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MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,312 ✭✭✭✭✭

Scammers are impersonating me again, asking my friends to send money. Be careful and don’t send money!

Andy Lustig

Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    thanks for the heads up, all the best with this

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,432 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't worry, I only send money to Nigerian princes! ;)

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  • JWPJWP Posts: 23,482 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm Jealous, I never get any mail. :'(

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  • NicNic Posts: 3,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Please define impersonating. That sucks and hope my reply made you smile.

  • retirednowretirednow Posts: 560 ✭✭✭✭✭

    if they asked for rare coins to be sent ...then one could be temped to help. :)

    Most likely your email may have been compromised and your contacts list became the distribution list ... change your email account password. many of our friends had the same thing happen - all asking for help.

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @retirednow said:
    if they asked for rare coins to be sent ...then one could be temped to help. :)

    Most likely your email may have been compromised and your contacts list became the distribution list ... change your email account password. many of our friends had the same thing happen - all asking for help.

    ....
    Something very similar to this has happened to my mother and stepfather...twice.

  • bennybravobennybravo Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭

    Damn Andy, sorry to hear that. Is it just on these forums?

  • maymay Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 25, 2023 3:57PM

    My friends from Microsoft tech support always try to call me and fix things for me. How kind.🥰😊

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,504 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I once got a call from "Microsoft Windows Corporation"

    they were stranded in the Philippines after losing their wallet and needed $2,500immediately

    I gave them the contact info of this nigerian prince i know that has lots of money

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  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,283 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I just received a phone call and the address said it was from my bank so I answered it, sure enough it was a scammer tring to get me to give him account information. It didn't take long to figure out it was a scam, read him the riot act and HE hung up! Ha Ha
    In these trying times they are coming out of the woodwork,
    Be careful out there...........

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,312 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @retirednow said:
    if they asked for rare coins to be sent ...then one could be temped to help. :)

    Most likely your email may have been compromised and your contacts list became the distribution list ... change your email account password. many of our friends had the same thing happen - all asking for help.

    That's exactly what happened more than a year ago. They got into my e-mail, changed my password, and locked me out. I got the account back after a while and locked them out, but they still have my contact list and all of my e-mail archives. So now they've created an e-mail address that's similar to mine, and are working the list again. They're in the Philippines, so nothing the authorities can do to stop them, if they were so inclined. All I can do is try to warn people.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,582 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MrEureka said:

    @retirednow said:
    if they asked for rare coins to be sent ...then one could be temped to help. :)

    Most likely your email may have been compromised and your contacts list became the distribution list ... change your email account password. many of our friends had the same thing happen - all asking for help.

    That's exactly what happened more than a year ago. They got into my e-mail, changed my password, and locked me out. I got the account back after a while and locked them out, but they still have my contact list and all of my e-mail archives. So now they've created an e-mail address that's similar to mine, and are working the list again. They're in the Philippines, so nothing the authorities can do to stop them, if they were so inclined. All I can do is try to warn people.

    If your contacts proved fruitful last time, it would make sense the scammers would try to harvest them again.

    Luckily, those contacts who fell pray last time are now wiser and no one will be scammed.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have to many coins said no one ever 👀

  • 1madman1madman Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pass a few bad checks and the scammers will leave you alone

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,069 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What a pain in the you know where. Stay frosty!

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MsMorrisine said:
    I once got a call from "Microsoft Windows Corporation"

    they were stranded in the Philippines after losing their wallet and needed $2,500immediately

    I gave them the contact info of this nigerian prince i know that has lots of money

    You should have sent them a 1923-D Merc. That coin should easily be worth $2500.00. ;)

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon

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