What is your social security number?

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    DONT ACTUALLY GIVE ME YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

    Have you ever fallen- or almost fallen for a scam?

    It can be as simple as "clicking here because you're this page's ONE MILLIONTH visitor!" Or you could have signed up for a horrible credit card with high interest and an unforgiving late payment policy.
     
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    I remember running into stuff like that on the internet before but being the smart person I was I knew the promotions were fake and hence why I never fell for them.
     
    I once accepted a "gas installation checkup" from an official-looking fake company that got 95€ off me for using a random machine to do nothing on my boiler. My mom wanted me to contest the credit card charge from them and pretend it had been stolen or something. I instead sued their asses and got my money back a few weeks later, "in exchange for the original receipt" that proved the scam. I took the money, but I had been smart enough to get a legalized photocopy of the receipt, which was just as valid as the actual thing, so I went ahead with the charges and a year and a half ago the Government notified me that they had been fined 50,000€ and their company had been shut down, and asked me if I wanted to press for any reimbursements. I was nice enough to not request they repay me though, since I already had got my money back years earlier :D
     
    I ran into a scam before when I was trying to download a movie online and it messed up my computer pretty bad, I'm pretty sure that I got most of that crap off of my system but I'm extra careful nowadays.
     
    The "IRS" has been calling me everyday to say they're suing me, which, when you're still a kid and don't know anything about finance, is pretty scary, and hard to discern as a scam

    And don't think it really counts as a scam, but I entered a sweepstakes once lol
     
    I'm pretty aware when it comes to scams tbh. I will verify as much as I can before signing up for anything that even looks remotely suspicious. I've fallen for a few online scams when purchasing video games that didn't fully come as indicated but nothing more than that really.
     
    I don't know why anyone falls for scams these days. They're usually easy to spot because their offers often fall under "too good to be true."
     
    CarcharOdin said:
    I don't know why anyone falls for scams these days. They're usually easy to spot because their offers often fall under "too good to be true."
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    Some scams, like the one mentioned earlier, as the reverse: "You owe us money. If you don't pay right now we'll garnish your wages, etc. etc." Happened to a friend of mine. I don't think too many people fall for "too good to be true" deals, but this other kind can confuse people because, well, this kind of thing can legitimately happen and not be a scam.
     
    I'm going to show you some choice emails from my hotmail account to give you some examples of what to look for:

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    I didn't even know who this Leon Hirtle was until I looked him up because of this email. He's a Nova Scotia lottery winner. You gotta do better than "geriatric wants to donate money he won in a lottery", Mikey.

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    Mikey is at it again, folks! Looks like he thinks I need a loan from someone. Too bad he doesn't realize I still have grandparents.

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    I didn't know "Mail" was supposed to have two L's in it. WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME???

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    Looks like ISIS caught wind that I hate the U.S. Government.

    Too bad for them that I hate them as well.

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    Nice try, dumbass, but I'm not a limey.

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    I have to give credit to this guy for going with the "think of the children" angle he's going for here.

    I'd forward this to some gun control advocates, but that's too benevolent for me.

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    Welcome to Canada!

    Too old to get it up??? Don't worry! Our SPECTACULAR healthcare system's got you covered!

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    Rule of thumb for internet sex offers from women:

    It's actually a man.

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    Funny, I don't have Paypal or anything like that and last time I checked my bank account two hours ago, both my checking and savings funds were: $dick

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    It's becoming increasingly apparent that I watch a lot of porn.

    But if I'm going to go for sex with strangers, I consider it a better investment to save a couple hundred bucks, put a few hundred miles on my odometer and take a trip to Bunny Ranch in Reno, Nevada instead.

    It's cheaper and you get more quality control (i.e., you're guaranteed that you'll get an actual woman).
     
    I did. Couple years ago, some guy from north Jersey claimed he was having someone pick up a drumset I was selling. He sent fake money orders and did the whole "get a money pack and give me the numbers" deal. I don't know why I didn't stop him there.
     
