The Vent and Rant Thread

[DNSB]

One recent example was the woman who was very upset when the bank stopped her from sending most of her savings overseas. Turned out her boyfriend needed to money since he was in jail. A boyfried she had never met.

[ownedbycats]

A few years old, but this one's definitely a doozy.

[CRussel]

Sadly, all too often people fall for these things. And really, if you figure the cost of sending out several million emails as pennies, and if even one person falls for it, the economics are in your favour.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

A few years old, but this one's definitely a doozy.

Prado's partner, Cory St. James, says he tried to point out the red flags that popped up. For example, he says, the seller only accepted payment in prepaid Visa and Mastercard gift cards. He says the family had to go to several different retail stores to purchase all the cards — adding a couple of Walmart stores actually refused to sell them, saying management feared a scam in the making because the family was buying so many.

Dang, they had so much warning, it's like a comedy skit.