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Educate Yourself (Beware Scams, Scammers and Con Artists)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 20, 2015, 12:15 am
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Okay, your probably wondering why this new thread devoted to
Scammers and whatnot and why now. I've been meaning to do this
kind of thread for the past few weeks because my Mom was almost
the victim of an IRS scam where they call and demand payment of
an Outstanding Balance or risk being tagged with an arrest
warrant for non-payment. Luckily I was there when my Mom got the
call and the more she got into the conversation, the more worked
up she got. She thought this was a legit call and when I saw
that it was elevating that's when I grabbed the phone to take
over the conversation. They hung up immediately. Duh.
So, that brings me to this thread. The last couple of days I
have been sucked into the rabbit hole that is YouTube, watching
countless videos of ordinary citizens turning the tables on
Scammers and it has been both informative and insanely funny. I
intend to post funny prank style retaliation as well as serious
warning style vids. Not gonna post in the Pranks sections
because there are legit scams that we all need to be aware of,
some of which I never heard of until today. Post any videos that
you think we can benefit from. I don't want to be in the dark
and get suckered.
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Re: Educate Yourself (Beware Scams, Scammers and Con Artists)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 20, 2015, 12:18 am
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[center]IRS Scammer Gets OWNED!
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwJcOsaNhvg
This video is practically the same call my Mom got. The chick in
this one was great.
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Re: Educate Yourself (Beware Scams, Scammers and Con Artists)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 20, 2015, 12:21 am
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[center]Parking lot scammers..."pretendants"
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Em4bfzrV0
Here's one I watched this morning. I never knew about this
particular scam. Great video. Love seeing scammers getting
caught red-handed.
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Re: Educate Yourself (Beware Scams, Scammers and Con Artists)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 20, 2015, 12:26 am
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[center]Potential Child Abusing Gypsy Scam Artists Beg For Money
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTRse4GXM5k
This is the latest video that I just watched about 5 minutes ago
and it was the most riveting 10 minutes I've seen yet. I was
completely fascinated in seeing just how far this Gypsy would go
just to scam money. I don't know how the dude that was filming
this stayed calm and in complete control. I'm also amazed that
he didn't bust out laughing at the absurd sh*t coming out of
everyone's mouth.
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Re: Educate Yourself (Beware Scams, Scammers and Con Artists)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 20, 2015, 12:35 am
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[center]Annoying a PC Support Scammer - (He loses his temper at
5:36)
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE55R7_0E-k
This one I watched earlier today and was f*cking hilarious!!!!
By far the funniest and best in turning the tables. I was
busting a gut laughing the entire time. The cherry on top was of
course the scammer losing his sh*t at the end. Awesome!!
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Re: Educate Yourself (Beware Scams, Scammers and Con Artists)
By: Mac Date: June 20, 2015, 6:51 am
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I forget if I told you guys, but on a very serious note, my ID
was stolen and an attempt was made to get my IRS refund this
year. If you've been watching the news, this became a major
problem this year. IRS has some serious work to do.
I had to jump through major hoops to get my ID confirmed and
taxes back on track. Filed letters. Talked to police, had
interviews.
Just last month, I finally got the refund. I heard it could take
18 months, but it didn't.
I just got a letter, my social security is now flagged and will
be watched closely. From now on I will have to provide the PIN
number the government sends me.
These stolen info is getting out of hand. I see it only getting
worse.
Good thread... We have to stay on top of this stuff.
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