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53 Times People Received Such Pathetic Scam Messages, They Just Had To Laugh And Share Them Online
Interview
Getting scammed and losing your money is one of the worst feelings in the world. First of all, there’s the financial loss. Then there’s the shame of having been tricked. And finally, there’s the lingering distrust for other people.
However, some scammers’ attempts to bamboozle their victims are so ridiculous, see-through, or just downright weird, they’re making the internet laugh. And people can’t help but shame these scammers on the r/Scams subreddit. With a community of over 237k people, the online group acts both as a way to educate internet users on how to recognize scams, as well as to provide entertainment. It’s a public service and educational fun rolled into one neat package.
Check out the posts from r/Scams below, upvote the ones that made you laugh (even though scams are never funny, the way scammers act can be hilarious), and be sure to visit their group for all of their latest posts when you’re done. One of the subreddit moderators was kind enough to have an in-depth chat with Bored Panda about their community, how it helps spread awareness about identifying potential scams, and what the most recent popular scams are right now. "Once you fall for a scam there is usually not much that can be done, but if you take a short amount of time now to learn more about scams you can save yourself money and hassle in the future. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Read on for the full interview.
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#1
This Is Absolutely Awful
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#2
*Confused Happy Noises*
#3
Very Well Thought Out Scam
#4
Message I Got From My "Grandma" A While Ago
#5
My Office Got An Email From Our “Site Manager” Asking Us To Get Ebay Gift Cards For A “Client” And Send The Codes On The Back To Somebody Named Danny. I Tracked Their Ip Address To Enugu, Nigeria And Sent This To The Number
#6
At Least He Admitted It
#7
The Best Scam Ever!!!
#8
Scammer Steals Pictures Of My Dying Son And Uses Them To Create A Gofundme
Nadine Debard 5 years ago
I can't even find the words. I'm so sorry for your loss, and so disgusted by the scammer's behaviour. This is revolting.
#9
My Dog Has Been Missing For A Week And Some Sick Bastard Pulled This Bs
that rando_;) 5 years ago
How is someone this greedy. YOu'd have to be completely dead inside, and heartless to do something like this.
Holly Allen 5 years ago
Happened to us.... The sicko who tried to scam us with this BS made a tough day so much harder. A kind person got us our little old man back.
Bacony Cakes 5 years ago
I'll fix this. *presses skull button* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bWt81vhIyY
Bruce Ferrier 3 years ago (edited)
I HOPE THESE SHINING SHlT SCAMMERS GET ATTACKED BY ALL OF THESE PEOPLE'S PETS AT ONCE
Just saying 5 years ago
Could someone tell me how this scam works? Is there a tech thing I'm missing here?
Ruth Mayfly 5 years ago
I think it's like 'text xxxx to this number to donate to charity' and will charge your phone bill to give the scammer money.
Load More Replies... Ada Hiestand 3 years ago
I am just speechless. #8 &. #9 are terrible. The hackers from #8 	 deserve to be slowly killed extremely painfully. Im so so sorry.
Gobinda Karkee 3 years ago
I can't stop testifying of the good services i keep getting from CRYPTORECOVERYHACKER @ GMAIL COM each time i email, and i keep getting the best from CRYPTORECOVERYHACKER @ gmail com
Khisha Grimes 3 years ago
I'm Miss Helen Simon from CT, United State. Am 31 year's old, I recently end my 8 months relationship, this decision has been so difficult for me cause i do really loved him and trusted him, i had to plead with my Dad to help me with some funds to startup a business of which i gave him to sort his problem and yet he kept on cheating on me, I tried so hard not to believe but all ended when i hired the best hacking service known as wizardharry(AT)programmer(DOT)com who then directed me to reach him on WhatsApp via (+ONE) 807-808-SIX,ONE,SIX,EIGHT. And i did, then we hard and agreement and proceeded, he sent me the result of my boyfriend who we were already planning about wedding, i had access to his mobile phone and can listen to his calls and read all text, i discover he wasn't even who he said he is, wasn't an America like he said and he has kid's already and still in good terms with his wife who he always checkup on every noon when am not home, all this i found out and decided to end
somnomania 5 years ago
god, this reminds me of a person who lost their cat when a housekeeper in a hotel they were staying in let the cat run out of the room. they stayed there way past when they meant to, trying to find the cat, and had at least one person call like "yeah i found your cat HAHA just kidding". people are scum sometimes.
