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JustAnotherGen

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3. Going on for some time unfortunately

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 05:00 PM

Feb 2014

Apple Stores and Walmarts were key targets of the fraudsters this past summer.

The guy who broke a big one for us in Detroit was one of the Homeless folks that never got paid for the 5 lines he opened in his name. He was supposed to get $100 a piece. To a guy living in his car - that's a fortune. And so he turned on them. And that's how we got 'em.

Same thing in L.A. and Atlanta.

The credit frauds are entirely different in Philly, the Bronx, Jamaica NY, Boston -

Every region has a different scam.

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A scam preying on the homeless is popping up in cities across the country. [View all] Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 OP

Thats just lovely.. yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #1

But, tell us how you really feel! MineralMan Feb 2014 #2

Going on for some time unfortunately JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #3

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #4

"the phones cost maybe $100 for a phone worth $600. " Bonx Feb 2014 #5