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Collateral Damage posted:There's a guy panhandling in the subway station close to where I live. I see him a few times per month and he always uses the same "I lost my wallet and need money to get home". Funny how often he seems to lose that wallet. This reminded me of two incidents I had with a scammer awhile ago. I guess this happened a decade ago but I was at a bookstore and this guy came in saying that his daughter was going into labor and that he needed gas money to get to the hospital. A few years later, I'm at a Burger King, about an hour and a half away from the first meeting, and the same guy came in with the same story: my daughter is in labor and I need gas money to get there. He may not have been lying the first time though since the second time he did have a toddler with him.
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# ¿ Apr 24, 2017 04:10 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 13:04 |
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It's not just you. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/smarter-living/stop-robocalls.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/ Sorry for the mobile link. I have no idea if those apps really do anything to prevent robocalls.
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# ¿ May 19, 2017 19:11 |
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John Oliver did a video on this same topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U2eDJnwz_s
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# ¿ Jan 2, 2018 10:28 |
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BiggerBoat posted:Are things like Lifelock and ID protection services generally scams? https://www.wired.com/2010/05/lifelock-identity-theft/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-xE5aF2Z4
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# ¿ Jan 17, 2018 22:08 |
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Some of the mechanics in my area have begun to take pictures while they do inspections. It's easy to show to the customer what the problem is and on the flip side, it probably gives a customer some confidence. You can always ask to be shown what the problem is, whether physically showing you or with a picture. i.e.
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# ¿ Jan 20, 2019 11:08 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO0iG_P0P6M
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# ¿ Jul 10, 2019 03:15 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 13:04 |
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Reminder, this is the best nextdoor thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/938972453409140736.html
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