mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on Jan 11, 2016 8:36:18 GMT -5
Got a group text this morning, sent to me and one other person: it seems I won 595,000 Pounds and a 2016 BMW! Woo-hoo! All I have to do is text back my personal information.
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Post by cael on Jan 11, 2016 8:40:08 GMT -5
Don't forget your mother's maiden name and all your bank accounts and routing numbers, so they can transfer the prize to you immediately!
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Jan 11, 2016 8:44:55 GMT -5
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Post by Waffle on Jan 11, 2016 8:56:29 GMT -5
Can I borrow the BMW? I only need it for a little while.
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milee
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Post by milee on Jan 11, 2016 9:33:27 GMT -5
595,000 pounds of what? Chocolate? Champagne?
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Jan 11, 2016 9:47:04 GMT -5
My life is so boring. Why don't I ever get these texts and emails?
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Post by cael on Jan 11, 2016 9:55:07 GMT -5
The only spam texts I get are near christmas, and they're always for cheap Uggs. I do get the emails sometimes though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 10:56:14 GMT -5
I don't get much Spam, but the ones that drive me nuts are the Craigslist ones. I rushed home from a family gathering this weekend because I got a reply to my Bowflex ad asking if they could come see it after 5:30. Seemed legit enough. About 3 hours into the drive home I get a reply to my reply that they can't actually come see it after all and could they just mail me a check and they'd get it later. eta: I pulled a Loony and have been responding to this one, just because I'm pissed and want to waste their time too (although I'm not sure I'm really wasting anyone's time as it's just an auto responder). The ad was for a Bowflex for $400. I replied that she could send the check for $5000 and I'd hold the car for a month. This is what they wrote back. I got your information, please i want you to remove the item from the sales list to consider it sold to me because the check will be mailed out to you on Today and i will get back to you with the tracking # shortly, so that you will know when to expect it. And am also going to include the mover funds that will come down to your location for pick up along with your payment. So when you receive the check get your item fee and the rest goes to the mover, so the pick up will be taking place immediately. So let me read from you if am to proceed with you or not. Please don't just keep silent.
Thank You
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Post by alabamagal on Jan 11, 2016 16:30:44 GMT -5
My life is so boring. Why don't I ever get these texts and emails? It is called a spam filter!
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Post by Opti on Jan 11, 2016 16:33:58 GMT -5
I don't get much Spam, but the ones that drive me nuts are the Craigslist ones. I rushed home from a family gathering this weekend because I got a reply to my Bowflex ad asking if they could come see it after 5:30. Seemed legit enough. About 3 hours into the drive home I get a reply to my reply that they can't actually come see it after all and could they just mail me a check and they'd get it later. eta: I pulled a Loony and have been responding to this one, just because I'm pissed and want to waste their time too (although I'm not sure I'm really wasting anyone's time as it's just an auto responder). The ad was for a Bowflex for $400. I replied that she could send the check for $5000 and I'd hold the car for a month. This is what they wrote back. I got your information, please i want you to remove the item from the sales list to consider it sold to me because the check will be mailed out to you on Today and i will get back to you with the tracking # shortly, so that you will know when to expect it. And am also going to include the mover funds that will come down to your location for pick up along with your payment. So when you receive the check get your item fee and the rest goes to the mover, so the pick up will be taking place immediately. So let me read from you if am to proceed with you or not. Please don't just keep silent.
Thank You Please don't just keep silent.
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 11, 2016 17:22:20 GMT -5
Did you give your personal info to Loony?
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Post by dannylion on Jan 11, 2016 17:29:33 GMT -5
Got a group text this morning, sent to me and one other person: it seems I won 595,000 Pounds and a 2016 BMW! Woo-hoo! All I have to do is text back my personal information. The amount of money not being a round number adds an element of verisimilitude. Everyone knows that scammers only offer money in round numbers. Including the car was a nice touch, too. For all they know, you might have enough money and nowhere to put any more. The BMW, though, who could resist that?
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Post by milee on Jan 11, 2016 17:43:20 GMT -5
Did you give your personal info to Loony? Even better, you should send the "lottery authorities" who sent you the notice of your winnings Loony's personal info so they can contact her about her winnings. She seems ready and willing to believe in the magic of random emails so you would be doing her a kindness.
DH drives me nuts about how he's willing to give out our home address and phone number to places that will put us on junk mail and telemarketing lists. So for those places that absolutely require you to give a phone contact # (I almost never give anybody my cell phone #), I give them his cell phone #.
And the other day in school car line, some new assistant principal was being a psycho and yelling at parents for silly things. I tried my best to ignore her, but she almost climbed in my car to yell at me. When she calmed down a little and asked what my name was, I didn't think it was a great idea to tell her, so I told her the name of one of my other friends whose kids no longer go to school there.
