Impersonation Scams Proliferating During "Stay at Home"

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Number Six
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Impersonation Scams Proliferating During "Stay at Home"

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Apparently with all the people at home, some of them are thinking about scamming others. I hear there is this "kit" to scam others. https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-fina ... s-spoofers
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Jeffrey
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Re: Impersonation Scams Proliferating During "Stay at Home"

Post by Jeffrey »

Impersonation scams are small time baby. Check this out, fake COVID testing sites:

https://abc7ny.com/fake-pop-up-covid-19 ... h/6078776/
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morrand
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Re: Impersonation Scams Proliferating During "Stay at Home"

Post by morrand »

Interesting variant: today I got a letter from Wells Fargo saying they were "unable to open an account based on the information you provided in your online application," and going on to explain what kind of ID to bring to a branch to open an account in person.

Needless to say, I hadn't attempted to open an account online, or I wouldn't be mentioning it here.
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