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[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Whatever you get from wherever.


[Amazon] You have a refund, click here to check the amount.

Of course, it's one of those fake Libyan URLs (.ly) that should always be avoided.

Checking my real email and account, nope ... no refund. Surprise!!

 

[purbeast0]

I don't even read or pay attention to them anymore. They just get marked as spam and I move on.

I also get text messages with stuff and just do the same - block and delete.

 

[KLin]

Got a norton subscription renewal invoice in my gmail. Made it into the inbox. Probably because it came from another gmail account.

 

[stargazr]

I have a second email account with gmail that I don't log into very often. I received several emails over two days from women claiming to have responded to my profile on a dating site. Well, those sites usually don't give out user email addresses so you can pay for their services, and discretion. Communications are through the site.

I don't even have any profiles like that. And none of the emails mentioned what site they were responding to. I guess the scammers figure a lot of men have had experience with a dating site in the past, and fall for it. They probably end up trying to get you to send money to visit or something.

 

[sdifox]

I used to get calls claiming to be from the PRC consulate.
<---- Taiwanese

 

[Brainonska511]

Got a norton subscription renewal invoice in my gmail. Made it into the inbox. Probably because it came from another gmail account.

I had something similar, but it claimed it was GeekSquad. Obvious fake invoices to try and get you to call and reveal other personal info probably.

 

[IBMJunkman]

No scam. Actual fraud. Thursday morning I woke up and checked messages. Seems I bought something on Amazon at 02:29 my time that morning. Uh, I was asleep. Item is a Genie garage door opener for around $450.

Checked my orders. Nothing. Turned out there is an option to archive orders. They don’t show up in the normal screen. The scam order had been archived. Cancelled order. Changed password on Amazon account and set up 2FA. Cancelled credit card. Really hated to do that.

I have the name and address of the intended recipient. Did some research. Seems he is a 67 year old retired engineer that worked for a now closed RC airplane accessory company.

I think this is a porch pirate scam. Scammer waits for delivery and grabs package before homeowner sees it. I am tempted to call recipient and have a conversation.

Should I?

 

[KLin]

No scam. Actual fraud. Thursday morning I woke up and checked messages. Seems I bought something on Amazon at 02:29 my time that morning. Uh, I was asleep. Item is a Genie garage door opener for around $450.

Checked my orders. Nothing. Turned out there is an option to archive orders. They don’t show up in the normal screen. The scam order had been archived. Cancelled order. Changed password on Amazon account and set up 2FA. Cancelled credit card. Really hated to do that.

I have the name and address of the intended recipient. Did some research. Seems he is a 67 year old retired engineer that worked for a now closed RC airplane accessory company.

I think this is a porch pirate scam. Scammer waits for delivery and grabs package before homeowner sees it. I am tempted to call recipient and have a conversation.

Should I?

"Hi, is your grandson a porch pirate scammer by any chance?"

 

[stargazr]

I got a message on FB from a Japanese woman, who I had one mutual friend in common with. She said "Hi, can I ask you a question" lol. Profile *sort of* looked legit. Pics were of a very beautiful fairly young woman. I was at work running production on CNC, and had a lot of down time, so I figured what the heck, I'll play along. Talked to her all day.

She was very successful, had her own business and also managed a medical laser company. And another red flag - very interested in investing, especially cryptocurrencies. Later said she got home from work, sent pictures of her awesome dinner she cooked up.

So I Googled 'Asian women crypto'. There's a whole huge type of scam where men are getting conned out of their life savings. The FBI has released PSA's warning people. It's called Pig Butchering. Very sophisticated, long, drawn out online relationships where they slowly gain your trust (fattening the pig), then send a link to invest in Bitcoin etc. (the butchering).

Hard to believe they get so many suckers. They say a great deal of it is unreported, because some guys feel so stupid and humiliated.