Christine Zanfino 5 years ago
Yup- post his name and contact info-let everyone know what d*ck he is. Sometimes karma does happen fast enough
Suzanne Haigh 5 years ago
I had similar done to me when my dog was missing but was told he was at the vet's after a vehicle had torn off her leg and tail, then they broke into laughter.
#11
Damn! I Should Have Accepted It When He Said He Would Send Me The Money Via Airmail
Mohsie Supposie 5 years ago
It is all the money he collected from the people who DID reply to the e-mail.
#12
Just Glad To See My BF Has A Good Head On His Shoulders
#13
How About £1400?
#14
Wholesome Hacking
troufaki13 5 years ago
A Russian bot hacked my mom's inactive facebook account and put a girl with massive boobs as her profile picture. She deleted the account immediately! :D
#15
He’s Not Wrong
#16
An Old Co-Worker Messaged Me. Got Blocked Lol
Mohsie Supposie 5 years ago
How frequently has that question been asked to be in Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)?
#17
A Facebook Group Called "Freedom To Breathe" Are Making These Fake Mask Exemptions Cards As A Way To Get Around Wearing A Mask. If You Come Across These Cards, They Have Absolutely Are Not Official Government Cards Nor Do They Have Any Authority With Any Government Agency
#18
Looks Legit
#19
Some Number Texted Me, Said He Was An FBI Agent, And He Sent Me A Picture Of His Id. I Image Searched The Pic If His Id, And Turns Out It Was Photoshopped Version Of A Movie Prop, The Guy On His Id Picture Is Michael Peña. He Didn't Even Try Hahahhah
#20
Hold Up
#21
Nothing Like Being Honest
#22
Found This At My Local Rite Aid
Colin Matthews 5 years ago
The two biggest supermarkets in Australia both have similar messages displayed at their registers.
#23
Every Hour I Hate You More And More!
#24
Cristiano Ronaldo Needs A Pair Of Boots, Can We Help Him?
#25
An Honest Scammer?
#26
How Do I Even Respond To This
#27
Sorry, I Don't Trust You. Not By That Logic
Mohsie Supposie 5 years ago
It is ILLEGAL for a person who has been scammed to become a scammer!
#29
So, These Guys Wanted My Personal Details And A Resume, So I Sent Them Michael Scott's Details With A Resume
#30
This Is Just Funny
#31
Auf Gott
#32
So Annoying And Honestly, Disrespectful
#33
Apparently There Is A Market For Scamming People Whose Pets Are Missing
#34
You Too Can Live At IKEA For $650 A Month!
#35
Can’t Wait To Get My Money From My Craigslist Ad!
#36
Two Different Scams In Two Days From The Same Number, How Amusing And Idiotic
#37
Someone Hacked My Friends Instagram, And Is Asking For Money To Followers
#38
The Most Believable Letter You Will Ever Read!!! I Was Told In Another Subreddit To Post This Here
#39
Mark Zuckerberg Wanted To Buy My iPhone Off Craigslist. Seems Legit To Me
#40
Ah Yes, The Negotiator
#41
Watch Out For This One. Could Barely Tell It Was A Fake
#42
This One Has Just Given Up And Gone For The Direct Approach
#43
I Rarely Get Scam Emails But... When I Do
#44
Said He Had Some Metal Boxes For Me Worth Millions. I Demanded A Picture
#45
Do People Actually Fall For This?
#46
I Own The Appstore Now You Guys
#47
Got An Email With This Attachment A Few Years Ago, Found It Pretty Funny
#48
Uhhh What Just Happened?
Carol Emory 5 years ago
This is like the telemarketers that would call the shop I worked at looking for the owner. I'd respond with "She only comes in on Sundays." They'd be like "Ok..we'll call back then!!" We were closed on Sunday......
