My mom got scammed

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10k+14 yrs OP
~ 1 day, 21 hrs ago

My mom got scammed
Got an email from my aunt asking her to buy an Amazon gift card. Only 250 bucks but when she told me I was just like I was when the kids would get hurt. Asked if they need to be put in the home already, afterwards I felt like a POS. She wasnt mad though, but i was apologizing for saying it. Anyway, my aunts email was compromised and they were emailing her contacts, thers lles a special place in hell for those scum bags

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1k+7.7 yrs
~ 1 day, 20 hrs ago

Shame on them. There is a special place in hell because they messed with your mom.

Maxsmom, Catmae and KathyMarshall + 3 more reacted

75k+15.2 yrs
~ 1 day, 20 hrs ago

My mom got scammed Got an email from my aunt asking her to buy an Amazon gift card. Only 250 bucks but when she told me I was just like I was when the kids would get hurt. Asked if they need to be put in the home already, afterwards I felt like a POS. She wasnt mad though, but i was apologizing for saying it. Anyway, my aunts email was compromised and they were emailing her contacts, thers lles a special place in hell for those scum bags #msg2184857

@ginx :

I've told my dad never ever click on email links or text messages that say he owes money or he has won money! I have to remind him every two months! I'm sorry this happened to your mom! 😡

Maxsmom, Catmae and KathyMarshall + 6 more reacted

25k+11.6 yrs
~ 1 day, 14 hrs ago

@ginx :

Oh no! I can't even begin to tell you how much I hate thieves. And to scam the elderly ... ugh. You're right, there's a special place in Hell for those thieves. Emoticon

Maxsmom, KathyMarshall and ginx + 5 more reacted

1k+9.3 yrs
~ 1 day, 10 hrs ago

@ginx : That makes me so mad that she fell for it, but it is getting harder and harder to know what is not legit. I am surprised that I have not done that myself with any of the scams that float around.

Maxsmom, Catmae and KathyMarshall + 4 more reacted

10k+10.2 yrs
~ 1 day, 10 hrs ago

@ginx :
I'm so sorry that happened. It's so hard to tell what is a scam these days.

TexanFan1, Maxsmom and Catmae + 5 more reacted

25k+14.5 yrs
~ 1 day, 10 hrs ago

@ginx come pick me up I'm rolling quarters I will drive you can drink

TexanFan1, Catmae and KathyMarshall + 3 more reacted

5k+2027.9 yrs
~ 1 day, 10 hrs ago

There are new rules in today's world. NEVER send money to anyone or any institution before you call to verify if it's legitimate. And don't use any phone numbers the bad guys give you. Just call the regular numbers for that person or company.

TexanFan1, Maxsmom and KathyMarshall + 1 more reacted

10k+5.1 yrs
~ 1 day, 6 hrs ago

Sorry to hear this. It is scary because yeah, it can be hard to tell the difference between a legit request and a scam. The scammers have gotten so good at it. I received a threatening email about a month ago. It said that I had been hacked and that they had video and records of me visiting nasty websites and "pleasuring myself in front of the camera" and then gave me a deadline to send money so they wouldn't tell all of my friends and family about my nefarious activities. Needless to say, I deleted it. I rolled my eyes as I did. I would have laughed, but I can't really find anything funny about an attempted scam. The email also told me not to call the police. eye roll. I didn't but not because I was afraid.

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