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Midnight Writer

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12. I got a call from "The Census Bureau" telling me I left my Social Security Number off my form.
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 02:07 AM
Aug 2020

What bothered me about that one is that they knew my name and unlisted phone number.

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Hmm, what kind of car? 😂 TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #1
They would not tell her. niyad Aug 2020 #2
More important, what color? Retrograde Aug 2020 #9
My friend did ask that, and was told it was against the rules. Rughhhhhhht! niyad Aug 2020 #13
It kind of reminds me of the first scam call I ever got csziggy Aug 2020 #3
Oh, wow, that is so very cool! My repair artist would be so jealous if I told him about your niyad Aug 2020 #4
Yeah, like th old Irish sweepstake scam csziggy Aug 2020 #6
The depressing thing is if it didn't work enough times to be worth it TlalocW Aug 2020 #5
I know. It is sad that they find so many vulnerable people. The only scam calls that I am niyad Aug 2020 #8
I think there might be more of this happening because of Coronavirus . JI7 Aug 2020 #7
These days, if I get a number that I don't recognize sakabatou Aug 2020 #10
Same here Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #18
A job search scam I uncovered recently vlyons Aug 2020 #11
I got a call from "The Census Bureau" telling me I left my Social Security Number off my form. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #12
Knowing your name is bad enough, but your unlisted number???? Ughhhhh! niyad Aug 2020 #14
When I finally got thru to my local Sheriff regarding an IRS scam call likewise from India... Hekate Aug 2020 #15
my mother got hit by the "Grandmother scam" pfitz59 Aug 2020 #19
The first time I got one of those, I asked the guy if he would repeat it so that I could record it. niyad Aug 2020 #22
As soon as I heard the words "good Christian people" I would have hung up. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #16
My friend is very ill, and was napping when the call came in. Takes her a few minutes to wake niyad Aug 2020 #20
I like the ones I get telling me that my social security number Doreen Aug 2020 #17
Exactly! niyad Aug 2020 #21
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