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The fraudsters don't stop and as always, demonstrate their stupidity
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Jan 7, 2018 13:22:17   #
Joe Blow
 
AlMac wrote:
You have to feel sorry for this fellow.


That is why I'm helping this Burundi Princess get her money out of her country. Then we'll get married. Her photo looks so much like Beyonce.

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Jan 7, 2018 13:35:07   #
Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire
 
Joe Blow wrote:
That is why I'm helping this Burundi Princess get her money out of her country. Then we'll get married. Her photo looks so much like Beyonce.


Beyonce's twin sister...LOL.
Rich...

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Jan 8, 2018 06:13:58   #
chippy
 
I am puzzled by their often repeated claim to be a " Good Christian " .......while telling bare- faced lies !

I have responded by predicting a long stay in the hottest part of Hell for telling lies.......no more contacts?

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Jan 8, 2018 07:03:57   #
Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire
 
chippy wrote:
I am puzzled by their often repeated claim to be a " Good Christian " .......while telling bare- faced lies !

I have responded by predicting a long stay in the hottest part of Hell for telling lies.......no more contacts?


Chippy, don't be puzzled ... In order to separate you from your money, these people will tell you absolutely ANYTHING!!! Even to the point of stating they are JC reincarnated.
Rich...

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Jan 8, 2018 07:38:16   #
greg14
 
My issue is with ATT as to the allowance of using local area Zip and 3 digit numbers that do not belong to the number that is being used.
I refuse to believe that they cannot require that a number have a "Caller ID" assigned to that phone.
If a person does not want their ID listed, then just authorize the "Private and/or Unavailable" to be listed.
Yes, there are programs that change the numbers, but really in this day in age of security, there has to be a way.
One could be a real pessimist and say that ATT likes the revenue, but that would be silly, Right ?

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Jan 8, 2018 08:25:23   #
RKL349 Loc: Connecticut
 
Sad thing is, these vermin prey on older folks who believe everything they read on the internet.

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Jan 8, 2018 08:25:25   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Field Intelligence Groups J.
26 Bedford St. New York City, N.Y. 1006

Greetings,

This will be the final warning you are going to receive from this reputable office of the FBI, do you get that? We hope you are aware of how many times this message has been sent to you. We thought you are just a victim of an Identity theft but with your silence to our previous email, it is more like a clear indication that you committed the act. We shall also send a letter of withdrawal of employment to the company/agency where you work so that they could get you fired until we are through with issue. This is because a suspect is not supposed to be working for the government or any private organization.

Your ID which we have in our database has been sent to all the crime agencies in America and other parts of the world for them to insert it in their website to declare you internet fraudster and to warn people from having any deals with you. This issue would have been solved all these while if you had gotten the evidencing Certificate endorsed, signed and stamped as you were instructed in our previous e-mail. This is the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and we do not play with cases like this. We take it very serious and make sure the person concerned is dealt with if the person fails to adhere to simple instructions. However, just as stated earlier, it will be an escape for you to have the evidencing Certificate endorsed, signed and stamped. You must adhere to these directives so as to avoid having to blame yourself at the end. Failure to comply will amount to your arrested and at the end this might come with a maximum punishment of life term in jail as well as confiscation of any property that belongs to you.

You failed to keep to our instruction the other times that is why this is now a big case. Our Patrol and Monitoring Team have already been notified about you and it might interest you to know that right now, the Warrant of Arrest has been signed against you and it will be carried out in the next 5-days as strictly signed by the FBI board of directors. Furthermore, we have investigated and found out that you might not have been fully aware or have total idea when the fraudulent deal was committed with your identity. Presently, your ID is placed on our website as a wanted person. We believe you know that it will be a thing of shame to you and your entire family that you end up this way. If you fail to comply with this update within the next 5-days, it will be announced in all the local channels that you are wanted by the FBI.

However, as a good Christian and an honest man, I decided to see how I could be of help to you because I will not be happy to see you end up in jail and all your properties confiscated all because your identity was used to carry out fraudulent transactions. I contacted a private attorney in USA who can help you get the process done. The attorney’s chamber stated that they will endorse sign and stamp the document at the sum of US$290 only and I believe this process is cheaper for you.

