A scammer stopped by our house in Durham this evening, claiming to have locked his keys, wallet, and phone in his car. He asked to borrow a phone, and called this number (no one answered). He then asked to borrow money.
A scammer stopped by our house in Durham this evening, claiming to have locked his keys, wallet, and phone in his car. He asked to borrow a phone, and called this number (no one answered). He then asked to borrow money.
This happened to me, too. He claimed to be a neighbor, to know my husband. Strange thing is - why would you not just make up a new random number each time since the record of the call provides a way to track this guy?
same experience for me on jan. 13 - came to door claiming to be a neighbor with story of locked car - asked for money - used cellphone to call this number
This just happened to my wife and me. I didn't really believe his story, but gave him a ride just to get him away from my house. He asked to get dropped off somewhere completely different from where he claimed his car was. In my car he asked to borrow money, but didn't press it when I said I didn't have cash. He dialed this same no. from her phone and a google search led me here.
As for why not make up new numbers: I would imagine he knew this one would ring but never pick up. Making up random numbers risks getting a real person who the scammee might overhear or call later.
Same thing occurred just minutes ago. Came to our house at midnight asking for a phone, money, ride etc. Had a well planned out back story strikingly similar to the ones above and an obvious air of nervousness about him. Changed his story and avoided questions, claimed to be a professor of biology married to a flight attendant, when someone in our house mentioned they were pre-med bio he switched around the conversation. Gave him a ride to NCCU but last minute switched to some place else. came home googled the number and found this site, we called the cops and are filing a report.