CAUTION: New Scam!!

ranger danger

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Kubota M6060, MEB 802A tactically quiet generator
Jun 11, 2017
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There's a new scam going around. I got a letter from a collection agency saying I owe paypal $186.20. I have not used my PayPal account in 2 years. I called the agency and they said if I don't pay they will ding my credit. I called PayPal and was told I do not owe them a dime. They also said the scam works like this. A fake company contracts with a legitimate collection agency to collect a false dept by the scammers. If they collect, the agency gets 50%. If they don't collect, then nobody is out any money. Beware!!!
 

Dwight Bremer

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May 16, 2021
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There's a new scam going around. I got a letter from a collection agency saying I owe paypal $186.20. I have not used my PayPal account in 2 years. I called the agency and they said if I don't pay they will ding my credit. I called PayPal and was told I do not owe them a dime. They also said the scam works like this. A fake company contracts with a legitimate collection agency to collect a false dept by the scammers. If they collect, the agency gets 50%. If they don't collect, then nobody is out any money. Beware!!!
Some of our business clients have called on a similar one. Usually it is UPS or FEDEX (supposedly) trying to collect past due charges through a collection agency. In these particular cases the collection agency was bogus. When asked their Federal ID there was a click.

Be careful out there!
 

tinkerwitheverything

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Got one yesterday from a cell phone provider that I used years ago. [No longer with them like 15 yrs] said that they over billed me $189.xx . Said to text them and they would get info from me to settle up.
Yeah right I'am going to give them info alright.
 

NCL4701

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Got one yesterday from a cell phone provider that I used years ago. [No longer with them like 15 yrs] said that they over billed me $189.xx . Said to text them and they would get info from me to settle up.
Yeah right I'am going to give them info alright.
I got that one on my company phone from someone allegedly with the provider that the company uses. Told them to call the lady in the home office who is in charge of cell phones or just credit it to the account since that account is thousands per month for hundreds of phones. Of course he wouldn’t do that.’ Dude kept on with demanding my personal information to pay me. Finally told him that scam ain’t going to work on anyone using a phone provided by their employer and he gave up. Felt kind of stupid I took it as a potentially legit call for as long as I did.
 

ranger danger

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Kubota M6060, MEB 802A tactically quiet generator
Jun 11, 2017
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East of Placerville Ca
Some of our business clients have called on a similar one. Usually it is UPS or FEDEX (supposedly) trying to collect past due charges through a collection agency. In these particular cases the collection agency was bogus. When asked their Federal ID there was a click.

Be careful out there!
In this case, I looked up the collection agency. They are a large national legit company. I informed them of what paypal said and they said they would " look into it"!!
Not holding my breath.
 

Dwight Bremer

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May 16, 2021
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Hardwick, MN
On a rare occasion, I have considered what a thankless job scamming must be. Studies show that a .1% "success rate" is considered good. Direct phone sales calls on "qualified leads" are only slightly better.

Job satisfaction!
 

motionclone

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If you guys would just message me your credit card numbers ill put them on the "do not scam" list...for a small fee of course.
 
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OrangeKrush

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Nov 15, 2020
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It's a shame to have a phone and half afraid to answer it most of the time.. Be nice if we could go back to before high tech cell phones and computers! We would be in such a better place..

Only problem I see with that is I wouldn't get to chat with all you nice folks.
 

DaveFromMi

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Apr 14, 2021
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I get a robo call once a month from Rachael from Cardholder Services. She is concerned that my card has been hacked and needs my info to clear it up. Bless her heart.
 
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random

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I only deal with it if it's in writing. If they can't put it in writing, they don't want it badly enough. If they DO put it in writing, I have a record of their lies.
 

GreensvilleJay

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I tell 'them', hang on batteries dying on this line , please call me back at xxx-xxx-xxxx ASAP...., thanks
the number I give is the local police NON emergency line.....
 

FBJR

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Got a call from "apple" saying my account had been compromised and they needed to remote my phone to clear it up (I don't even have an apple) ( my wife fell for this and screwed up a bunch of stuff)

Put it on speaker walking through walmart so my son could listen. He kept givng me the code to let him in and just repeated S C A M back to him several times, I mean a good 4-5 times, he never got it. His english was so bad I bet he figured it was legit. He finally went away but we were laughing good by then.
 

armylifer

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When I used to get phone calls from live sales people I used to answer "County Jail". When the sales person asked for me I told them that inmates were only allowed phone privileges between 5pm and 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and to call back then. Sometimes they did call back and I told them that the person they wanted was in solitary confinement and could not talk.
 
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Stmar

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I got an email from a guy I know wanting to know if I had a PayPal or Amazon account. I relied NO so he said he needed to send his college for her birthday (exact words). And asked me to cash app what I could, he needed $300, because his bank account was tied up. This guy is a multimillionaire and probably has a dozen accounts so definitely a scam. Somehow they got his email address.