You need to do everything possible today or within the next 3-days to get this process done since you have only 5-days maximum. Remember that the Warrant of Arrest has been signed against you and it will be approved to take effect after 5-days from today. From our investigations, we learnt that you were the person that forwarded your identity to some impostors/fraudsters in Africa when they had a deal with you about the transfer of some illegal funds into your bank account which is valued at the sum of unverifiable Amount. All the crimes agencies have been contacted on this regards and we shall trace and arrest you if you disregard this instructions. You are given the grace to make up for your mistake so as to avoid arrest, being charged to court for act of money laundering and drug trafficking. Please be warned not to try anything funny because you are been watched.

I pleaded on your behalf before this Agency gave you 5-days to get this issue settled. Have it in mind that this is the only way that I can be able to help you at this moment or you would have to face the full force of the law on failure to comply. You should make the payment through western union transfer or through Money Gram with the below details but if you prefer bank to bank which is the best then we update you with the payment info. Attach to us the payment slip or send the details such as Reference number, sender’s name and address immediately after you make the payment.

Receivers Name: KAREEM MADISON
Address: BROOK ,NY
Amount: US$290

Don't hesitate to make the payment soon as you read this email so that they could have the certificate endorsed, signed and stamped immediately without any further delay. After all these processes have been carried out, then we would have to proceed to the bank for the transfer of your compensation funds which is valued at the sum of US$38.5 Million which was supposed to have been transferred to you all this while.

Regards,
Email; fbidepartment371@yahoo.com

Christopher Asher Wray
Current Director of FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation br Field Intellige... (show quote)


I would be willing to hire myself out as an editor to these foreigners who don't quite have a handle on English.

Still, paying $290 to get $38.5 million - maybe it's worth taking a chance.

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Jan 8, 2018 08:26:41   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
greg14 wrote:
One could be a real pessimist and say that ATT likes the revenue, but that would be silly, Right ?


Shame on you! Placing profit over customer service? Never happen.

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Jan 8, 2018 08:35:50   #
dpfoto Loc: Cape Coral, FL
 
It couldn't have come from the White House... Obama's not there any longer.

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Jan 8, 2018 09:43:39   #
flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico
 

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Jan 8, 2018 09:58:56   #
fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH
 
rstipe wrote:
Jerking their chain for a while is fun the first couple of times, but it gets old.


I used to let telemarketers get about 15 seconds into their pitch and then I'd say, "Wait, wait...someone's at the front door. Let me open the door for them and I'll be right back." I'd then put down the phone and just go back to that I was doing. Most would stay on the line for 10 minutes before giving up. I figured that was 10 minutes less they had to pester other people but like rstipe said, it gets old after a while.

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Jan 8, 2018 10:13:00   #
AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
 
rstipe wrote:
This could have come from the White House.


No it couldn't. Hellary didn't get elected!




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Jan 8, 2018 10:35:43   #
Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
 
John Cline wrote:
I agree. Once I got a phone call from "Windows" something or other telling me my computer was sending them information that I had a virus that was going to wipe out my computer. I usually keep these people on the phone for about 20 minutes just to waste their time so they will be able to make fewer calls. This particular time they asked me my age. When I told them 71, it was like a cheetah attacking a Giselle 😀. When I finally told them that I know they are just a scam, they asked me if I wanted to work for them😳. These people are the scum of the earth.
I agree. Once I got a phone call from "Window... (show quote)


I used to get these calls but each time I would respond that because the PC was so prone to viruses I switched to Apple and asked if they could help me there. They said no, they only do PCs (because 90% of all computers are PCs they put all their time and effort into hacking PCs with their viruses and don't write programs that will infect Apple products). This is not to say Apple is virus proof, it is just less likely to be infected.

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Jan 8, 2018 11:00:02   #
John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN
 
Our phone set has contact section that has all our friends and family numbers. Calls from these get a special ring tone. Everything else rolls over to the answering machine. We get 10 to 20 junk calls per day. Also our cellphone numbers are Highly Classified Information. Trump's nuclear codes would be easier to get.

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Jan 8, 2018 11:45:58   #
EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace
 
Rich2236 wrote:
But seniors get scared, confused, and panic, and they don't want to be embarrassed by asking what it is. They just pay up. If more senior centers would talk about these scams, OVER and OVER again, seniors would be more aware and not fall for this crap. Rich...
I'm one of those seniors and I was scared, confused and I panicked reading this email that wasn't even addressed to me. I sent them $290 just to keep them off my back although I don't know if they were after me.

RKL349 wrote:
Sad thing is, these vermin prey on older folks who believe everything they read on the internet.
Of course we believe everything we read on the internet. It's the internet, isn't it?

BTW, people like Rich2236 and RKL349 who make these generalizations are the idiots.

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