#49
If You Say So
#50
Sweet Justice Had Been Served!
haha laser go brrr 5 years ago
This is the one post in this entire article that refuses to load for me
#51
Love The Email Address It Came From!
BreeDragoness 5 years ago
Dang, if you don’t look at the email address I could see more people falling for this one, it’s put together fairly well.
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Anna Banana 5 years ago
These look silly but there's a reasonthey make these so obviously fake, with bad grammar and bad photoshop. This is actually to weed out the people who pay even a little attention to detail. The ones who are left thinking this might be true are the ones most likely to fall for the scam.
MarcAngelina Alcober 5 years ago
that and often times when it is bad grammar, they are coming from other countries and they are using a translator this is not 100% accurate.
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A.M. Pierre 5 years ago
I had one just a few days ago where they acted interested in an item I had for sale online. They actually had the audacity to say "I've been scammed by people selling on this site, so can I send you a code so you can prove you're real?" Of course, said code was a Google voice verification code that would have given them access to all kinds of things. That kind of stuff burns me up, because they mostly prey on the trusting, the less tech-savvy, and the elderly. Vile little scumbags.
Caroline Driver 5 years ago
Thieves are thieves, they're just using technology to steal now as it's easier than B&E. They have no scruples but would scream bloody murder if their grandma got fleeced.
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 5 years ago (edited)
I once had a guy with a thick East Indian accent call me to say he was from the IRS and I needed to pay my taxes immediately or he would send the sheriff to arrest me. I laughed and laughed. He says "This is serious ma'am." I said "No it's not...the IRS never calls anyone. They send out threatening letters, they take you to court...but they never ever call. Get yourself a new line of work, honey. Cause you're really bad at this."
Seabeast 5 years ago
I've gotten that call and I live in Canada. "Um sorry, we don't have an IRS. We have Revenue Canada though. Nice try genius."
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Dre Mosley 5 years ago
I got one of those "Microsoft Tech Support" scam calls informing me that my PC was infected; I was using Linux.
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
I used to get calls like this from time to time. Once I strung them along and pretended to be dumber than a clam. The guy on the other end of the phone got so frustrated that he hung up! Another time I told the caller to wait while I turned on my computer - then I abandoned him and let him sit and sit and sit while I diddled on the Internet.
Load More Replies... Chich 5 years ago
I used to get scam emails claiming that the person had escaped with a pile of money from one African nation to another. Got them all the time. I finally replied that I was an agent from the original country who was tasked with tracking them down and had identified their location via their email. I said we had people on the way to bring them back and put them in a 're-education camp". Got no more emails.
Teucer T 5 years ago
Unfortunately, these scams are common... And most are much more professional than the ones listed. There are a few things you can do to protect yourself though. 1) Never respond to any agency that requests you buy gift cards. The purpose of asking for gift cards is to bypass your credit card company's merchant verification process. 2) NEVER use a debit card for online purchases/money transfers. Unlike credit cards, debit cards take money out of your account immediately, and it can be a bitch getting it back. 3) Never click or trust a phone number. If Apple, for example, sends you a message that they need to contact you, use their 1800 customer service line instead of whatever phone number or link attached to the email/text. 4) Use store purchased cards for your Microsoft/Playstation accounts. These accounts get hacked on a regular basis and it's best just to have the credit disappear than go through the hassle of having the charges removed from your credit card.
Teucer T 5 years ago
For more tips to avoid getting scammed, contact your bank. They are more than happy to help you avoid getting scammed in the first place rather than spending all that time and money investigating a claim after the fact.
Load More Replies... Ashley 5 years ago
I get scam phone calls all the time. "IRS" & car warranty mostly. Each time I act as someone different. My best characters....Jane Austen, a cop tracing the call, moronic southern bell, and a 30yr old with Alzheimer's. It's my Covid hobby, how long can I keep them on the phone?
LittleMissLotus 5 years ago
A while ago, my mom got the world's shittiest scam call. The person left a message saying, and these were his exact words according to my mom, "Hello.... This is IRS calling to sue you. Call us at xxx-xxx-xxxx or we will call the cops on you!!!" Another time "John Smith" from "microsoft" called to ask some questions about her computer. She told him her computer was an Appl computer.... he literally just said "oh" and hung up.
