Yep. At my last corp job (oh they LOVE us!), I wigged completely, & learned even w/a 150 IQ you'll wire $. Was only saved by a dear ex-boyfriend/turned friend who got me to calm down & analyze the con. Fear, not greed--is a far better way to milk cash than the old Nigerian Spams. If the cons hit folks using stuff that was deadly, I'd say, 'fine, scare 'em straight'--but they are not. They're taking advantage of our messed-up healthcare system. Report them! You should be pleasantly surprised.
I got the same call today. It was very convincing till I thought. The DEA doesn't warn you about arresting you. They just bust down your door and take you away. So as soon as I told her I have a friend who is a poice captain, she hurried off the phone.
don't feel like a fool. I almost wired money to them and was also crying the first time it happened. Over the last several years various people have called with the same scam and I reported the number to the real DEA.
Yep. At my last corp job (oh they LOVE us!), I wigged completely, & learned even w/a 150 IQ you'll wire $. Was only saved by a dear ex-boyfriend/turned friend who got me to calm down & analyze the con. Fear, not greed--is a far better way to milk cash than the old Nigerian Spams. If the cons hit folks using stuff that was deadly, I'd say, 'fine, scare 'em straight'--but they are not. They're taking advantage of our messed-up healthcare system. Report them! You should be pleasantly surprised.
You reported them? 2 thumbs up for Janie! I have a list, & am reporting it--because these ppl are dangerous, vicious, & callous--& their victims tend to be either under-insured or undermedicated due to our hysterical legal system. If the cons were scaring folks off from bona fide illicit stuff that's life-threatening, I wouldn't care so much. But they're fave targets are professionals already in fear of being laid off. I'm surprised to hear of only one suicide resulting from this blackmail/con ploy.
The outfits working a few years ago were much more polished, but the scam's all over the place now. Everyone's trying to cash in--from slick pros, to folks who can scarcely speak English. These posting sites are great, but try to fight back, & turn in these leeches!