Photography scam (Page 4): Thanks for the heads up! Seems like everyvody has their hand out nowadays! :sm12:...

flyboy61 Loc: The Great American Desert

Thanks for the heads up! Seems like everyvody has their hand out nowadays!

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

sippy, I hate to bust your bubble but your hottie model is probably either a very sweaty Nigerian guy working out of a mud hut or someone in India who has a regular job as an over the phone tech assistant that helps you figure out your cell phone problems and in their off hours run scams.

So Sippy, you got a choice between a computer whiz who’s Indian or a sweaty Nigerian showing up on your doorstep.

bittermelon

For anyone who thinks that these scams only happen because of the internet or the telephone, think again. I first saw a similar scam in a movie about 20 years ago. In a city with apartment buildings, this guy just rang bells to random apartments. When it was answered by a woman on the speaker, the scammer pretended that he was her nephew. No need for a phone, or email, or the internet.

The same scam can be perpetrated using the telephone or email, of course. I once got an email from a friend's account telling me that he was robbed in London and needed some cash fast. I, of course, contacted my friend, who lived in Hong Kong. His email account was hacked.

So if you think this can be easily solved if we just throw money at the problem, think again.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

bdk wrote:

I now get scammers constantly trying to get me. ... (show quote)

Thank you for the heads up / warning.

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

I had a variation of it on Facebook. I was direct messaged that someone would like to use one of my photos on Facebook; they were willing to pay me for it and I would have to send them my banking information so that they could deposit the money. I told them that they could use the photo for free; they told me that they could not do that and please send my banking information. I stopped communications at that point.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

photoman022 wrote:

I had a variation of it on Facebook. I was direct messaged that someone would like to use one of my photos on Facebook; they were willing to pay me for it and I would have to send them my banking information so that they could deposit the money. I told them that they could use the photo for free; they told me that they could not do that and please send my banking information. I stopped communications at that point.

Good for you. NEVER give any personal information to someone who cold calls you, internet, phone, whatever. It's always a scam.

coolhanduke Loc: Redondo Beach, CA

Wingpilot wrote:

These scammers are very creative. If it sounds off, it most likely is. Here’s another one that’s fairly subtle. You get a call that sounds legit, but after you say “Hello,” the caller responds with, “Can you hear me now?” DO? NOT SAY, “YES!” They will record your voice, then clone it and then use your “voice” to open accounts, drain your account(s) and cause you all sorts of financial problems. Just hang up.

Totally agree! DO NOT say anything. More importantantly, DO NOT ANSWER THE CALL.
A Kids family got scammed out of $85,000 saying they abducted his kid and sent them his voice crying. They paid it. It was a scam. The kid was fine and followed the direction of the scammers.

In today's day and age of AI and phone technology, if you do not know who is calling you, do not answer the phone. I do not answer my door if I do not know who is knocking and I practice the same with my phone.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

coolhanduke wrote:

Totally agree! DO NOT say anything. More importantantly, DO NOT ANSWER THE CALL.
A Kids family got scammed out of $85,000 saying they abducted his kid and sent them his voice crying. They paid it. It was a scam. The kid was fine and followed the direction of the scammers.

In today's day and age of AI and phone technology, if you do not know who is calling you, do not answer the phone. I do not answer my door if I do not know who is knocking and I practice the same with my phone.

Good advice.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

goldstar46 wrote:

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I’m guessing he knew that. It’s just that it wasn’t a particularly clever or funny play on words.

dwrcymru Loc: North Wales, UK

Hahahaha, yep, I'm a "Scammy" Billionaire at the moment, all the non entered lottery wins I've had over the years must make me the richest person in the universe.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

bdk wrote:

I now get scammers constantly trying to get me. ... (show quote)

I have received a few emails stating I have been noted as a person qualified for a employment with a local company. For the record, I live in a small town with a popuplation of less that 10,000 people, I am in my 70s, retired several years ago, and have not sought employment for quite a few years. The scammers are willong to try anything, numerous times.

spaceytracey Loc: East Glacier Park, MT

If you think caller ID will save you, think again. A few wks ago I got a call supposedly from "Dish Network". At least that's what my caller ID said. They needed to update my receiver software. Long back & forth, they needed 149.00 to initiate that upgrade & needed my banking info. From another phone, I contacted Dish Network & was told they do upgrades automatically & never charge for them. Goodbye to the fake Dish Network folks. BTW, When I called the fake #, it actually was answered AS Dish Network! Very crafty people.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

spaceytracey wrote:

If you think caller ID will save you, think again.... (show quote)

It probably was Dish Network’s real number. The number your caller ID shows is not necessarily the number that made the call. They call from one number but spoof it so it looks like it’s coming from another. They spoofed the Dish Network number so that it would show up on your caller ID and you wouldn’t have the actual number they called from to track them.

spaceytracey Loc: East Glacier Park, MT

SuperflyTNT wrote:

It probably was Dish Network’s real number. The number your caller ID shows is not necessarily the number that made the call. They call from one number but spoof it so it looks like it’s coming from another. They spoofed the Dish Network number so that it would show up on your caller ID and you wouldn’t have the actual number they called from to track them.

Ok.

Maryle12 Loc: Bonita Springs, Fl. & Harbor Springs, MI.

Thanks for the info! Very helpful!!