Melanie King 5 years ago
Oof reminds me of a thing my grandparents told me. (This was like a year ago maybe) So my grandma and grandpa were watching T.V. and my a really loud voice came from my grandpas computer telling him he HAD to put in his social security number or something like that... it was completely random, i wasn't there when it happened but i kind of wish i had been there.
Adél Gáspár 5 years ago
I got a call the other day and when I answered, the guy tried to convince me that my child needs this (can't remember the made up name) program advised by his teacher. I told him I don't have a child and please never call me again. Then he starts singing: Never call me again la la la never call me again.. over and over :D god he must have been bored..:
xHinatax 5 years ago
Man, last year I got caught in one. For a house rental. Let’s just say I never could recover the money from it and my bank wouldn’t help and no one else would either. I wish all scammers in the world would get shipped horse crap, like 80 pounds of it.
person (i think) 5 years ago
FYI horse pop isn’t that gross, it’s just voluminous since they don’t thoroughly digest stuff. You are probably much better shipping cow poop or dog poop or something. Much stinkier, much grosser.
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Mary Peace 5 years ago
An elderly friend of mine received a phone call supposedly from Microsoft, that there was a problem on her computer. Please would she go and switch on her computer. She replied, very sweetly, (knowing her), "I'm sorry, dear, I haven't got a computer." They put the phone down before she did.
YoyoSthlm 5 years ago
Not an internet scam, but this happens all the time in holiday locations in Europe. Some dude comes up to you and give you a free lottery ticket. And for some reason you always win! Your price is a fancy dinner! And if you go there, there is a not so fancy dinner and all the people there are trying to sell you time share apartments.
John Montgomery 5 years ago
I had a "friend" on Facebook message me a few months ago. It was supposedly about a program to help with bills. A government program that covers both the UK(where he's from) and the US. The funniest part is he tried to insist that kind of thing is normal.
SoozeeQ 5 years ago
I get lots of texts from banks that I do not have an account with, telling me that my account has been frozen. I just send it on to the relevant bank (they all have phishing hotlines) and then I delete them without replying. Also, numerous times, I'm the "lucky one-millionth visitor to our website" and am eligible to win an "Apple product of my choice". I just need to "send them $1 for shipping"! Yeah? For real? If you were genuinely going to send me the product, you could afford the shipping too. Or send me into the local Apple store to collect it.
Coleonema 5 years ago
If they do phone you, waste their time, get them talking. Their paying for the call, they lose money
Colin Matthews 5 years ago
Or find their email address and plug it in to the various bulk mail generators available. Nothing like a scammer getting 500000 emsils a day.
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just your average introvert 5 years ago
did you know I own a credit karma account???? I mean, I didn't even know (went back to this article just to share my new credit karma info with yall)
fuggnuggins 5 years ago
The most troubling scam messages I ever got were phonecalls from the Chinese Government that go out seemingly somewhat randomly and are intended to intimidate Chinese living abroad and Chinese ex-pats into remaining loyal to the Chinese government and snitching on others - friends, family, relatives, workmates, etc. - who don't.
Abdurrahman Hammam 5 years ago
Once, my entire school got this. There was a certain group of people posing as reps from the governmental office stealing students' confidential infos held by the school, and then they scammed the parents by tricking them their children has an accident in the school, sent to hospital and asking for hospital fees (It was weekday, we were all in the school). They convinced the parents with infos they got earlier. Fortunately, my own parents didn't fall for it (they made a mistake when they tried to mention the name of my homeroom teacher). Here's the interesting part: That day, coincidentally, I REALLY got an accident. I fell when I climbed a certain gazebo and got a large bruise on the bowel.
