Scams like these

[clifford]

But, unfortunately, they do pick a few right people with this scatter gun approach.

 

[drron]

A few years go I got one of those from a supposed copper in London. It was my sister supposedly i trouble. There are occasions when I excel myself in the quick thinking department.
I replied immediately - wonderful I am with my sister at the moment. her son is an Inspector working at Scotland Yard and we are just on the way to see him abut this very matter. Never heard from him again.

 

[AuSammy]

Oldie but a not so goodie…

I mean how more obvious that it is utter BS when the message says coming from a +63 number and he/she says they texting from 04……..

This scam is as old as methuselah, surely no-one falls for that any more - oh wait

 

[Q Class Plebeian]

Yes, I've had exactly the same experience.

Where in Europe did you go?

Arrived back at Easter

 

[VPS]

Another kind offer

 

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[Brissy1]

Picked the wrong person for this

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My daughter got the same "hi dad" scam text today and showed me, said (jokingly)they must have got the dad/daughter ph numbers mixed.
Don't get scammed she said; I promised never to send or give her money no matter how convincing

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

I recently had two scam attempts on my card after returning from Europe.
Both attempts over a weekend and both from “uber eats”.
I recently had two scam attempts on my card after returning from Europe.
Both attempts over a weekend and both from “uber eats”.

I used my card on vending machines to get water bottles to drink, very possibly one of the ones I used had a copier.
About the same time, I gave someone on Reddit one of those $5 prize gift things, and whamo, ...
A lot of zero dollars pre autho appeared, maccas delivery, doordash, and uber eats, etc, then an uber eats purchase appeared, for $25.23...
I complained to my bank, they refunded the money, so have never used vendos again, and am banned now from Reddit.
Wonder why uber eats cant upgrade their security.
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For Brissy1:
My daughter got the same "hi dad" scam text today and showed me, said (jokingly)they must have got the dad/daughter ph numbers mixed.
Don't get scammed she said; I promised never to send or give her money no matter how convincing
Tell her to use code words, only the 2 of you will know.
Sometimes, we do have to genuinely move money, osko etc.