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I counsel all of my family members and all of my users at work to voice verify if things seem the least bit out of the ordinary. Someone from “accounting” emails you and says they need you to update your direct deposit? Look them up on the employee directory and give them a call, or walk over there and ask them what’s up. You got a call from your bank or the state revenue department? 1. No you didn’t and 2. look them up and call somebody. Anyone who is in a position to actually deal with any of that poo poo at any of those institutions is going to be very grateful that you did.
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Feb 16, 2024 03:27
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My mom and dad are very capable and cognitively 100% as they near 70, yet a couple years ago they got a call from the [county] sheriffs department telling them there was a warrant for her but they’d clear it if they gave him 300$ in gift cards immediately. When she asked for a badge number he started screaming that he was going to put her in jail so she hung up and called me crying and wondering if she was going to jail. Like, no, and they’d just come arrest you. Also you’re a 68yo middle class white woman who’s never broken the loving law, take a breather. But they’re really good at getting people nervous and desperate.
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Feb 16, 2024 03:42
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Kalli posted:I really don't get how someone like that falls for the wallet inspector routine. The thing that got me was when she did the right thing and was like "oh could you have spoofed the number?" (of course you should always hang up and call them) but was convinced by "no you can't spoof a government number" ??????
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Feb 16, 2024 04:36
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For me it was the “you have multiple warrants out, also absolutely do not contact a lawyer about it”. Which yes, does sound like something law enforcement might tell someone, but it doesn’t mean you have to listen!
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Feb 16, 2024 04:56
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Side note, I do not believe the second half of her story and strongly suspect she's shame farming for attention.
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Feb 16, 2024 04:59
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Kalli posted:Side note, I do not believe the second half of her story and strongly suspect she's shame farming for attention. Journalism today
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Feb 16, 2024 05:13
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There used to be ones a long time ago that were "Pay us or we leak what porn you saw", but I wonder if those got less effective over time as people would care less about that.
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Feb 16, 2024 06:04
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Leperflesh posted:we went camping on wednesday night, it's the 27th anniversary of our first date Cool shroom pics. Reminded me I was watching some youtuber and they were chatting and said recently there has been a bunch of AI written books on Amazon and one was about mushroom foraging and AI don't care if the words are true or not they just flow.
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Feb 16, 2024 06:58
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Kalli posted:Side note, I do not believe the second half of her story and strongly suspect she's shame farming for attention. Yeah none of this poo poo tracks at all.
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Feb 16, 2024 07:10
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bobjr posted:There used to be ones a long time ago that were "Pay us or we leak what porn you saw", but I wonder if those got less effective over time as people would care less about that. I think I remember an episode of the Drew Carey Show where a big plot point is a list of all of Cleveland’s porn users was leaked on the news and Drew et al are mortified to be on it, but, like, what else is there to do in Cleveland?
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Feb 16, 2024 07:12
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I’ve gotten multiple scam calls from just a regular number where someone knew my name and told me they were from Wells Fargo consumer protection. The first time they did it I answered without looking at the phone and let them forward me to someone else. It clearly sounded like one guy was handing the phone to another guy and I can’t remember what their pitch was but it unraveled quickly. Something about me giving them all my information so they could confirm it. I called the actual WF fraud number and they sent me a new card. But then I got the same call and scam again so who knows. It’s more sophisticated than I would have thought.
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Feb 16, 2024 12:12
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FizFashizzle posted:I’ve gotten multiple scam calls from just a regular number where someone knew my name and told me they were from Wells Fargo consumer protection. The first time they did it I answered without looking at the phone and let them forward me to someone else. It’s just some group that has your phone number and they know you have an account at WF. They’re just farming for the rest.
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Feb 16, 2024 12:28
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bobjr posted:There used to be ones a long time ago that were "Pay us or we leak what porn you saw", but I wonder if those got less effective over time as people would care less about that. I got one of those a year or so ago on my work email. I’m extremely careful about what I do on my work computer and won’t even go to websites not related to work, so it was laughable when I read it. I just forwarded it to our fraud compliance department (yes we have one my company is globally massive) and forgot about it. I think anymore those type of scams have changed into them pretending to be women and preying on lonely men. With how common nudes are to be sent, it’s easy for them to get a guy to send a dick pic or whatever and then immediately turn it around to “pay us or we’ll put this online, send it to friends and family and tell everyone you’re a pedo” And then you have to spend a couple weeks convincing your uncle who’s already sent them several thousand that it’s a scam and to not send them more money. And also hey maybe go hang out with friends and family and not be alone for a while.
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Feb 16, 2024 14:44
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My mom got a call from someone pretending to by my nephew saying he had been arrested and needed her to bail him out of jail. She didn't give them any info but she still talks about how it was an acting performance of a lifetime.
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Feb 16, 2024 16:16
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kiimo posted:My mom got a call from someone pretending to by my nephew saying he had been arrested and needed her to bail him out of jail. Thats the newest thing with AI duplicating people's voices. Bail, kidnapping, blackmail are all common variations.
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Feb 16, 2024 16:31
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kiimo posted:My mom got a call from someone pretending to by my nephew saying he had been arrested and needed her to bail him out of jail. My grandma got this call years ago and went to the grocery store she always goes to for the money order. Thankfully it was a small town and the person recognized her and got her to call my mom to verify I was not actually kidnapped in Mexico.