cybermerlin2000 5 years ago
When I get an unknown number I load this up, press play and answer the phone with the phone next to my computer speakers. This is one of many fun things I do to phone scammers
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Andrew Ronald 3 years ago
CONTACT Mr Justin Scott call (+2347031524375 or WhatsApp him through this number +2347031524375 or email: illuminatiworldofsociety1@gmail.com Hello everyone My name is Andrew Ronald Am from Liberia I am here to give a testimony on how I joined the illuminati brotherhood, I was trying to join this organization for so many years now,I was scammed by fake agent in south Africa and Nigeria,I was down,I could not feed my self and my family anymore and I tried to make money by all miss but all invail, I was afraid to contact any illuminati agent because they have eat my money,One day I across a post of someone giving a testimony, thanking a man called Justin Scott of being helping him to join the illuminati brotherhood, then I look at the man email and the phone number that was written there, it was a nigeria number I was afraid to contact him because a nigerian agent eat my $5000 and go away with the money then I was very tired, confused and I decided to contact the person that was giv.
Andrew Ronald 3 years ago
CONTACT Mr Justin Scott call (+2347031524375 or WhatsApp him through this number +2347031524375 or email: illuminatiworldofsociety1@gmail.com Hello everyone My name is Andrew Ronald Am from Liberia I am here to give a testimony on how I joined the illuminati brotherhood, I was trying to join this organization for so many years now,I was scammed by fake agent in south Africa and Nigeria,I was down,I could not feed my self and my family anymore and I tried to make money by all miss but all invail, I was afraid to contact any illuminati agent because they have eat my money,One day I across a post of someone giving a testimony, thanking a man called Justin Scott of being helping him to join the illuminati brotherhood, then I look at the man email and the phone number that was written there, it was a nigeria number I was afraid to contact him because a nigerian agent eat my $5000 and go away with the money then I was very tired, confused and I decided to contact the person that was give
Danish Susanne 3 years ago
I get plenty of spam mail but once I got at mail, apparently from the police. I was asked to give all manner of information, so naturally I suspected it. I googled the police department it was supposed to be from, found a telephone number and called it. To my everlasting surprise, it was no scam, but a legit policematter. I was dumpfounded.
Cleotha Knowles 4 years ago
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person (i think) 5 years ago
I assume you should not reply to the scammers (assuming you can tell it is a scam off the bat), even to “mess with them” since then they know your contact info is legit. Is this the case? Some of these made it seem like you could at least get a little fun out of people being horrible to other people.
Skadi Lifdis 5 years ago
My favorite is the computer voice telling me my social security number has been suspended for suspicious activity and that if I don't talk to an agent, I'm going to be arrested.
Anna Repp 5 years ago
It is so sad there are so many scammers out there. My daughter (a teen) was scammed twice already and I almost fell for a job offer scam once... So when I actually received a small grant for my small business (which I did apply for but completely forgot) I could not believe that was for real and not just another scam :)
Tamera Gardner 5 years ago
(Fake fb) “Hey, how have you been?” Me- Great, how are the twins? (Fake)“They are good!” Me- you don’t have twins. Goodbye.
Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 5 years ago
Reminds me of a time when my brother got a scam call from "windows". After 5 minutes of wasting their time, he said "I own a MacBook"
Barbara Baldwin 5 years ago
This post helped me with a small problem I keep getting emails that look like the sender threw alphabet letters in a hat and the ones he pulled out blindfolded was his email title...if course I never opened them anyway, but now I know what they are..
Anna Banana 5 years ago
These look silly but there's a reasonthey make these so obviously fake, with bad grammar and bad photoshop. This is actually to weed out the people who pay even a little attention to detail. The ones who are left thinking this might be true are the ones most likely to fall for the scam.
MarcAngelina Alcober 5 years ago
that and often times when it is bad grammar, they are coming from other countries and they are using a translator this is not 100% accurate.
Load More Replies... A.M. Pierre 5 years ago
I had one just a few days ago where they acted interested in an item I had for sale online. They actually had the audacity to say "I've been scammed by people selling on this site, so can I send you a code so you can prove you're real?" Of course, said code was a Google voice verification code that would have given them access to all kinds of things. That kind of stuff burns me up, because they mostly prey on the trusting, the less tech-savvy, and the elderly. Vile little scumbags.
Caroline Driver 5 years ago
Thieves are thieves, they're just using technology to steal now as it's easier than B&E. They have no scruples but would scream bloody murder if their grandma got fleeced.
