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	Comments on: ACLU Recommended tips for handling a scam call	</title>
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		By: Scam		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 04:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://floridaactioncommittee.org/aclu-recommended-tips-for-handling-a-scam-call/comment-page-1/#comment-59441&quot;&gt;DVC&lt;/a&gt;.

They will never show up in person. At first they say they need to meet at the Sheriff’s office for a DNA sample or whatever. Their story slowly changes; they will say warrant has been issued and you need to pay with a gift card or moneygram. They say if you go on government property before paying, you will be arrested. I know this because I have received a dozen or more calls over the past few years. There is not much hope of catching them, so I play along for a while before letting loose some choice words. When they hang up I call back repeatedly, with more of the same words. After several calls I find that their number is no longer in service.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://floridaactioncommittee.org/aclu-recommended-tips-for-handling-a-scam-call/comment-page-1/#comment-59441">DVC</a>.</p>
<p>They will never show up in person. At first they say they need to meet at the Sheriff’s office for a DNA sample or whatever. Their story slowly changes; they will say warrant has been issued and you need to pay with a gift card or moneygram. They say if you go on government property before paying, you will be arrested. I know this because I have received a dozen or more calls over the past few years. There is not much hope of catching them, so I play along for a while before letting loose some choice words. When they hang up I call back repeatedly, with more of the same words. After several calls I find that their number is no longer in service.</p>
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		By: MusicMan		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/aclu-recommended-tips-for-handling-a-scam-call/comment-page-1/#comment-59443</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MusicMan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I asked specific questions  such as &quot;What is the wording of the warrant&quot;, and &quot; what is the exact charge&quot;. I said I would be glad to write a check and send it directly to the court clerk for whatever amount it was they were asking. I finally said that I&#039;ve been around too many blocks to fall for such a sophomoric, idiotic scam. I heard rumors that one of them was actually a deputy sheriff in a nera by large Texas county. Bottom line: no more  calls at all. Not another call in 2 years.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I asked specific questions  such as &#8220;What is the wording of the warrant&#8221;, and &#8221; what is the exact charge&#8221;. I said I would be glad to write a check and send it directly to the court clerk for whatever amount it was they were asking. I finally said that I&#8217;ve been around too many blocks to fall for such a sophomoric, idiotic scam. I heard rumors that one of them was actually a deputy sheriff in a nera by large Texas county. Bottom line: no more  calls at all. Not another call in 2 years.</p>
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		By: CherokeeJack		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/aclu-recommended-tips-for-handling-a-scam-call/comment-page-1/#comment-59442</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CherokeeJack]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I would add not to cuss out or be mean to the scammers. The reason is, revenge can come in many forms for ticking them off. When I got the call and figured it was a scam, I politely said that I would meet him in the Lobby of the Sheriff&#039;s office, call me when you are there and I will come in with my Lawyer.

Also they do not give up easily, as after I hung up, they called my parents and luckily my Dad who is a Veteran, told the guy he would contact me and discuss the situation with his son (Me).

I made a police report and never got another call. Now I do not answer my cell phone and let all calls I do not know go to voicemail. I then listen to the voicemail to see if it is legit and go from there.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would add not to cuss out or be mean to the scammers. The reason is, revenge can come in many forms for ticking them off. When I got the call and figured it was a scam, I politely said that I would meet him in the Lobby of the Sheriff&#8217;s office, call me when you are there and I will come in with my Lawyer.</p>
<p>Also they do not give up easily, as after I hung up, they called my parents and luckily my Dad who is a Veteran, told the guy he would contact me and discuss the situation with his son (Me).</p>
<p>I made a police report and never got another call. Now I do not answer my cell phone and let all calls I do not know go to voicemail. I then listen to the voicemail to see if it is legit and go from there.</p>
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		By: DVC		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/aclu-recommended-tips-for-handling-a-scam-call/comment-page-1/#comment-59441</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DVC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I would agree to meet them in a specific place so there is no mistaking them, but call the police or the sheriff&#039;s department to go in an unmarked vehicle and be there so that you can point them out and they can be caught.  You could even turn you phone on record and get the whole thing as evidence. Ask the police/sheriff if they care about catching impersonators. If law enforcement does not agree to go then let the scammer  go anyways while you stay home and they go and  wait, and wait, and wait, and.......you get the idea.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would agree to meet them in a specific place so there is no mistaking them, but call the police or the sheriff&#8217;s department to go in an unmarked vehicle and be there so that you can point them out and they can be caught.  You could even turn you phone on record and get the whole thing as evidence. Ask the police/sheriff if they care about catching impersonators. If law enforcement does not agree to go then let the scammer  go anyways while you stay home and they go and  wait, and wait, and wait, and&#8230;&#8230;.you get the idea.</p>
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