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    Orca Whisperer W3WN's Avatar
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    Another Day, Another Scammer

    Last few weeks, The Boss has started getting some phone calls from an "Account Manager" for an alleged outfit called "Extreme Keto Company" about an alleged past due amount.

    Supposedly, she ordered a "free trial - just pay S&H" and her credit card for the S&H didn't work. Order was allegedly ordered and shipped on April 16th. April 16th, 2023.

    Yeah, I know.

    But this "account manager" frightened her anyway,. Reached the point where she went and talked to someone at our local bank branch, just to make sure that they DIDN'T have her CC number(s) [ and they don't, the last 4 digits don't match up with anything we have ]. Bank takes this stuff pretty seriously, as a precaution they cancelled her credit and debit cards immediately, and issued new ones (different account numbers) which we picked up this morning.

    However... the "account manager" called back last night when I was home from work, so this time I got involved. Didn't have the Boss's name right. Couldn't tell us what was allegedly "ordered". Couldn't give me the same $$ allegedly due twice. But DID promise that if we didn't pay on the spot, she'd "escalate" this to the local police and have them show up on our door either to collect it or arrest us.

    Over at most $106 & change over a civil matter? Yeah, right. Nice try.

    Told her at this point to... go ahead and do it. And started to give her our lawyer's phone number (Mike K3AIR, incidentally). At which point she hung up.

    I don't think we're hearing from her again.
    “Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019

    BAN THE DH!

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    it's a miracle that anyone ever answers their phone anymore...
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    Administrator N8YX's Avatar
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    My lawyer's name is Ben. Ben Chode.

    They'll get it.
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    Orca Whisperer W3WN's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by N8YX View Post
    My lawyer's name is Ben. Ben Chode.

    They'll get it.
    The Boss is learning. She hasn't bothered to answer their calls the last few days (8 yesterday, only 2 today). Maybe they'll get the hint. (Nah)
    “Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019

    BAN THE DH!

    Fudd's First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough, it WILL fall down.
    Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.

    Just remember: Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain. He died in Washington, DC

    Cutch 300!!!!!

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    My wife and I have our mobile phones loaded with friends and family numbers. If a call come in and there is no name attached to it we ignore.

    We ditched the land line years ago
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    Yup, that's how I do it. If you show up as a contact, you get attention.

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    Moving on, my posts are not helpful

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    "Usual Suspect" WZ7U's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by N8YX View Post
    My lawyer's name is Ben. Ben Chode.

    They'll get it.
    <chuckle> I had to look that one up. Lol

    Like that post was...
    Moving on, my posts are not helpful

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