There is a person that calls me on my cell and at work with a heavy accent (such as a person from India would have.) States he has a legal emergency regarding me. Says his name is Alan Smith (that's a joke with that heavy of an accent.) He is asking for my bank account info and ss #. What a joke. I talked to my attorney and she advised me that it sounded like a fraud/scam. I have threatened him with legal action if the calls contiune and he still calls. I don't know what to do. It's embarassing at work and just flat out annoying and a waste of my cell phone minutes. What do I do?
This same number - 360-358-3620 was used today in a reply for a listing on Craigslist. He tried to get me to set up a paypal account for him to "send the money to" because he was supposedly out of the country and wanted to buy my furniture. Always check the REPLY TO email address on any email you get. If it is different from the sent by address, that's a huge red flag. They then send a fake paypal receipt to you claiming the money was deposited. Sometimes it is, but they will quickly file a claim and get the money back or they have sent a fake receipt and you never receive the money. The best is where they ask you to pay the "transfer agent" with the extra they are sending you. Be careful guys. They are trying everything. Below is the text of the email. I get about 5 a day from different gmail accounts, all saying something similar. Looks like these guys are branching out from telephone scams to online scamming.
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Thanks for the prompt response.. I am ready to buy it as a surprise for our new home my family are moving into in the coming new year and i dont want anybody to know about and i am not in town at the moment because i work with the Airforce(LackLand),and am presently in training presently, It's hard to make a phone calls but you can text me, I squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I insisted on PayPal because i don't have access to my bank account online as i don't have internet banking, but i can pay from my PayPal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your PayPal email address so i can make the payment asap for it and please if you don't have PayPal account yet,it is very easy to set up, go to www.paypal.com and get it set up,after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address to make the payment or send me an invoice.After when the payment has gone through and it has been confirmed by you and PayPal i have an hauler who will be coming for the pickup of it.... Please do answer this questions about it for me to know how real you are.
1:Are you the first owner of it?
2:Why are you selling it?
3:When have you been using it?
4:And does it has any dent on it or anything?
5:Does it has any fault affecting it?
6:Has it ever been repaired before for any reason?
7:Do you have a PayPal account? so that i can send payment ASAP.
8.Can you send me general close up pictures as i will be unble to come look at it in person and so that i can have a better look?