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Post by straggler on Mar 28, 2021 3:17:20 GMT
I would like some "pea" input gals! A few weeks ago, a friend whom I have known for several years, messaged me and asked if I had heard her good news. I said I hadn't and she proceeded to tell me she had won $250,000.00. I said WOW and congratulated her. She went on to tell me that my name appeared on the list of winners as well and that she would send me phone number to message the agent. She said that I would have to pay $1000 for "cases file fees" and "shipping", as she had done, and then the $250k, in cash, would be delivered to my house via Fed Ex within a few hours as it had been to her. I asked her if she talked to her daughter about this before she sent the $1000, she said she did not. The winnings were due to being a "randomly selected Facebook profile by the Publisher's Clearing House Mega Funds, made available to to help and support people financially."
She sent me the info and I messaged the agent and Wahoo, I too am a winner. Send $1000 to them, and $250k cash will be delivered to my door within 7 hours. I asked if the $1000 could be deducted from my winnings and he replied they were not authorized to do that. I said I didn't really have a $1000 and he asked how much I had maybe they could work with me. I told him I would see if I could borrow the money and get back to him. In the meantime, I went to the police station and spoke with an officer. He wasn't too interested, said it was a scam and to block the agent and said there was no way she got $250k in cash. I have no reason to not believe her. She has since told me she contacted her lawyer and he worked with the bank in order for her to deposit the cash without being quizzed as to where she got such a large amount of cash. She continues to want me to contact the agent again and see if I can still get my "winnings".
It was obvious to me that while the number was within the states, the agent was of a foreign nationality. The sentence structure was a give away. The whole thing is bizarre, I know. I know there are cases of using people knowingly and unknowingly as money mules, but I don't see how this particular scenario benefits the creeps?
Just wondering what the peas think. And no I am not contacting the "agent" again.
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Post by MerryMom on Mar 28, 2021 3:21:27 GMT
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Post by garcia5050 on Mar 28, 2021 3:27:43 GMT
So the friend messaged you, but you never physically talked to your friend? It’s definitely a scam and I doubt the messages are really from your friend.
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Post by milocat on Mar 28, 2021 3:30:14 GMT
Agreed. It's a scam. Also have you spoken to your friend on the phone or in real life? If she is Facebook messaging/emailing you she probably was hacked or her account is being spoofed. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 28, 2021 4:21:31 GMT
I’m guessing the friend’s email (or however “they” contacted you) has been hacked and you were “lucky” enough to be one of her contacts.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 28, 2021 5:27:31 GMT
Either what was said above, or they sent her a check that bounced after it was too late. Her check was already cashed before she found out the money was fake.
Contact her directly via phone so you know it was her talking to you and ask her to verify that the money she "won" was deposited in her account with no holds.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Mar 28, 2021 5:30:50 GMT
She has since told me she contacted her lawyer and he worked with the bank in order for her to deposit the cash without being quizzed as to where she got such a large amount of cash. "Worked with the bank." Uh-huh. Banks are required to report deposits over $10,000, so that also sounds shady. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 28, 2021 5:51:38 GMT
What do the Peas think, you ask? Well this Pea wonders how in hell people get sucked into this bullshit, and happily hand over $1000. I guess there are people silly enough to do it though. I went to the police station and spoke with an officer. He wasn't too interested, said it was a scam and to block the agent and said there was no way she got $250k in cash. I have no reason to not believe her. Really? You have no reason to not believe her? You honestly believe that your friend was given quarter of a million dollars out of the blue? |
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Post by gillyp on Mar 28, 2021 8:08:00 GMT
I would have contacted my friend by some means other than the way “she” contacted me and ask if she knew she’d been hacked.
You only have to Google Publishers Clearing House Mega Fund Scams to see you don’t contact them, they contact you and there is no fee payable. It took me seconds to find that out.
Don’t be fooled by a number that appears to come from within your own Country or even your State. These scammers have equipment that make it look like they are coming from a legit number.
I’d send the messages to PCHMF fraud department in the same way I report phishing emails.
ETA the scenario benefits the creeps because they have the $1.000 of the, sadly, many people who fall for this. The scammers don’t send real money to ANYone.
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Post by gar on Mar 28, 2021 8:21:36 GMT
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Post by joelise on Mar 28, 2021 9:15:55 GMT
This is obviously a scam.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2021 9:40:29 GMT
I would like some "pea" input gals! A few weeks ago, a friend whom I have known for several years, messaged me and asked if I had heard her good news. I said I hadn't and she proceeded to tell me she had won $250,000.00. I said WOW and congratulated her. She went on to tell me that my name appeared on the list of winners as well and that she would send me phone number to message the agent. She said that I would have to pay $1000 for "cases file fees" and "shipping", as she had done, and then the $250k, in cash, would be delivered to my house via Fed Ex within a few hours as it had been to her. I asked her if she talked to her daughter about this before she sent the $1000, she said she did not. The winnings were due to being a "randomly selected Facebook profile by the Publisher's Clearing House Mega Funds, made available to to help and support people financially."
