Subj : Do they actually expect me to believe this?
To : August Abolins
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Thu Feb 04 2021 09:07 pm
On 04 Feb 2021, August Abolins said the following...
AA> CP> It struck me as an exceptionally idiotic scam attempt, and
AA> CP> I thought I would share it with my friends.
AA>
AA> It's good to broadcast experiences like that. It could be a
AA> heads-up of a new scam or an old scam that has regained a new
AA> life.
AA>
AA> For years, I'd get a phone call what sounded like a fundraiser
AA> for "children in your area" and they'd name a local camp in a
AA> local town where that camp is located. It is designed to sound
AA> familiar because they cite a real camp and a real town. Yet they
AA> expect me to fork over a donation via credit card over the
AA> phone. They start with $25 per child.. "Can you make 4 children
AA> happy?" If I say I can't manage this year, then they suggest
AA> $25 for one child. BS. In this day and age, it is impossible
AA> to verify their claims over the phone. So, that is basically
AA> what I tell them. And they usually hang up before I do.
The scam calls keep coming, but I'm answering less of them. My mobile
service has something that seems to identify them and a message sonething
like "suspectex spam caller" on the ID. so I just ignore those.
