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niyad

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22. The first time I got one of those, I asked the guy if he would repeat it so that I could record it.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #15)

Sun Aug 9, 2020, 10:36 AM

Aug 2020

He hung up. The second time, I asked if he would stay on the line with me until the Marshall (not the police) arrived so that he could confirm. He hung up too. Never got another one.

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Sighs. Another new scam is out there, involving cash, cars and christians. A friend called me [View all] niyad Aug 2020 OP

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