She sent me the info and I messaged the agent and Wahoo, I too am a winner. Send $1000 to them, and $250k cash will be delivered to my door within 7 hours. I asked if the $1000 could be deducted from my winnings and he replied they were not authorized to do that. I said I didn't really have a $1000 and he asked how much I had maybe they could work with me. I told him I would see if I could borrow the money and get back to him. In the meantime, I went to the police station and spoke with an officer. He wasn't too interested, said it was a scam and to block the agent and said there was no way she got $250k in cash. I have no reason to not believe her. She has since told me she contacted her lawyer and he worked with the bank in order for her to deposit the cash without being quizzed as to where she got such a large amount of cash. She continues to want me to contact the agent again and see if I can still get my "winnings".
It was obvious to me that while the number was within the states, the agent was of a foreign nationality. The sentence structure was a give away. The whole thing is bizarre, I know. I know there are cases of using people knowingly and unknowingly as money mules, but I don't see how this particular scenario benefits the creeps?
Just wondering what the peas think. And no I am not contacting the "agent" again.
Your friend has been hacked and the messages are not coming from her. Stop communicating with her via messaging and ring her to tell her unless you can speak to her in person. She needs to report it to Facebook and change her password and check the security of her own page. You need to do the same to your Facebook page - change your password and check your security. Really? You believed this? Do you really think that there are companies out there that randomly give out that amount of money but you have to give them $1000 first?? |
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Post by alexa11 on Mar 28, 2021 12:00:29 GMT
Well this Pea wonders how in hell people get sucked into this bullshit, and happily hand over $1000. I guess there are people silly enough to do it though. This. Not to pile on, but I can't believe that anyone still falls for this! AussieMeg  |
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Post by peabay on Mar 28, 2021 12:07:58 GMT
I would like some "pea" input gals! A few weeks ago, a friend whom I have known for several years, messaged me and asked if I had heard her good news. I said I hadn't and she proceeded to tell me she had won $250,000.00. I said WOW and congratulated her. She went on to tell me that my name appeared on the list of winners as well and that she would send me phone number to message the agent. She said that I would have to pay $1000 for "cases file fees" and "shipping", as she had done, and then the $250k, in cash, would be delivered to my house via Fed Ex within a few hours as it had been to her. I asked her if she talked to her daughter about this before she sent the $1000, she said she did not. The winnings were due to being a "randomly selected Facebook profile by the Publisher's Clearing House Mega Funds, made available to to help and support people financially."
She sent me the info and I messaged the agent and Wahoo, I too am a winner. Send $1000 to them, and $250k cash will be delivered to my door within 7 hours. I asked if the $1000 could be deducted from my winnings and he replied they were not authorized to do that. I said I didn't really have a $1000 and he asked how much I had maybe they could work with me. I told him I would see if I could borrow the money and get back to him. In the meantime, I went to the police station and spoke with an officer. He wasn't too interested, said it was a scam and to block the agent and said there was no way she got $250k in cash. I have no reason to not believe her. She has since told me she contacted her lawyer and he worked with the bank in order for her to deposit the cash without being quizzed as to where she got such a large amount of cash. She continues to want me to contact the agent again and see if I can still get my "winnings".
It was obvious to me that while the number was within the states, the agent was of a foreign nationality. The sentence structure was a give away. The whole thing is bizarre, I know. I know there are cases of using people knowingly and unknowingly as money mules, but I don't see how this particular scenario benefits the creeps?
Just wondering what the peas think. And no I am not contacting the "agent" again.
Because you're not talking to your friend and they get the 1000.00. No one got 250,000.00 And they are going to keep contacting you because you took a little of the bait and actually communicated with them - block the number. |
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Post by lisae on Mar 28, 2021 12:30:21 GMT
Have you called your friend and asked her? I'm betting if talk to her - not message, talk - and are absolutely positive it is her, she will know nothing about this. If she tells you she has or is getting $250K, it's still a scam.
Oh, and call your friend on your house number, husbands number, something besides the number that has been messaging you.
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Post by mollycoddle on Mar 28, 2021 12:39:19 GMT
Are you using FB messenger? You have been given good advice. Call your friend. Messenger gets hacked all of the time. It is scary how many criminals are out there trying to take advantage. I am so careful that I call companies myself to verify if I get a message from them.
