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Janice Johnson · 03-14-2009, 07:03 PM

Don't fall for scams!.... If a letter from nigeria come to you saying, "My father was a millionaire, but he died. I need a US resident to be able to drop his millions into their banks." Run of you see that(Okay, don't run, jsut throw the letter in the trash)........ it's a scam, and they will rob you of your money, and you will not get any money. I think middle class falls for this scam more frequuently. Ricgh, wealthy, upper income people are usually smart and can sniff a bad scam a mile away. Poor people most likely would not ghamble what litle money they do have in a scam like this. but, middle class DO have the money, and may not have the smarts to dump a scam like this.....

Liza · 03-14-2009, 08:03 PM

We teach this in Teller School. It's sad how many people fall for it.

Another popular one is the work-at-home scam. They sign up to be secret shoppers and are sent a check and asked to wire the money via Western Union to "rate their service." Checks are available for withdrawal long before they actually clear - it could take months before the victim finds out that check is counterfeit, and by then the money's already been sent out.

OH Nuts! · 03-14-2009, 08:05 PM

I always go by the rule if it sounds too good to be true 99.9999999999999% of the time it is.

Marvo301 · 03-14-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

I always go by the rule if it sounds too good to be true 99.9999999999999% of the time it is.

Good rule Rich!

Janice Johnson · 03-17-2009, 05:16 PM

If you are dealing with a scam on the phone, be wary if the person's voice on the other end(the scammer) goes from being pleasant, warm, and friendly to aggressive and hard. This usually happens after you refuse their services.... they might even call you a BITCH(they are frustrated that you are not falling for their scam. Good LEGITIMATE customer service would not be allowed to curse or speak in aggressive tones.

browneyes106 · 03-17-2009, 05:20 PM

There was a similar scam last year in which people were getting fake emails from a barrister in England saying a millionaire died without a will or heirs so his money was going to be given to random U.S. citizens.

Janice Johnson · 03-17-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

There was a similar scam last year in which people were getting fake emails from a barrister in England saying a millionaire died without a will or heirs so his money was going to be given to random U.S. citizens.

With scams(in letter mail form) like those, my personal opinion is, "Be alarmed if it has your name on it, be skeptical if it just says, "Sor or madam"..... If it has your name on it, at least you know they are talking about YOU in particular.... If it just says, "Sir or madam," the lettewr could be for ANYONE, and you would be an extra dumbass because you gave personal informatiion to someone who didn't have ANY information on you in the first place......

At least if they used your name, you would have had a better excuse for falling for a scam.....

03-14-2009, 07:03 PM	#1
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,739	Scams! Don't fall for scams!.... If a letter from nigeria come to you saying, "My father was a millionaire, but he died. I need a US resident to be able to drop his millions into their banks." Run of you see that(Okay, don't run, jsut throw the letter in the trash)........ it's a scam, and they will rob you of your money, and you will not get any money. I think middle class falls for this scam more frequuently. Ricgh, wealthy, upper income people are usually smart and can sniff a bad scam a mile away. Poor people most likely would not ghamble what litle money they do have in a scam like this. but, middle class DO have the money, and may not have the smarts to dump a scam like this.....

03-14-2009, 08:03 PM	#2
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	We teach this in Teller School. It's sad how many people fall for it. Another popular one is the work-at-home scam. They sign up to be secret shoppers and are sent a check and asked to wire the money via Western Union to "rate their service." Checks are available for withdrawal long before they actually clear - it could take months before the victim finds out that check is counterfeit, and by then the money's already been sent out.

03-14-2009, 08:05 PM	#3
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I always go by the rule if it sounds too good to be true 99.9999999999999% of the time it is.

03-17-2009, 05:16 PM	#5
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,739	If you are dealing with a scam on the phone, be wary if the person's voice on the other end(the scammer) goes from being pleasant, warm, and friendly to aggressive and hard. This usually happens after you refuse their services.... they might even call you a BITCH(they are frustrated that you are not falling for their scam. Good LEGITIMATE customer service would not be allowed to curse or speak in aggressive tones.

03-17-2009, 05:20 PM	#6
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	There was a similar scam last year in which people were getting fake emails from a barrister in England saying a millionaire died without a will or heirs so his money was going to be given to random U.S. citizens.