I know, I'm totally going to Hell.
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Post by tskeeter on Jan 12, 2016 13:41:57 GMT -5
595,000 pounds of what? Chocolate? Champagne? Fresh organic fertilizer?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 10:18:04 GMT -5
Well, my $5000 check for the $400 Bowflex is on it's way! Woohoo! Apparently I have to Western Union the shipper payment out of the check.
Good News to you that the payment will finally deliver to you and thank you for your trustworthiness on going transaction ...Now that you have the payment, here is the confirmation # by UPS with the tracking number(1Z W85 F76 01 4096 0792).. You will need to deposit the check at your bank and withdraw the shipper fund and visit the nearest Westernunion or monry gram to you to have the shipping fund wire to the shipper information below, so as soon as you recieve the payment, follow my instruction given to you as you will need to deposit the check...You will deduct the cost of the purchase from the fund..and also deduct $100 that is to cover the cost of your running around and then have rest of funds wired to my mover so that they can be able to make the trip over there for the pick up around later today. Here is the shipper information to send the money to via Westernunion Money or Money gram in Minute pickup option at the nearest Westernunion......
Here is mover information to have the money sent....
Receivers Name:....Karla J. Robinson Address:....145 State Road ATLANTA, GA 30303
Email me the transfer information,As soon as you have everything done,I will need the details of the transfer from you once you have sent funds. .......
Sender's name and address: Westernunion Mtcn (10 digits Number on The Receipt) Actual amount sent: Location for the pickup:
Please deduct the transfer charges from the amount you want to send to the shipper .Don't forget to send me the map quest to your location for easy passage to the shipper.Go to Westernunion Outlet with cash to make the transfer. I will await your response. Kindly locate a Westernunion store close to your address from their website
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mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on Jan 13, 2016 10:43:23 GMT -5
Did you google the name and address?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 10:45:44 GMT -5
Did you google the name and address? No. Went to the tracking number and apparently something was delivered to my house at 9:13AM. Who sends checks UPS?
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mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on Jan 13, 2016 10:47:39 GMT -5
It's nice that they assume you are honest and will return the overpayment.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 10:50:43 GMT -5
The instructions confuse the hell out of me. I just can't wait to get home to see what kind of a check is waiting!
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 13, 2016 10:50:45 GMT -5
Did you google the name and address? No. Went to the tracking number and apparently something was delivered to my house at 9:13AM. Who sends checks UPS? what are you going to do with the check?
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 13, 2016 10:52:34 GMT -5
Did you google the name and address? No. Went to the tracking number and apparently something was delivered to my house at 9:13AM. Who sends checks UPS? People who don't want to commit fraud through the US postal service, which I think is worse than doing it through UPS.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jan 13, 2016 10:54:20 GMT -5
No. Went to the tracking number and apparently something was delivered to my house at 9:13AM. Who sends checks UPS? People who don't want to commit fraud through the US postal service, which I think is worse than doing it through UPS. Mail fraud is one of the easiest charges for me to get. And it tends to stick. Easy to prove.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 10:56:13 GMT -5
No. Went to the tracking number and apparently something was delivered to my house at 9:13AM. Who sends checks UPS? what are you going to do with the check? No idea.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 13, 2016 10:57:06 GMT -5
what are you going to do with the check? No idea. frame it and hang it in your office.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 10:59:21 GMT -5
I'd kind of like to cause problems for them if possible, but not sure how to go about it.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jan 13, 2016 11:01:06 GMT -5
Would the cops do anything?
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 13, 2016 11:01:23 GMT -5
I'd kind of like to cause problems for them if possible, but not sure how to go about it. By not cashing it you will be creating a reconciling item their bank reconciliation that they will never be able to get rid of. If that is not problems enough, I don't know what is.
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Post by obelisk on Jan 13, 2016 11:09:15 GMT -5
I would forward the UPS check to Karla in Atlanta "as instructed" and let them know that since you received a check that your are following protocol and that your own personal check is being sent to the address in Atlanta via post. That will keep them busy for a while.
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Post by Opti on Jan 13, 2016 11:10:31 GMT -5
I'd kind of like to cause problems for them if possible, but not sure how to go about it. By not cashing it you will be creating a reconciling item their bank reconciliation that they will never be able to get rid of. If that is not problems enough, I don't know what is. They are scammers, I would think they have dealt with this issue frequently. MPL needs the right agency to report this to, IMO.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Jan 13, 2016 12:08:32 GMT -5
Would the cops do anything? The police are probably your best bet. Mapquest says there is no State Road in Atlanta.
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