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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I hate to say it, but you need to be pretty stupid to fall for that scam. It is almost like you are asking someone to steal your money.
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Often times the difference between a sophisticated scam and a stupid victim is whether you are the one who fell for it.
Different versions of these imposter scams have been going on for years. They must be lucrative or the scammers would have moved on to something different. The solution is almost always the same: Don't accept unsolicited assistance and always contact the (bank, police, fbi, credit card company, amazon, etc) through a number you found yourself.
What I wonder is why, since they have been around so long, these scams still work? The seniors/retirees today were the young people of yesterday who warned their parents against these scams. What changed that they are now falling victim to the same thing?
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Last edited by Bill14564; 08-24-2025 at 09:36 AM.
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