27 Of The Most Obvious Scams That People Still Fall For

I do think of that, as well, but that's something their authorities have to sort out. At the end of the day, these scammers con millions out of people and it's no joke. No one is going to take a moment to think if the scammer on the other line is in danger, nor feel any remorse, because that can be used to guilt someone into giving money or give more information than they should.

If he does send anything it’ll be off google

Could?

I like you and your friend sense of humor. Are not too young to be a "middle aged '? 😅

Then you're exactly the kind of target they're looking for. That 6 digit code will come from the target's own bank or some other place they do business with, and when they give it to the scammer that scammer will use it to take control of their account.

Defientily

Not in Denmark :p

No !! Really ..... Id've never thought x

I got one recently from “Royal Mail”. Clear as day, right at the top of the message, a Gmail address. Because government organizations use Gmail, clearly. Props for it not being Hotmail, I guess!

lmao there should be a ranking system of how good a scam is

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To be fair, most companies use external websites for a lot of things. Considering that checking such things is a major way to avoids scams, I think that's remarkably stupid for a legitimate message asking for a response. There may be a good reason to have something handled externally, but don't they know how to redirect a browser request sent to their own website?

It has to work at least enough to make it worth it or they wouldn’t try it

And even for people who don’t bother to look at URLs (which feels like MOST people!), they should know that Amazon and all other huge, well-known companies, edit their text to make sure it’s as close to flawless as possible. This OBVIOUSLY was written by a non-English speaker AND not proofed for errors. 😕 (Note to potential scam victims: if the grammar and spelling are a mess, it’s a scam. Ignore it.)

You say that, but there's more and more companies that don't proof-read letters or texts. There's a generation of people who are so used to typing text messages in shorthand and the standard of spelling and grammar is becoming atrocious, so occasionally a poorly written letter or text may be genuine. Always best to check by looking for an official email or website and making sure it matches the one in the correspondence.

If you use a large bank you'll get one using their name soon enough. I've long ago forgotten the details, but I do still have a general memory of the first scam email I got using my correct first name. The email you got wasn't as obviously a scam for all the recipients who did have accounts at that bank.

Turn it into a phone sex call. Ask them what they're wearing... have you been a bad boy? OOh I need spanking... see how long it takes them to hang up.

I use a referee whistle. Works.

I squeek a dog toy right into the phone!

I answer then hit mute. Automated systems think it's dead air and remove your number.

I like to f**k with them. "Hello, this is Telemarketer from Insurance company, to discuss policies for your final needs.. " - Me : Wait! Final needs? Did my doctor call you? (voice sliding into hysterics) I just had the test done yesterday! He said he'd call me with the results! Why would he call you instead of me?!?

I use a coach's whistle, they hang up pretty fast

They are wise to this. That is why the call is from a new random number each time.

I now have about 200 blocked numbers...

Yup, Citi is horrible. I will never do business with them ever again.

Well... fundamentally they do. Obviously the details look different. What would be interesting is the original source. Does it include dimensions for the table? Does the ad include wording like "picture is illustrative use only" or similar? If so you know you need to be careful because they're fine-printing you.

I was actually thinking the exact opposite. They are structurally very very similar. One is somewhat chunkier than the other and in more modern colours, but the shape of the leg, bars, number of drawers, cable hole are all incredibly alike.

The OP should write a book, this sounds hilarious!