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 5 years ago (edited)
I once had a guy with a thick East Indian accent call me to say he was from the IRS and I needed to pay my taxes immediately or he would send the sheriff to arrest me. I laughed and laughed. He says "This is serious ma'am." I said "No it's not...the IRS never calls anyone. They send out threatening letters, they take you to court...but they never ever call. Get yourself a new line of work, honey. Cause you're really bad at this."
Seabeast 5 years ago
I've gotten that call and I live in Canada. "Um sorry, we don't have an IRS. We have Revenue Canada though. Nice try genius."
Load More Replies... Dre Mosley 5 years ago
I got one of those "Microsoft Tech Support" scam calls informing me that my PC was infected; I was using Linux.
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
I used to get calls like this from time to time. Once I strung them along and pretended to be dumber than a clam. The guy on the other end of the phone got so frustrated that he hung up! Another time I told the caller to wait while I turned on my computer - then I abandoned him and let him sit and sit and sit while I diddled on the Internet.
Load More Replies... Chich 5 years ago
I used to get scam emails claiming that the person had escaped with a pile of money from one African nation to another. Got them all the time. I finally replied that I was an agent from the original country who was tasked with tracking them down and had identified their location via their email. I said we had people on the way to bring them back and put them in a 're-education camp". Got no more emails.
Teucer T 5 years ago
Unfortunately, these scams are common... And most are much more professional than the ones listed. There are a few things you can do to protect yourself though. 1) Never respond to any agency that requests you buy gift cards. The purpose of asking for gift cards is to bypass your credit card company's merchant verification process. 2) NEVER use a debit card for online purchases/money transfers. Unlike credit cards, debit cards take money out of your account immediately, and it can be a bitch getting it back. 3) Never click or trust a phone number. If Apple, for example, sends you a message that they need to contact you, use their 1800 customer service line instead of whatever phone number or link attached to the email/text. 4) Use store purchased cards for your Microsoft/Playstation accounts. These accounts get hacked on a regular basis and it's best just to have the credit disappear than go through the hassle of having the charges removed from your credit card.
Teucer T 5 years ago
For more tips to avoid getting scammed, contact your bank. They are more than happy to help you avoid getting scammed in the first place rather than spending all that time and money investigating a claim after the fact.
Load More Replies... Ashley 5 years ago
I get scam phone calls all the time. "IRS" & car warranty mostly. Each time I act as someone different. My best characters....Jane Austen, a cop tracing the call, moronic southern bell, and a 30yr old with Alzheimer's. It's my Covid hobby, how long can I keep them on the phone?
LittleMissLotus 5 years ago
A while ago, my mom got the world's shittiest scam call. The person left a message saying, and these were his exact words according to my mom, "Hello.... This is IRS calling to sue you. Call us at xxx-xxx-xxxx or we will call the cops on you!!!" Another time "John Smith" from "microsoft" called to ask some questions about her computer. She told him her computer was an Appl computer.... he literally just said "oh" and hung up.
Melanie King 5 years ago
Oof reminds me of a thing my grandparents told me. (This was like a year ago maybe) So my grandma and grandpa were watching T.V. and my a really loud voice came from my grandpas computer telling him he HAD to put in his social security number or something like that... it was completely random, i wasn't there when it happened but i kind of wish i had been there.
Adél Gáspár 5 years ago
I got a call the other day and when I answered, the guy tried to convince me that my child needs this (can't remember the made up name) program advised by his teacher. I told him I don't have a child and please never call me again. Then he starts singing: Never call me again la la la never call me again.. over and over :D god he must have been bored..:
xHinatax 5 years ago
Man, last year I got caught in one. For a house rental. Let’s just say I never could recover the money from it and my bank wouldn’t help and no one else would either. I wish all scammers in the world would get shipped horse crap, like 80 pounds of it.
person (i think) 5 years ago
FYI horse pop isn’t that gross, it’s just voluminous since they don’t thoroughly digest stuff. You are probably much better shipping cow poop or dog poop or something. Much stinkier, much grosser.
