Scammer alert !!!!!

Hacksaw · 07-29-2021, 04:21 PM

This is an old scam, been happening for years now.

Bracket Vermin · 07-29-2021, 04:37 PM

Cash only has worked for me. (NO GUNS, NO TRADES)
Then telling them to meet at the local sheriff or police department for pick up, gets rid of the riff raff pretty quick.

Terry Cain · 07-29-2021, 04:55 PM

I got a call a few min ago saying I had won 29.1 mil. Then they wanted me to provide SS# and a bank account number to transfer money into. Oh, I also won a new Mercedes. It's suppose to be delivered within the hour. Damn I'm lucky. lol

Frank Castros · 07-29-2021, 05:33 PM

Anyone with a cell phone lives Scam Alert everyday all day. Mercy!

SSDiv6 · 07-29-2021, 07:09 PM

There are two other scams:

You get an email message saying they want to purchase your item and they want to send you a verification code with a link via a text message. If you agree, receive the text message and click on the link, they get access to all the information on your cellular and emails.
If you are selling a vehicle, they claim they want to verify you are the owner and they send you a link via email or text message. When you click is for a site that charges $20.00 to $30.00 for an ownership verification. If you do so, they charge you the fee and nothing happens and the buyer disappears plus the money you pay for the verification.

A way to stop the scammers and it has work great for me is to put at the end of any ads in Craigslist or other sites the following warning:

"SCAMMERS - DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ASKING FOR A VERIFICATION CODE TO TRY TO STEAL MY IDENTITY OR GO TO A LINK TO VERIFY OWNERSHIP- IF YOU TRY, I WILL FORWARD YOUR CELLULAR NUMBER TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISION FOR PROSECUTION!

https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/"

07-29-2021, 04:21 PM	#1
Hacksaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 884 Likes: 207 Liked 310 Times in 174 Posts	Re: Scammer alert !!!!! This is an old scam, been happening for years now.

07-29-2021, 04:37 PM	#2
Bracket Vermin Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 3 Likes: 13 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Scammer alert !!!!! Cash only has worked for me. (NO GUNS, NO TRADES) Then telling them to meet at the local sheriff or police department for pick up, gets rid of the riff raff pretty quick.

07-29-2021, 04:55 PM	#3
Terry Cain Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Indiana (close to Louisville, KY) Posts: 778 Likes: 530 Liked 231 Times in 107 Posts	Re: Scammer alert !!!!! I got a call a few min ago saying I had won 29.1 mil. Then they wanted me to provide SS# and a bank account number to transfer money into. Oh, I also won a new Mercedes. It's suppose to be delivered within the hour. Damn I'm lucky. lol __________________ Terry Cain ???? STK tcain19689585@gmail.com

07-29-2021, 05:33 PM	#4
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,980 Likes: 2,605 Liked 2,732 Times in 964 Posts	Re: Scammer alert !!!!! Anyone with a cell phone lives Scam Alert everyday all day. Mercy!

07-29-2021, 07:09 PM	#5
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,044 Likes: 712 Liked 1,585 Times in 582 Posts	Re: Scammer alert !!!!! There are two other scams: You get an email message saying they want to purchase your item and they want to send you a verification code with a link via a text message. If you agree, receive the text message and click on the link, they get access to all the information on your cellular and emails. If you are selling a vehicle, they claim they want to verify you are the owner and they send you a link via email or text message. When you click is for a site that charges $20.00 to $30.00 for an ownership verification. If you do so, they charge you the fee and nothing happens and the buyer disappears plus the money you pay for the verification. A way to stop the scammers and it has work great for me is to put at the end of any ads in Craigslist or other sites the following warning: "SCAMMERS - DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ASKING FOR A VERIFICATION CODE TO TRY TO STEAL MY IDENTITY OR GO TO A LINK TO VERIFY OWNERSHIP- IF YOU TRY, I WILL FORWARD YOUR CELLULAR NUMBER TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISION FOR PROSECUTION! https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/"