    Ivysaur said:
    I once accepted a "gas installation checkup" from an official-looking fake company that got 95€ off me for using a random machine to do nothing on my boiler. My mom wanted me to contest the credit card charge from them and pretend it had been stolen or something. I instead sued their asses and got my money back a few weeks later, "in exchange for the original receipt" that proved the scam. I took the money, but I had been smart enough to get a legalized photocopy of the receipt, which was just as valid as the actual thing, so I went ahead with the charges and a year and a half ago the Government notified me that they had been fined 50,000€ and their company had been shut down, and asked me if I wanted to press for any reimbursements. I was nice enough to not request they repay me though, since I already had got my money back years earlier :D
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    I am so ashamed of you...
     
    CarcharOdin said:
    I'm going to show you some choice emails from my hotmail account to give you some examples of what to look for:

    Spoiler:

    I didn't even know who this Leon Hirtle was until I looked him up because of this email. He's a Nova Scotia lottery winner. You gotta do better than "geriatric wants to donate money he won in a lottery", Mikey.

    Spoiler:

    Mikey is at it again, folks! Looks like he thinks I need a loan from someone. Too bad he doesn't realize I still have grandparents.

    Spoiler:

    I didn't know "Mail" was supposed to have two L's in it. WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME???

    Spoiler:

    Looks like ISIS caught wind that I hate the U.S. Government.

    Too bad for them that I hate them as well.

    Spoiler:

    Nice try, dumbass, but I'm not a limey.

    Spoiler:

    I have to give credit to this guy for going with the "think of the children" angle he's going for here.

    I'd forward this to some gun control advocates, but that's too benevolent for me.

    Spoiler:

    Welcome to Canada!

    Too old to get it up??? Don't worry! Our SPECTACULAR healthcare system's got you covered!

    Spoiler:

    Rule of thumb for internet sex offers from women:

    It's actually a man.

    Spoiler:


    Funny, I don't have Paypal or anything like that and last time I checked my bank account two hours ago, both my checking and savings funds were: $dick

    Spoiler:

    It's becoming increasingly apparent that I watch a lot of porn.

    But if I'm going to go for sex with strangers, I consider it a better investment to save a couple hundred bucks, put a few hundred miles on my odometer and take a trip to Bunny Ranch in Reno, Nevada instead.

    It's cheaper and you get more quality control (i.e., you're guaranteed that you'll get an actual woman).
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    That's completely true, but this thread isn't about showing how dumb people are for falling for scams, even though a lot of them are pretty lame. It's asking if you've never fallen for it. Usually random people introducing themselves and asking you for money on your email is extremely suspicious and not fallen for, which is what most of your examples contain.

    Those especially unfortunate, since the whole idea is good people taking pity on those in need. Then giving their money to those who are simply lying to them.
     
    I've never fallen for these or anything else like them.

    Here's the thing about me and emails: Before I click on ANY kinds of links or attachments, I always look up the email address OR organization that's in the email, along with keywords from the email itself.

    It's the same thing with people criticizing me; I always try to get a reference on them before deciding whether or not they're worth taking seriously.
     
    Torrenting is risky unless you have good virus protection.

    I've learned that certain torrents have installation software on them. When I see installations in the torrent files, it instantly sends up red flags. I don't install, immediately put it in the recycle bin, and run every anti-virus/anti-malware I have. I just got this new computer, you are NOT fucking it up, scammers.

    I don't download movies, though...just music I need to replace but no longer have the CDs for OR anime that's far too overpriced.
     
    I've never fallen for a scam... That I know of at least. :v
     
    I once saw a series of pictures where a girl was excited about her new Debit Card... one of which included a completely uncensored picture of the card's front. She was asked what the numbers on the back were and she TOLD the person. A few days later she complained about someone using her card so she had to get a new one... and SHE POSTED A PICTURE OF THAT ONE, TOO!

    I, personally, am terrified of the idea of using digital information or giving out my social security number to anyone for any reason, even though I've heard there's actually not a lot you can do with JUST somebody's SSN.
     
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