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Thu Apr-15-10 08:08 AM
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| 28. I am so sorry to hear about his. :^( |
| -My old mom was just scammed out of three grand |
Syrinx |
Apr-15-10 05:56 AM |
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Who have you reported them to? |
aquart |
Apr-15-10 06:05 AM |
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I don't know who to report it to |
Syrinx |
Apr-15-10 06:22 AM |
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Start with your local Better Business Bureau, |
MadHound |
Apr-15-10 07:09 AM |
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Yes, the Attorney General's office |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Apr-15-10 07:24 AM |
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based on what you say, it doesn't sound like fraud (criminal). it sounds like a civil matter |
paulsby |
Apr-15-10 11:04 AM |
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Call the police. It's a scam and it's illegal. |
Lochloosa |
Apr-15-10 07:13 AM |
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My mom called our 311 to report her problem and they said... |
aquart |
Apr-15-10 10:18 PM |
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repeated post. |
midnight |
Apr-15-10 06:07 AM |
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repeated post. |
midnight |
Apr-15-10 06:07 AM |
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That happened to my sister in Texas. Consumers seem to have less protection |
midnight |
Apr-15-10 06:07 AM |
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exactly |
Syrinx |
Apr-15-10 06:23 AM |
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In the UK |
dipsydoodle |
Apr-15-10 06:16 AM |
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I surely admire your attitude! |
Syrinx |
Apr-15-10 06:25 AM |
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I've always stressed to my mother.... |
TheCowsCameHome |
Apr-15-10 06:56 AM |
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this is why I hate message boards |
Syrinx |
Apr-15-10 07:01 AM |
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Why is that? |
TheCowsCameHome |
Apr-15-10 07:07 AM |
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I really don't know. I didn't mean to offend you. |
Syrinx |
Apr-16-10 05:08 AM |
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That's a pretty common scam |
MajorChode |
Apr-15-10 07:04 AM |
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Well, if she gave them a check, it'll have to be cashed or deposited somewhere. Start there. |
salguine |
Apr-15-10 07:08 AM |
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Stop payment on the check? |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Apr-15-10 07:40 AM |
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Why not? At least it'll force them to either come forward, if they're even trying to be legit, in |
salguine |
Apr-15-10 08:02 AM |
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Alert the bank immediately that the check is fraudulent. |
wolfgangmo |
Apr-15-10 09:07 AM |
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Great post. |
Dappleganger |
Apr-15-10 10:35 AM |
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Call A Local TV Station... |
KharmaTrain |
Apr-15-10 07:13 AM |
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+1000 and the police |
Lochloosa |
Apr-15-10 07:14 AM |
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That's what I was going to say. Local news stations LIVE for this shit. eom |
Hello_Kitty |
Apr-15-10 07:47 AM |
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There are roving groups...all part of one big 'family' |
momster |
Apr-15-10 07:18 AM |
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mostly, but they can sometimes be local yokels, too |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-15-10 08:05 AM |
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It's that time of year -- yesterday I had a feckless young man in an unmarked truck try to get me |
Brickbat |
Apr-15-10 07:21 AM |
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You have to watch tree people too |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Apr-15-10 07:30 AM |
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Tell mom to never purchase steaks from the back of a pick-up truck either |
NNN0LHI |
Apr-15-10 07:45 AM |
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If she doesn't have a contract, she hasn't got anything to help her sadly. |
KittyWampus |
Apr-15-10 07:49 AM |
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She has a jacked up driveway and a canceled check |
DefenseLawyer |
Apr-15-10 09:03 AM |
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thank goodness my Mom is too cheap to fall for anything like this |
sammytko |
Apr-15-10 08:00 AM |
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I am so sorry to hear about his. :^( |
GreenPartyVoter |
Apr-15-10 08:08 AM |
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My asphalt driveway was a wreck ... |
Tracer |
Apr-15-10 08:09 AM |
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I figure if they have an actual brick and mortar location, and you can see |
TwilightGardener |
Apr-15-10 09:04 AM |
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In my state of Ca. ! |
NikRik |
Apr-15-10 08:11 AM |
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Who did she make the check out to? Was it "Billy Wilson" |
no limit |
Apr-15-10 08:54 AM |
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David Hannum has a famous quote about this kind of situation. |
deaniac21 |
Apr-15-10 09:06 AM |
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I guess my mom can be kind of a sucker |
Syrinx |
Apr-16-10 05:18 AM |
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Stop payment on the check. |
Tailormyst |
Apr-15-10 09:08 AM |
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That check was cashed before the ink was fully dried |
NNN0LHI |
Apr-15-10 10:33 AM |
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Just wondering...do you think it's time |
pipi_k |
Apr-15-10 09:08 AM |
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At least she got a driveway out of it. My mom lost her bank account in a scam |
mainer |
Apr-15-10 09:15 AM |
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My Dad took it over for my Grandmother, who is 89. She paid her taxes |
Jennicut |
Apr-15-10 11:42 AM |
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My elderly aunt was scammed out of several thousand dollars |
LibertyLover |
Apr-15-10 09:21 AM |
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Sounds like a typical Irish Traveler scam, except for the Hispanic work crew |
mitchum |
Apr-15-10 10:38 AM |
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They are using hispanic work crews these days |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 12:07 AM |
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Travellers. |
HippieCowgirl |
Apr-15-10 10:56 AM |
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Back in 2006 there was a miniature tornado in my mom's neighborhood. |
tango-tee |
Apr-15-10 10:41 PM |
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These are construction/repair gypsies... |
hayu_lol |
Apr-15-10 11:07 PM |
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That must be just awful! |
tango-tee |
Apr-16-10 12:01 AM |
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Sounds like she was a victim of the Itinerant |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-15-10 11:11 PM |
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thanks to everyone for your advice |
Syrinx |
Apr-16-10 05:04 AM |
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Yikes |
PurgatoryPeak |
Apr-16-10 05:23 AM |
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Sounds like Rovers... |
Lagomorph |
Apr-16-10 05:35 AM |
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