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David_ness

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18. National Parcel Services offers $50 free jewelry - scam

Reply to IrishAyes (Original post)

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 08:57 AM

Mar 2014

I received a post card from National Parcel Services (Does such a legitimate business exist?) offering $50 free jewelry. It will be delivered to your home. I called the # on the post card. 800-276-6472. The catch is you need to let them bill your card $8.95 over the phone! Suspect it's a scam to grab your card info

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Hilarious Scam [View all] IrishAyes Dec 2013 OP

They called our office today. newcriminal Dec 2013 #1

With just any old scam or the same story? IrishAyes Dec 2013 #2

I didn't let him go on long, but newcriminal Dec 2013 #3

It's more fun to lead them on before cutting them off at the knees. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #4

Mr g got a call from them last week graywarrior Dec 2013 #5

They called me today, too... Tom_Foolery Dec 2013 #6

I had a similar call pipi_k Dec 2013 #7

The last time I got one like that, I pretended to be kinda deaf. MissB Dec 2013 #8

There are all sorts of ways to turn things back on scammers. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #9

One thing I always want to do pipi_k Dec 2013 #13

I got two Nigerian e-mails today... Archae Dec 2013 #10

Yeah, AVG's great. So's Threatfire. But I don't use any Microsoft mail apps. They're roachy. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #14

Mozilla Thunderbird. Archae Dec 2013 #16

Omg.... Me to ! Soreya Dec 2014 #19

We got that call a couple months ago rurallib Dec 2013 #11

Got an e-mail about a month ago . . . Brigid Dec 2013 #12

And you only had to send them $75K for shipping and handling? Wow! IrishAyes Dec 2013 #15

I wouldn't know. Brigid Dec 2013 #17

National Parcel Services offers $50 free jewelry - scam David_ness Mar 2014 #18