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multigraincracker

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14. For the first time I got a Text scam, be careful.
Sat May 1, 2021, 08:44 AM
May 2021

Got a text from the unemployment office telling me there is a problem with my unemployment account. I retired 20 years ago, so most likely 30 years ago I filed for UE. The phone number for the text was Colorado and I live in Michigan.
Blocked the number on my phone.

I did stop getting phone calls from unknown scams. 2 months ago I started answering unknown phone calls with "Detective Cracker, what do you have". After a few seconds I'd say "run this call Bob". then I'd get hung up on. must have done that 5 times. Have not got any unknown calls for a month now.

It has the hallmarks of being a scam True Dough May 2021 #1
Thank you. Mike 03 May 2021 #3
The whole scenario practically oozes scamminess EYESORE 9001 May 2021 #2
Thanks. It is totally out of character for Bob to request this. He has a lot of kids and a Mike 03 May 2021 #4
I should ask him his wife's name and see if he knows. Mike 03 May 2021 #6
As sophisticated as recent scams have become EYESORE 9001 May 2021 #9
Scam for sure. Treefrog May 2021 #5
I will do that. Mike 03 May 2021 #7
+1 2naSalit May 2021 #11
Yep. A common scam. Last year I got an SMS message from someone I know very well... TreasonousBastard May 2021 #8
If you have to ask if it is a scam Sherman A1 May 2021 #10
+1 2naSalit May 2021 #12
It doesn't take much for a scammer to get someone's email intrepidity May 2021 #13
For the first time I got a Text scam, be careful. multigraincracker May 2021 #14
100%, definitely a scam mercuryblues May 2021 #15
Do you have the address? maybe we can all send them "cards"! bamagal62 May 2021 #16
i got that same type of message via messanger..from someone I hadnt really been friends with.... samnsara May 2021 #17
I get those pretty frequently, usually pretending to be from my department chair petronius May 2021 #18
"How are you doing? Are you busy?" this intro shows up in my spam bucket about once a month. mitch96 May 2021 #19
I get a lot of scam emails at work. People look at my Linkedin connections... NNadir May 2021 #20
Yeah, it's a scam sarge43 May 2021 #21
got similar scam from a "friend" dixiegrrrrl May 2021 #22
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