Super User ATA Posted February 12, 2022 Super User Posted February 12, 2022 Big Fat Scam ?. Maybe thats a deal, If you buy the boat, Then they will give it to you in that price. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 12, 2022 Super User Posted February 12, 2022 Might be true ~ But the Shipping & Handling is coming in at a smooth 3K. A-Jay 4 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted February 13, 2022 Super User Posted February 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Sam said: $78????? Oh yeah, 100% legit... 1 Quote
Super User Sam Posted February 13, 2022 Author Super User Posted February 13, 2022 Yes, it is a scam. Second time I have seen it. I sincerely hope the low lifes who are trying this stunt get a terminal disease and die a slow and painful death. 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 13, 2022 Global Moderator Posted February 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Sam said: Yes, it is a scam. Second time I have seen it. I sincerely hope the low lifes who are trying this stunt get a terminal disease and die a slow and painful death. That seems a tad harsh of a sentence for mild trickery Quote
Super User FishTank Posted February 17, 2022 Super User Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 10:58 AM, Sam said: Yes, it is a scam. Second time I have seen it. I sincerely hope the low lifes who are trying this stunt get a terminal disease and die a slow and painful death. There's something going on. I have noticed at home and at work. Someone has once again figured out how to get past spam blockers. Our reported spam at work has gone up 7 to 8 times its usual amount which brings it to a threat level. It's crazy how people will try to steal a buck from you or even your identity like it's a legal, ok thing to do. Almost like it's a job. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted February 17, 2022 Super User Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said: It’s just like people stealing stuff from outside of your house. No consequences, why stop? No kidding. I am working on some outside projects and had some wood delivered. I needed some true 1×6's, 2×4's, and 1×12's. They sat in the driveway for two days. People kept pulling into my driveway and looking at them but once they noticed I had them wrapped in heavy chains, they would take off. Quote
Trox Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 7 hours ago, FishTank said: It's crazy how people will try to steal a buck from you or even your identity like it's a legal, ok thing to do. Almost like it's a job. I had my debit card info stolen recently, and I'm pretty careful with it. One minute I was pumping gas in South Texas, and the next minute someone was trying to buy dinner at Outback Steakhouse with my card in Georgia and order a couple of pizzas... What's crazy to me is that the theives just used to it to try to eat... like it was just "ok to do" and normal like you said... Quote
Super User FishTank Posted February 18, 2022 Super User Posted February 18, 2022 1 minute ago, TroxBox said: I had my debit card info stolen recently, and I'm pretty careful with it. One minute I was pumping gas in South Texas, and the next minute someone was trying to buy dinner at Outback Steakhouse with my card in Georgia and order a couple of pizzas... What's crazy to me is that the theives just used to it to try to eat... like it was just "ok to do" and normal like you said... I feel ya. I have been sort of lucky...... I recently had all three of my accounts compromised but the banks caught all of them. I believe it was part of the Tackle Warehouse hack. I received a letter from them about 2 of the 3 accounts. One was ran at a terminal in a ghost town and the other was used at a Nascar drivers private charge machine (no joke). Each charge was pretty small. The thing that is creepy and incredible is how does the bank know it's not me. Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted February 18, 2022 Super User Posted February 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, FishTank said: I believe it was part of the Tackle Warehouse hack. Wasn't just TW - it was the service they use for processing CC info. One of my cards was replaced by the carrier for the same reason...and it was a card I'd never used at TW...but had elsewhere. 1 Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted February 18, 2022 Super User Posted February 18, 2022 I rarely use my "real" debit card. It never leaves my hand or goes into a card reader that's not inside a major retail facility. It's way too easy for crooks to scan it. I keep a second, prepaid debit card I only put $100 at a time on unless I know I need it to make a larger purchase, then I will put enough for that one time buy. I absolutely would never use my real card to buy something online. The only credit cards I have are my gas cards and an American Express and some online places don't take that or PayPal, so I either have to try to find what I want elsewhere or use my prepaid card. Over the years, I've had my American Express compromised three times, and they took care of it. I've had my Cheveron compromised twice, from buying gas at pumps from at places that are closed but still have their pumps on. Perfect setup for crooks to place a card reader to scan your info. I know the banks claim they will make wrongful charges against your debit card good, but good luck on that one and if they do, it can take months. I've heard of more than one person's nightmares dealing with banks over wrongful charges, so I limit mine to an amount I could do without if that does happen. I usually keep several thousand dollars in my checking account the real debit card is on, a lot more than I would care to do without if it got compromised. Quote