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Feb 16, 2024 16:31
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swickles posted:Thats the newest thing with AI duplicating people's voices. Bail, kidnapping, blackmail are all common variations. This was years ago though. Once again AI ruining a creative performance
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Feb 16, 2024 16:34
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swickles posted:Thats the newest thing with AI duplicating people's voices. Bail, kidnapping, blackmail are all common variations. This happens in the latest Mission Impossible movie. Stay frosty.
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Feb 16, 2024 16:35
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Update on the acorn shooter: https://x.com/StolenValor1/status/1757544890055995441?s=20
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Feb 16, 2024 16:47
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It literally says he didn't see direct combat unless you count the combat with the acorn?
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Feb 16, 2024 16:50
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When I was a wee lad of 20 something I got a scam call from someone claiming to be the IRS saying I owed like $1k, thankfully I called the real IRS and they said that anything from them would come through the mail and they would never call Wish I could say it was purely out of savvy but it was more that $1k would have broken me at the time so I was desperately hoping it was a scam lol Intruder fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Feb 16, 2024 |
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Feb 16, 2024 16:51
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Pron on VHS posted:Update on the acorn shooter: lol the medics didn’t even expose him before they got to the hospital 
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Feb 16, 2024 17:08
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is there a way to turn off the arrow on the quotes lol
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Feb 16, 2024 17:10
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we love a rash decision to do more legal work in-house rather than delegating to external counsel without an established framework as to how we will handle the volume to cut back on legal fees, don't we folks? kill me
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Feb 16, 2024 17:18
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https://twitter.com/sgbuggs/status/1758320394728010014 I can see why putting $50K in a shoebox and handing it over was no big thing to her now
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Feb 16, 2024 17:35
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Intruder posted:https://twitter.com/sgbuggs/status/1758320394728010014 Pretty much the only people who can work for New York media are people who can afford to do unpaid internships whil living in NYC, so it's almost entirely fail sons and fail daughters of insanely wealthy people.
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Feb 16, 2024 17:50
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Say what you want about Franco or fascism, but El Caudillo is an amazing title
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Feb 16, 2024 18:02
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kiimo posted:My mom got a call from someone pretending to by my nephew saying he had been arrested and needed her to bail him out of jail. My grandmother got something similar years ago, but recognized it wasn’t actually one of the grandkids because they kept calling her “grandmother” which is not how any of us ever address her.
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Feb 16, 2024 18:04
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Intruder posted:https://twitter.com/sgbuggs/status/1758320394728010014 Mr__piss is right.
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Feb 16, 2024 18:14
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FizFashizzle posted:Mr__piss is right. John Mulaney said they should give out Pulitzer Prizes for comments, this should be the winner.
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Feb 16, 2024 18:28
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you could tell the scam was fake because it involved the FBI and the CIA working with each other
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Feb 16, 2024 18:58
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Who's ready for BEEFRICE https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-invent-new-hybrid-food-by-growing-beef-inside-grains-of-rice quote:They've invented a new hybrid food, consisting of cells of bovine fat and muscle grown inside grains of rice. I'd try it
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Feb 16, 2024 19:08
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Intruder posted:https://twitter.com/sgbuggs/status/1758320394728010014 The people who think they're too smart to be scammed are sometimes the easiest marks. Yes I realize that my last post on this subject was "lol just don't get scammed, ez"
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Feb 16, 2024 19:51
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kiimo posted:It literally says he didn't see direct combat This whole thing is a good argument that there shouldn’t be such a thing as a military-to-police pipeline
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Feb 16, 2024 19:59
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C-Euro posted:The people who think they're too smart to be scammed are sometimes the easiest marks. Yes I realize that my last post on this subject was "lol just don't get scammed, ez" 
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Feb 16, 2024 20:01
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Leperflesh posted:you could tell the scam was fake because it involved the FBI and the CIA working with each other Also the CIA can’t operate on domestic soil or whatever I mean I’m sure they do because lol CIA abiding laws, but not for some lady’s fraudulent Amazon account
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Feb 16, 2024 20:24
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Silly Burrito posted:One thing I found out this year: You used to be able to get your credit report from all three agencies once a year through annualcreditreport.com for free. Now, you can get them every week for free as well, and it’s a permanent change. !!!! Thank you!!! I’m gonna check my credit a bunch!
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Feb 16, 2024 20:33
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By the way for those of you fixing your bad credit decisions in the past like I still am, I've had a lot of luck with Experian Boost. I wish Equifax and Transunion did it too. My Experian score rose like 30 points in two months. And since everyone wants to use tri-merge credit scores now for horseshit reasons like to see if you can rent an apartment which is in NO WAY what credit scores are meant for since you aren't borrowing money it's more important than ever to get those scores up. You just know one day these fucks are going to try and use your credit score to determine if you can get insurance. gently caress this country. kiimo fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Feb 16, 2024 |
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Feb 16, 2024 20:37
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When buying a house and going through that credit check stuff, I learned my mom had me as an authorized user for one of her cards that she apparently forgot about so everything she used that card for was unpaid for a long time, so my credit score was like 550. I did not use credit much, so that was a significant part of my history. Now I use credit a lot more and I got that past due charge expunged so I am at like 820.
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