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I get a rando / unsolicited text.
"Work from home"
As y'all know, I haven't been on a roof since the wreck in early November '24.
I'm curious but also suspicious.  $ Is tight & I only have a functioning L hand.  A legit "work from home" would be very beneficial.
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https://alcor-bpo.com/

Thoughts?


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Posted
1 hour ago, Gene Parmesan said:

Sounds like a great opportunity.

It has an excellent corporate structure, and they give you the tools to be your own boss.

Posted

Its how pig butchering and other scams start. Every other week I get some random text message that only says hi. I wouldn't even interact with them. Just delete and move on. 

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17 hours ago, UTGrad98 said:

Its how pig butchering and other scams start. Every other week I get some random text message that only says hi. I wouldn't even interact with them. Just delete and move on. 

Every other week? I must have made a list of suspected morons as I get those texts daily. "Hey. I'm at the restaurant, where are you?" or "why haven't you responded to my last text?"

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The scam is most likely that they want to send you money to "buy your own equipment" but they'll send you way more than you need and then you send them back the rest, except the check was fake and you're on the hook for all of it.

That's what I learned when my wife was between jobs.

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The WSJ had an article about elderly scams. You know the one where they use your family members’ public social media to learn that a teen is in Mexico? And then they have someone call the grandparents, claiming to be the kid and needing a few thousand $$? Evidently AI is making the voices more realistic. The article suggested having a code word for kids to say to let family know it’s really them. 

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21 hours ago, baboso said:

You're smarter than this, Mark.

To be fair, it's much easier to believe it when you really want/need to be true.

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17 minutes ago, statsman said:

The WSJ had an article about elderly scams. You know the one where they use your family members’ public social media to learn that a teen is in Mexico? And then they have someone call the grandparents, claiming to be the kid and needing a few thousand $$? Evidently AI is making the voices more realistic. The article suggested having a code word for kids to say to let family know it’s really them. 

"How do I know you're really Timmy?"

MULE DICK! 

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Posted

It's just a fact that old people, often in mental decline, and their money are soon parted. Many scams take place in person. Scammers see a house needing repairs and knock on the door to see if the homeowner needs help. An old person answers and the scammers may offer a deal if the homeowner agrees to same-day work. The scammer only needs $1000 to go buy the materials from Home Depot. Even non-old folks have fallen for this scam.

Always tell old people in your life to reach out to you whenever money is involved.

I knew an retired person that bought a car over the internet. The scammer asked for a down payment to hold the car before the buyer flew to their city to finalize the deal and transfer ownership. My friend said the hell with a down payment, I will send the full amount. smh. There was no car and no one met him at the airport. He was out the full amount.

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I just assume everything is a scam. 

Toll road violation texts? Scam

Job offers to work from home and make $3k/month? Scam

Offers to buy my house? Scam

Friends want to hang out? Scam

Save the whales? SCAM! 

Posted
33 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I just assume everything is a scam. 

Toll road violation texts? Scam

Job offers to work from home and make $3k/month? Scam

Offers to buy my house? Scam

Friends want to hang out? Scam

Save the whales? SCAM! 

So you’re really not a marine biologist?  

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