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Post by gar on Mar 28, 2021 13:06:20 GMT
but I don't see how this particular scenario benefits the creeps? Because some people will call back and they will 'work with them' promising to send the 'prize'or a portion of it even if they're a couple of hundred short...so the scammers still get $800 or whatever the victim says they can raise and send. As well as those who just send the $1000 of course. I said I didn't really have a $1000 and he asked how much I had maybe they could work with me. I told him I would see if I could borrow the money and get back to him |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2021 13:36:24 GMT
I would like some "pea" input gals! A few weeks ago, a friend whom I have known for several years, messaged me and asked if I had heard her good news. I said I hadn't and she proceeded to tell me she had won $250,000.00. I said WOW and congratulated her. She went on to tell me that my name appeared on the list of winners as well and that she would send me phone number to message the agent. She said that I would have to pay $1000 for "cases file fees" and "shipping", as she had done, and then the $250k, in cash, would be delivered to my house via Fed Ex within a few hours as it had been to her. I asked her if she talked to her daughter about this before she sent the $1000, she said she did not. The winnings were due to being a "randomly selected Facebook profile by the Publisher's Clearing House Mega Funds, made available to to help and support people financially."
She sent me the info and I messaged the agent and Wahoo, I too am a winner. Send $1000 to them, and $250k cash will be delivered to my door within 7 hours. I asked if the $1000 could be deducted from my winnings and he replied they were not authorized to do that. I said I didn't really have a $1000 and he asked how much I had maybe they could work with me. I told him I would see if I could borrow the money and get back to him. In the meantime, I went to the police station and spoke with an officer. He wasn't too interested, said it was a scam and to block the agent and said there was no way she got $250k in cash. I have no reason to not believe her. She has since told me she contacted her lawyer and he worked with the bank in order for her to deposit the cash without being quizzed as to where she got such a large amount of cash. She continues to want me to contact the agent again and see if I can still get my "winnings".
It was obvious to me that while the number was within the states, the agent was of a foreign nationality. The sentence structure was a give away. The whole thing is bizarre, I know. I know there are cases of using people knowingly and unknowingly as money mules, but I don't see how this particular scenario benefits the creeps?
Just wondering what the peas think. And no I am not contacting the "agent" again.
Your friend's account or number has been hacked or spoofed. You are an idiot for falling for this. In no legit giveaway is a purchase required nor is money required to be sent. Because people like you keep falling for this, they will keep coming back for more. |
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Post by milocat on Mar 28, 2021 13:47:07 GMT
Don’t be fooled by a number that appears to come from within your own Country or even your State. These scammers have equipment that make it look like they are coming from a legit number. ETA the scenario benefits the creeps because they have the $1.000 of the, sadly, many people who fall for this. The scammers don’t send real money to ANYone. I live in a VERY small community. Our phone numbers are xxx-3800, they only go up to the three thousands. As soon as you see xxx-7364 calling you know it's a scam number. It might work for other places where it looks local but not here because we don't go that high. Yes the scenario benefits the creeps to the tune of $1000 per person. |
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Post by Rhondito on Mar 28, 2021 17:35:40 GMT
The most time I would've spent on this would've been to hit the delete key.
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Post by Sparki on Mar 28, 2021 19:48:21 GMT
Yep - someone contacted a neighbor of ours, purporting to be us, with this exact scam, to the word. Our neighbor, whom we don't know well, called my husband right away, and we told him nope, scam. We had heard that someone had cloned dh's FB account, and had posted a Do Not Accept Friend Request. After the call from the neighbor, we posted another notice about the scam.
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 28, 2021 20:36:44 GMT
Good lord, does the stupid never end? Pick up the phone and call your friend if you truly think this is legit. She did NOT receive 250k.
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Post by librarylady on Mar 28, 2021 20:37:49 GMT
straggler, please do NOT get involved in this scam. The police told you it was a scam and yet you want to believe. ...please, please walk away and block the number from contacting you again.
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 28, 2021 20:53:05 GMT
straggler , please do NOT get involved in this scam. The police told you it was a scam and yet you want to believe. ...please, please walk away and block the number from contacting you again. But, but, but, if she does that she won't get her 250k. *sarcasm* |
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Post by FurryP on Mar 29, 2021 1:25:27 GMT
I admit to raising an eyebrow to the fact that the OP actually believes this might be true, but there is no need for name calling. It could be you in 10-20 years. Don't be so sure it can't.
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Post by hop2 on Mar 29, 2021 1:40:53 GMT
If anyone is actually dropping off $250,000 in cash in exchange for $1000, in this day & age one would have to think it is counterfeit.
One way or another this is a scam
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