How do I scam thee? Let me count the ways
I remember calls from “boiler room” investment salesmen back in the 70s.
How about “airplanes”? Those chain letter type scams. I actually fell for one of those. I felt so bad that I refunded the people that got in below me.
The Iraq Dinar? I know two people who have died waiting for the currency to revalue, and another guy who still believes it’s going to happen.
The Nigerian Prince scam. A friend of mine lost a couple $k on this one. She was afraid to tell her husband. I don’t blame her.
The Grandson Scam. One of my sweetest widow clients lost about $25K on this. She may have been old, but she was not someone who I thought would be vulnerable. She explained to me in minute detail how the scam unfolded. You think you are not vulnerable? Think again.
Various Romance Scams. A friend not much older than me, somehow was befriended by a beautiful South African girl (he showed me texted pictures), who inherited gold bars from daddy. She just needed some cash to get them out of storage. She would then send them to his local police department, in care of him, and then fly into the USA to live happily ever after with my pal. Even after I showed him evidence and history of the fraud, he didn’t believe it. His daughter got hold of his phone and deleted its history, but he eventually found his South African girlfriend. The only consolation is that he has no savings to get scammed out of, just what he can spare from his SS.
Fake law enforcement scams, IRS agent scams, turnpike toll scams, hacked computer…….
Possibly the most common scam of all; theft by family members.
It’s a never ending battle. I feel like we’re chasing our tales. But me, I’m way too smart to fall for any of it. NOT.
How about “airplanes”? Those chain letter type scams. I actually fell for one of those. I felt so bad that I refunded the people that got in below me.
The Iraq Dinar? I know two people who have died waiting for the currency to revalue, and another guy who still believes it’s going to happen.
The Nigerian Prince scam. A friend of mine lost a couple $k on this one. She was afraid to tell her husband. I don’t blame her.
The Grandson Scam. One of my sweetest widow clients lost about $25K on this. She may have been old, but she was not someone who I thought would be vulnerable. She explained to me in minute detail how the scam unfolded. You think you are not vulnerable? Think again.
Various Romance Scams. A friend not much older than me, somehow was befriended by a beautiful South African girl (he showed me texted pictures), who inherited gold bars from daddy. She just needed some cash to get them out of storage. She would then send them to his local police department, in care of him, and then fly into the USA to live happily ever after with my pal. Even after I showed him evidence and history of the fraud, he didn’t believe it. His daughter got hold of his phone and deleted its history, but he eventually found his South African girlfriend. The only consolation is that he has no savings to get scammed out of, just what he can spare from his SS.
Fake law enforcement scams, IRS agent scams, turnpike toll scams, hacked computer…….
Possibly the most common scam of all; theft by family members.
It’s a never ending battle. I feel like we’re chasing our tales. But me, I’m way too smart to fall for any of it. NOT.
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