuddMuffin posted:Theft by theft you say? Why I never Theres some weird context to this type of charge. Like if a guy in an auto shop drives your car to run some errands when you think it's being fixed, it's considered theft but the thief obviously intends to return the car and pretend they didn't drive it. I was on Jury duty where a guy got charged something like that, because he 'borrowed' a car from his brother's repair shop,drove to a pharmacy with it, robbed the pharmacy for pills, then intended to return the car at the shop once he was done.
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Wrex Ruckus posted:welp, just found out my parents got got by the ol' itunes gift card scam 
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Panfilo posted:Theres some weird context to this type of charge. Like if a guy in an auto shop drives your car to run some errands when you think it's being fixed, it's considered theft but the thief obviously intends to return the car and pretend they didn't drive it. We have "taken without owners consent" here, or "that shifty bastard twoc'd your car John"
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Pretty cool interview about cons and scams from Paul Wilson who does a BBC show called "The Real Hustle" http://theweereview.com/interview/interview-paul-wilson/ I love poo poo like this and really enjoy caper and con movies like "House of Games", "The Sting" and stuff like that. Haven't checked out the show yet but several on YouTube BiggerBoat fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Jan 11, 2019 |
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Jan 11, 2019 01:34
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It's also on dailymotion, wow 11 seasons of new stuff to watch!
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Pretty sweet of the FBI to get in touch with me during the shutdown. From: FBI <FBI.@joy.ocn.ne.jp> Subject: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) J.Edgar Hoover Building Washington, D.C 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 quote:Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) J.Edgar Hoover Building Washington, D.C 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
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elvisfan.com
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Pretty sweet of the FBI to get in touch with me during the shutdown. This checks out.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Pretty sweet of the FBI to get in touch with me during the shutdown. drat dawg the director of the FBI is emailing you directly about this, get on it quick
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I'd take an email from an official FBI barrister seriously.
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The Moon Monster posted:I'd take an email from an official FBI barrister seriously. You're far more likely to get coffee from an FBI barista.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:You're far more likely to get coffee from an FBI barista. You really want to watch what blend you get though. Getting too much Arabica could put you on a watch list.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:You're far more likely to get coffee from an FBI barista. FBI baristas are forbidden from asking for customers’ names.
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Platystemon posted:FBI baristas are forbidden from asking for customers’ names. That's the CIA Starbucks
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jobson groeth posted:You really want to watch what blend you get though. Getting too much Arabica could put you on a watch list. Are you saying that the feds prefer their coffee with bourbon?
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MAN IN THE GRAY SUIT YOUR ORDER IS READY
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BiggerBoat posted:This checks out. The weird part is that OCN is a Japanese ISP so that email address would be linked to a user account and it would be incredibly easy to find out who owned it if an official complaint was made to them.
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Original_Z posted:The weird part is that OCN is a Japanese ISP so that email address would be linked to a user account and it would be incredibly easy to find out who owned it if an official complaint was made to them. I'd be surprised if that account wasn't stolen.
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I posted up thread about auto repair shops and at least one poster called me out so... A few months back my windshield washer fluid stopped working/pumping water and I was advised by the shop close to my work that the pump was broken to the tune of $300 or so. gently caress that. Since then I've been keeping a spray bottle in my car and going ghetto style at red lights washing my windshield and applying Rain-X. Yesterday when I went in for a tune up at a different place I told them about the windshield washer and they said the hose came off. No charge. And before anyone says it and puts it on me for not seeing a loose hose, on my car I can't GET to the washer tank so there's no way for me to look at it without taking half the engine apart. This is NOT an accident and shops do this all the time. I remember my grandma once saying her car needed a new compressor for the A/C and when I took it in somewhere else all it needed was a blast of freon. This has happened to me repeatedly and excuse me for not knowing anything about cars but now I always...ALWAYS get a second opinion on my car before I authorize ANY repairs. Now that my car has all new fluids I'm going to take my car to the quick oil change place I use sometimes and see what they recommend. Not because I'm a dick but I just hate liars and assholes. It's like computer repair "experts" who charge $300 to elderly people when all they need is a clean reinstall or a hard system reset. Preying on the ignorant and on people whoa re paying YOU for your expertise is sleazy as poo poo. Auto repair shops are the WORST grifters imaginable and gently caress that guy who defended them.
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Sounds like you need to find a shop that you actually trust, like maybe the one who told you about the hose. Nothing wrong with getting a second opinion I guess but sometimes poo poo's hosed and it's nice to know the place you take your car to will treat you right. They're out there, not everybody is a douchebag.
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