Sad to Think There Are Really People This DUMB

[Rustyt1953]

Here are the top five scams the BBB sees:

Advance fee loan scams.
Employment related scams – that offer a great job where you can work whenever you want.
Home improvement related scams – Those are the traveling handy men type scammers who go door to door offering to fix things and disappear when the work falls apart.
Online purchase scams – those too good to be true prices on fancy brands online.
Fake check scams - when you get a check in the mail to deposit into your account, you're supposed to send some of the money back, by the time the free check bounces – the money is gone.

 

[Tom S.]

Here are the top five scams the BBB sees:


Employment related scams – that offer a great job where you can work whenever you want.

I want a great job that pays me for doing nothing.


Oh, wait, I already have that - retirement!

 

[shouldazagged]

I have a few simple rules.

If it is clear that like "Tamara", English is not even the second language of the writer of the e-mail, caution may be indicated.

If the phone caller gives a name like "James" or "Gloria" and the accent is pure Mumbai--and especially if the caller says "It is about the Windows"--it might be a good idea to reserve judgment.

And most importantly, if anyone I don't know, anywhere, wants to give me money, it's exit, stage right, for this old trouper.

I won't get burned again like I did with the "lovely Asian bride" who used up my razors shaving her forehead twice a day.

 

[DWalt]

Read about a new one. A uniformed delivery guy shows up at your door with a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of Champagne from a secret admirer. He says it's free, but he must charge $5.00 for special handling of the Champagne, and it must be paid only with your credit card. The unknowing recipient hands him the card and he swipes it through some device which copies everything on it. Which is of course is later used to buy thousands of dollars of stuff.

 

[crankyoldlady]

There are many people that dumb. And they vote.

 

[S42N8]

OK, but only if you take the two tables of ladies badly singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin" as part of the deal. Seriously messing up my afternoon at the bar at Duke's

And no, no pictures.

 

[crazyphil]

I remember years ago someone advertised a gadget that would kill any
and all bugs in your house. I think it was $9.95. It was ligit. He actually
sent his product. Two little 1" square blocks of wood. The instructions
said set the bug on block A and Smack the bug with Block B.

 

[A10]

Who wrote that, Yoda????

 

[Rustyt1953]

George Carlin said: "Take two totally unrelated objects, glue them together and someone will buy it".

 

[federali]

Nigerian Scams

Back in the 90s, the Nigerian scams were rampant. These were usually letters, the content of which revolved around the need to move a large some of money, under cloak and dagger conditions, by some recently exiled prince, fearing for his life. All you needed to do was make a good faith deposit and up to 40% or more of a vast fortune was yours.

Amazingly, hordes of people fell for it. One jerk even went to Nigeria to try to recover his money and was found murdered.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

About 15 or 16 years ago I got a letter saying I won $165,000.00 in a supplemental drawing of the Irish Sweepstakes. It ask for no money, no fees, nothing in return. They just needed to know if my address was correct.

The county prosecutor went to my church, so I showed it to him. He could find nothing wrong or fishy with it.

The only problem is I didn't buy an Irish Sweepstakes ticket, ever! SO when I got home, I through it in the wood stove, I figure the one BTU of heat I got from was as much as I was going to win!

Ivan

 

[keith44spl]

I got my pay out and spent it.


But, upon reflection, Grandpa was right....
A couple million bucks don't go as far as it used to.






.

 

[tlawler]

I just give them the number and address of the local PD and tell em to address it to Sgt. so and so.

 

[Jessie]

I see that everybody else seems to be joking around with you about this.
I want in on the deal!
I don't trust the mail though, so pm me your bank account and PIN numbers and I'll direct deposit that 5k.
I can't believe no one believes you!?

 

[Peak53]

I'm getting a lot of this one recently: "Hello. My name is Jennifer from Customer Service." ...click

I do wish I knew what this one is about, but I don't have the patience.

Click

 

[dougb1946]

I'm getting a lot of this one recently: "Hello. My name is Jennifer from Customer Service." ...click

I do wish I knew what this one is about, but I don't have the patience.

Click

I liked Rachael better. Not many young women call me anymore.

 

[vytoland]

as a show of good faith, I'll need for you to send me a check ..... Certified, please. You can keep that much extra when we split the money.

Lee,

I've been certified for a number of years.....here is my check.....

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I worked for a greedy CEO and company owner who lost an embarrassing amount of shareholder cash on the original round of Nigerian letters, he just knew that he was destined to be rich and I was too negative. If he is still alive, he is wanted by the IRS. Last known whereabouts, NOGALES AZ trying to enter Mexico. Every once and a while I get calls from taxing authorities and debtors trying locate him 40 years later.

 

[foxy320]

I've already put 50 of my grail guns on the credit card & bought that 5000 acre ranch in Montana. hope all that money gets here by the end of the month.

 

[nicky4968]

My grandmother fell for the guaranteed bug killer when she was 17. That was in 1905.
She thought it was a very funny, and not too expensive, lesson.