Kirtley Howe Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Way2slow said: I rarely use my "real" debit card. It never leaves my hand or goes into a card reader that's not inside a major retail facility. It's way too easy for crooks to scan it. I keep a second, prepaid debit card I only put $100 at a time on unless I know I need it to make a larger purchase, then I will put enough for that one time buy. I absolutely would never use my real card to buy something online. The only credit cards I have are my gas cards and an American Express and some online places don't take that or PayPal, so I either have to try to find what I want elsewhere or use my prepaid card. Over the years, I've had my American Express compromised three times, and they took care of it. I've had my Cheveron compromised twice, from buying gas at pumps from at places that are closed but still have their pumps on. Perfect setup for crooks to place a card reader to scan your info. I know the banks claim they will make wrongful charges against your debit card good, but good luck on that one and if they do, it can take months. I've heard of more than one person's nightmares dealing with banks over wrongful charges, so I limit mine to an amount I could do without if that does happen. I usually keep several thousand dollars in my checking account the real debit card is on, a lot more than I would care to do without if it got compromised. I do my banking at a Credit Union. If there is a problem with my debit card, they replace it immediately and refund any false charges, also immediately. Love being a Credit Union member! Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted February 18, 2022 Super User Posted February 18, 2022 While on active duty, I always had a credit union account, since they were conveniently located on base. Now that I'm retired, they are not so conveniently located. However, I have had an account with what was a small bank in the town I lived in as a teenager. It has been bought out several time since then and is now a Regions Bank. I was just reading on one of the new popups that comes up and my home page about a woman's mother in a nursing home, having her Regions debit card compromised and Regions refuses to do anything for he about it. I have not been really happy with them since they went Regions and thinking about making a change, Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 18, 2022 Super User Posted February 18, 2022 21 minutes ago, Way2slow said: While on active duty, I always had a credit union account, since they were conveniently located on base. Now that I'm retired, they are not so conveniently located. However, I have had an account with what was a small bank in the town I lived in as a teenager. It has been bought out several time since then and is now a Regions Bank. I was just reading on one of the new popups that comes up and my home page about a woman's mother in a nursing home, having her Regions debit card compromised and Regions refuses to do anything for he about it. I have not been really happy with them since they went Regions and thinking about making a change, Contact USAA https://www.usaa.com/?wa_ref=pub_global_home You'll be very glad you did. You've earned it. A-Jay Quote
Kirtley Howe Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Way2slow said: While on active duty, I always had a credit union account, since they were conveniently located on base. Now that I'm retired, they are not so conveniently located. However, I have had an account with what was a small bank in the town I lived in as a teenager. It has been bought out several time since then and is now a Regions Bank. I was just reading on one of the new popups that comes up and my home page about a woman's mother in a nursing home, having her Regions debit card compromised and Regions refuses to do anything for he about it. I have not been really happy with them since they went Regions and thinking about making a change, I know what you mean about small town banks. I grew up in a small town...at that time the population was 997 in the town...maybe 2800 total in the township. The local band was Tioga State Bank, with branches in Candor NY (my hometown), and Spencer NY (about 15 miles away, population of maybe 1000 in town and 3000 in the township). You could walk in and talk to the bank president at any time during business hours. When I was ready to buy my first car that I needed a loan for, I spoke to Ted...bank president...and he said go pick it out and have them give me a call and I will approve the loan. You can come in afterwards to do the paperwork. Now, I will not even deal with that bank, as they are about useless, and are very impersonal. I had banked with them for over 30 years, and still no one in the office could remember my name. Times change I guess. Quote
Super User Bankc Posted February 18, 2022 Super User Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, A-Jay said: Contact USAA https://www.usaa.com/?wa_ref=pub_global_home You'll be very glad you did. You've earned it. A-Jay Agreed. 1 Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted February 18, 2022 Super User Posted February 18, 2022 Yep, things were totally different back in those days. Talk about talking to the bank president, the bank president gave me a $225 signature loan to buy a 29 model A ford. I had just turned 17 and spent the cash I had buying a new boat, and this car came up and didn't want to lose it. He asked me if I was going to pay it back and I said of course and walked out with the money. However, he also knew me really well and was a regular customer at the service station I was working at after school. 1 Quote
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