# Fucking scammer motherfuckers **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 28, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240 "2022-12-28T21:57:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/221 "2024-01-30T22:30:19Z")
I like the way you think. I may have issues with how you web design though. The site on Android (Samsung galaxy S-20) in chrome has the logo proudly proclaiming “oinsquirt” ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/222 "2024-01-30T23:05:29Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > The site on Android (Samsung galaxy S-20) in chrome has the logo proudly proclaiming “oinsquirt” Ah so it cut off the “L” at the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/223 "2024-01-30T23:35:53Z")
Wonderful. I hope you get to use it and tell us all about it. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/224 "2024-01-31T18:23:46Z")
Just now I got a text message purportedly from my credit union, _Urgent notice on your account kindly sign in to reactivate_ Logged in on my laptop and everything was fine so I sent the credit union a message about it. Odd thing is, while I often get similar texts “from” BofA (where I don’t have an account) or Wells Fargo (where I do), it’s a small CU and I’ve never had an attempt on it before. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/225 "2024-01-31T18:35:05Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > What about a QR Code on the payment receipt that takes them to a fake website that shows it as being confirmed as paid? A lot of them don’t know how to read barcodes or QR codes. I make a fake confirmation or screenshot the website. [![](https://i.imgur.com/SAta8hh.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/SAta8hh.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/DX9SdQb.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/DX9SdQb.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/226 "2024-02-01T11:08:19Z")
I received an email this morning from a “paypal” seller thanking me for my $700 purchase. Company I never heard of. Check my actual PayPal activity, Nope nothing there. But I’m sure that if I’d contacted the folks who sent the email they’d need my information to solve the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/227 "2024-02-01T14:15:59Z")
I’ve got a couple of messages in my Gmail account saying that some name I’ve never heard of requested $99.99 from me via Venmo. Easy enough to ignore and then I noticed that the toll-free number listed in the message is not the same as the real one for Venmo. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/228 "2024-02-01T21:04:39Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > I received an email this morning from a “paypal” seller thanking me for my $700 purchase. I got one last night that purported to be from PayPal. Mine was for $843.7 and whatever it is will be shipped soon. I thought about calling them to ask if that was 7 or 70 cents because I’m cancelling if it’s 70. But I’ve got better things to do than fuck with scammers today. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/229 "2024-02-01T22:35:14Z")
Interesting. It seems that the word _choad_, which perhaps has fallen out of favor as of late, but I recall fondly through my college years as an insult, may very well have a Hindi origin. A Navajo origin is another speculation. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/230 "2024-02-06T23:36:16Z")
We’ve (or my wife, I should say) recently gotten several of those DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER OR DELETE THIS MESSAGE OR YOU WILL BE KILLED AND YOUR DOG WILL BE MISTREATED! CALL MICROSOFT AT THIS NUMBER IMMEDIATELY TO BE RELIEVED OF EVERYTHING IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT! I don’t know if this is because of some websites she visits? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/231 "2024-02-07T00:32:53Z")
Is this on your phone or in your email? Because my email routinely skims any message like that off into my spam folder. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/232 "2024-02-07T13:43:38Z")
No, it happens when she’s browsing on the iMac. Not sure which website. It’s pretty ominous looking/sounding, and is complete with Microsoft logos and everything. The threat of “losing all your data” is laughable, as there is nothing on that computer that would be of any great loss. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/233 "2024-02-07T13:56:01Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > No, it happens when she’s browsing on the iMac. Not sure which website. It’s pretty ominous looking/sounding, and is complete with Microsoft logos and everything. The threat of “losing all your data” is laughable, as there is nothing on that computer that would be of any great loss. - Scammers create/buy up(or take over) emails and websites that are “typos” of the real thing. The warnings are just popups like any other site. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/234 "2024-02-07T14:06:24Z")
I spent close to two seconds yesterday deciding that the email I received from “Sirius XM” was a phony. The message was that my subscription was expiring (true, but not quite yet) and I needed to renew it, plus I’d get three free months from their loyalty rewards program. Just click the link and enter your credit card info (don’t worry, it won’t be charged). In all the time I’ve been a subscriber there’s never been an offer of free months, which was suspicious in itself. Then I check the sender line, which listed an authentic looking Sirius email address, but with a note that it was via [bogusscammer.net](http://bogusscammer.net). Nice try, 💩 -heads. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/235 "2024-02-07T14:24:37Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > No, it happens when she’s browsing on the iMac. Not sure which website Well, it’s the website (or more likely, an advertisement running on that site). It’s absolutely not targeted. Running a browser without aggressive ad-blocking is just asking to get yelled at. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/236 "2024-02-07T14:43:29Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > Running a browser without aggressive ad-blocking is just asking to get yelled at. I’ll have to check, but I’m pretty sure I installed AdBlock on her computer. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/237 "2024-02-07T17:38:19Z")
My MiL gets that one from time to time on her iMac. The last time she had it, there were a handful of suspicious-looking browser extensions installed. I deleted them and ever since (fingers crossed) all has been well. I’m not sure how they got installed, but she does sometimes get a bit confused and click on a button she shouldn’t, so I’m guessing that was the case. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/238 "2024-02-07T17:52:37Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > I’m not sure how they got installed, but she does sometimes get a bit confused and click on a button she shouldn’t, so I’m guessing that was the case. My wife is under strict instructions to come get me if something like that pops up. She’s a smart person, but not when it comes to computers or other electronics. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/239 "2024-02-07T18:00:19Z")
Just reply with “Go ahead and use the number on file. Thanks for the free months.” ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/240 "2024-02-07T22:02:13Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > She’s a smart person, but At least half of being smart is knowing what you’re dumb at. The days of the Renaissance (wo)man are long behind us. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240.md?page=13)