The Scamming Continues
Yesterday we got 3 notifications that they were scam targets. One would think that with enough complaints the FDLE would take measures to track these scammers down, but apparently they don’t.
This was from a member:
I wanted to let you know about a scam that has been targeting registrants. Recently I got a call from someone pretending to be a deputy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office. They claimed that I had not registered, even though I had, and there was a warrant out for my arrest. I could avoid this by staying on the phone with them and going to purchase $750 worth of Google Play Gift Cards and send them money via that way. I knew then that this was not a real deputy and just a scammer. This is not real in any way and is a scam targeting SO’s. I thought I should alert you all so you could potentially get the word out and protect others from getting scammed in such a way.
All the best!
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The cops don’t care. I’ve contacted them a few times after I’ve gotten these calls demanding money. The Sheriffs just tell me that it’s a scam, don’t fall for it, hang up, there’s nothing they can do. Since they’re spoof numbers, there’s no way to track or trace them, according to Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Insist on filing a police report
Not only that, but I would contact them repeatedly, forever, and keep asking them how their investigations are going and how they are going to solve the problem. Same with the criminal legislators that created the Hit Lists. They created the problems, people need to be on them about fixing it. Do not let them decline to perform the most basic, easiest parts of their jobs.
This is the same as happened to me just before the Pandemic with caller saying he wasfrom the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office (previously reported here).
Every time I list something for sale on Craigslist, I get scammers wanting to “Send me a code”. The scam is, they say they want to verify you are not a scammer (They are the scammers). They want the code they send you to verify you are not a robot.
The thing is, once you send them the code, they enter that code into Google and retrieve all your info and take over your phone. What you have done is allowed them to recover your info and your phone is now locked out from you.
Everytime they ask me for those codes, I tell them to meet me in person in the parking lot of the local police station to complete the transaction. Most stop contacting me after that, some are persistant and demand to only meet me in person once code is sent so I don’t “Waste their time”.
For every thing that exists in life, there seems to be someone out there finding a way to scam the sheep. And before anyone judges, I saw a story last year of a retired police detective who got scammed. He was so embarresed but shared his story saying that is just how sophisticated some of these scams are.
BREAKING: Lemonade PurcHased by Registered Sex Offender
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Jacob
Everyone is going to jump on me for this, but, it does sound to me like if he should have damn well of known better to avoid putting yourself in situations like this. And to keep going back time and again? Sometimes we ask for our own troubles, I know from experience.
What crime did he commit?
No one said he committed a crime in this instance. But because of his not using common sense, he is the talk of the town. Myself and many others try and be low key and stay off the radar so we do NOT get put on the evening news. Embarrasing enough being on the registry without bringing more attention to yourself.
If you think it was a good idea for him to continue visiting a lemonade stand run by kids, while being on the registry, I just don’t know what to say.
I can’t help but wonder if the girls had a business license to operate a lemonade stand. Nowadays nothing is too ridiculous to be questioned.
Pfft @ Fox “news”