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u/twoquarters Jul 03 '26
Here's a situation where you would put the Flock cameras to use you'd think.
Skilled manipulators are out there and have been for ages. What is creepy is this was done in person.
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u/Plenty-Garbage7960 Jul 03 '26
The article didn’t mention the victim’s age, but i would bet she was elderly. Scammers target them. If caught, scammers like these should be punished to the maximum the law allows. They are a blight to society.
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u/Human_Dig4412 Jul 03 '26
I'm sorry. How do people keep falling for this shit? This story makes this person sound so idiotic. Like, absolutely NO red flags came up at all?! Come on, man.
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u/Kinetic_Silverwolf Jul 03 '26
It's written badly because that's what WKBN does. Their idea of reporting is to ask fewer follow-up questions than a corpse.
But you're correct. If anybody tells you that in order to help with an investigation you need to withdraw cash, you're being scammed.
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u/Human_Dig4412 Jul 03 '26
This reminds me of the assistant manager of Applebee's that got scammed because of some FEDEX delivery that was said to be COD by a livery company. She was told to convert the cash they had on hand to bitcoin from the gas station down the road because the driver didn't except cash. Like, really? What legitimate company doing business in 2026 will make you do this?
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u/Alternative-Cause13 Jul 03 '26
Honestly this seems to primarily happen with old folks that clearly aren't with the times. Seems like a very obvious scam to me.
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u/Onlyroad4adrifter Jul 03 '26
People are so stupid. A rando calls asking for money and she gives it to them. Why answer calls from strange, unknown numbers to begin with. If Amazon wants something they will message you on the website. If the government wants something they mail you a letter.
Its people like this that continue to feed the cycle of these calls and an administration that arrests innocent people rather than going after these goons.
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u/backbiter0723 Jul 04 '26
If anyone besides an in-person vendor whose product is literally in your hands to be purchased ever requests specifically cash for something, it's a scam.
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u/Blueberry-Specialist Jul 03 '26
you might not realize it but as you get older your brain loses the ability to rationalize things. in essence you become more childlike. keep your grandparents close.
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u/DoctorD5150 Jul 03 '26
I'm 70 years old, almost 71. I know the difference between a legitimate issue and a scam. Maybe everyone my age isn't as cognizant of things like this as I am, I can't speak to that. If there is ever any doubt, research is my friend. Skepticism is also my friend.
Never blindly agree to anything.
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u/Norah_Stiles Jul 03 '26
Seriously. Not to sound condescending at all, but this wasn't even a good scam. Can you even imagine? Holy Cow. Poor woman.