Load More Replies... Mary Peace 5 years ago
An elderly friend of mine received a phone call supposedly from Microsoft, that there was a problem on her computer. Please would she go and switch on her computer. She replied, very sweetly, (knowing her), "I'm sorry, dear, I haven't got a computer." They put the phone down before she did.
YoyoSthlm 5 years ago
Not an internet scam, but this happens all the time in holiday locations in Europe. Some dude comes up to you and give you a free lottery ticket. And for some reason you always win! Your price is a fancy dinner! And if you go there, there is a not so fancy dinner and all the people there are trying to sell you time share apartments.
John Montgomery 5 years ago
I had a "friend" on Facebook message me a few months ago. It was supposedly about a program to help with bills. A government program that covers both the UK(where he's from) and the US. The funniest part is he tried to insist that kind of thing is normal.
SoozeeQ 5 years ago
I get lots of texts from banks that I do not have an account with, telling me that my account has been frozen. I just send it on to the relevant bank (they all have phishing hotlines) and then I delete them without replying. Also, numerous times, I'm the "lucky one-millionth visitor to our website" and am eligible to win an "Apple product of my choice". I just need to "send them $1 for shipping"! Yeah? For real? If you were genuinely going to send me the product, you could afford the shipping too. Or send me into the local Apple store to collect it.
Coleonema 5 years ago
If they do phone you, waste their time, get them talking. Their paying for the call, they lose money
Colin Matthews 5 years ago
Or find their email address and plug it in to the various bulk mail generators available. Nothing like a scammer getting 500000 emsils a day.
Load More Replies... just your average introvert 5 years ago
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fuggnuggins 5 years ago
The most troubling scam messages I ever got were phonecalls from the Chinese Government that go out seemingly somewhat randomly and are intended to intimidate Chinese living abroad and Chinese ex-pats into remaining loyal to the Chinese government and snitching on others - friends, family, relatives, workmates, etc. - who don't.
Abdurrahman Hammam 5 years ago
Once, my entire school got this. There was a certain group of people posing as reps from the governmental office stealing students' confidential infos held by the school, and then they scammed the parents by tricking them their children has an accident in the school, sent to hospital and asking for hospital fees (It was weekday, we were all in the school). They convinced the parents with infos they got earlier. Fortunately, my own parents didn't fall for it (they made a mistake when they tried to mention the name of my homeroom teacher). Here's the interesting part: That day, coincidentally, I REALLY got an accident. I fell when I climbed a certain gazebo and got a large bruise on the bowel.
cybermerlin2000 5 years ago
When I get an unknown number I load this up, press play and answer the phone with the phone next to my computer speakers. This is one of many fun things I do to phone scammers
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I get plenty of spam mail but once I got at mail, apparently from the police. I was asked to give all manner of information, so naturally I suspected it. I googled the police department it was supposed to be from, found a telephone number and called it. To my everlasting surprise, it was no scam, but a legit policematter. I was dumpfounded.
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person (i think) 5 years ago
I assume you should not reply to the scammers (assuming you can tell it is a scam off the bat), even to “mess with them” since then they know your contact info is legit. Is this the case? Some of these made it seem like you could at least get a little fun out of people being horrible to other people.
Skadi Lifdis 5 years ago
My favorite is the computer voice telling me my social security number has been suspended for suspicious activity and that if I don't talk to an agent, I'm going to be arrested.
Anna Repp 5 years ago
It is so sad there are so many scammers out there. My daughter (a teen) was scammed twice already and I almost fell for a job offer scam once... So when I actually received a small grant for my small business (which I did apply for but completely forgot) I could not believe that was for real and not just another scam :)
Tamera Gardner 5 years ago
(Fake fb) “Hey, how have you been?” Me- Great, how are the twins? (Fake)“They are good!” Me- you don’t have twins. Goodbye.
Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 5 years ago
Reminds me of a time when my brother got a scam call from "windows". After 5 minutes of wasting their time, he said "I own a MacBook"
Barbara Baldwin 5 years ago
This post helped me with a small problem I keep getting emails that look like the sender threw alphabet letters in a hat and the ones he pulled out blindfolded was his email title...if course I never opened them anyway, but now I know what they are..
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