# 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:** 37
**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 5, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/721 "2026-02-05T02:24:54Z")
The linked page has disappeared. Probably eaten by a jackelope. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/722 "2026-02-05T02:51:44Z")
Woot! It worked! ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/723 "2026-02-05T07:48:22Z")
I got an email from eBay: > Thanks again for reporting the problematic content you found. > > **What happened:** > We looked into your report and removed the content. It may take up to 24 hours for it to reflect on the site. This determination was made by a customer service agent. That was cool of them. Most of the time when I report something on a site I get a canned auto-reply, but nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/724 "2026-02-05T08:31:56Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > At least they are not claiming it works. I wonder, what would a _working_ “Eagle milk cat dog fish pony hippo jackrabbit coyote” be capable of? ---
**Author:** ![Bayarea4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Bayarea4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayarea4)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/725 "2026-02-05T08:54:34Z")
Beware of an email that claims to be from Social Security. It’s titled “IMPORTANT DOCUMENT AVAILABLE.” Red Flag #1: The sender’s address is a [dot.com](http://dot.com), not [dot.gov](http://dot.gov). Red Flag #2: There’s a link to download the supposed “important document,'“ but the email says it only works on Windows devices. I didn’t fall for it, but it sure looks authentic and it probably fools a lot of people into downloading malware or giving away their Social Security numbers and/or financial information. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/726 "2026-02-05T15:20:52Z")
I guess this goes here. AI has been “poisoned” to suggest solutions to common problems that install serious malware on computers: > **[Atomic macOS stealer is spreading via ChatGPT and Grok](https://moonlock.com/amos-stealer-spread-chatgpt-grok?utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mac_subs&utm_source=reddit)** > > Poisoning AI answers is a new trick by hackers. ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/727 "2026-02-05T16:31:28Z")
> [@Bayarea4](#): > > I didn’t fall for it, but it sure looks authentic and it probably fools a lot of people into downloading malware or giving away their Social Security numbers and/or financial information. I’m pretty sure that the Social Security folks and other government agencies will NEVER contact you via email or telephone. ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/728 "2026-02-05T16:40:34Z")
That’s the IRS. With Social Security, you can opt out of most paper communications and I’ve never had them phone me. When I do get an email notice of a message I go directly to the site rather than opening any links in the email. Most of the emails are _Beware of scams_. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/729 "2026-02-05T17:48:41Z")
> [@Tierce](#): > > I wonder, what would a _working_ “Eagle milk cat dog fish pony hippo jackrabbit coyote” be capable of? Worse than [dogs & cats living together](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0POXW4V1_k)😱 ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/730 "2026-02-05T18:26:28Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m pretty sure that the Social Security folks and other government agencies will NEVER contact you via email or telephone. They will definitely send emails, if you confirm that is how you want them to contact you. As to phone calls, I’m not sure. I have definitely spoken at length with them on the phone, but I no longer recall whether they called me or I called them. Quite possibly the latter. (In any case, I didn’t share any personal info over the phone.) ---
**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 5, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/731 "2026-02-05T18:41:10Z")
I think I was thinking of the IRS, but typed SSA. Brain fart. ---
**Author:** ![Bayarea4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Bayarea4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayarea4)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/732 "2026-02-06T08:56:06Z")
That’s right, everything is done by mail. As far as I know, they don’t even have my email address. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/733 "2026-02-06T15:04:21Z")
Ooooh, I just got a new one. The name in the email _matches_ the name in the email address instead of the random letters & numbers that I’m used to seeing. Of course the end of the email address is .de, indicating it’s from Germany & the first line (all I can see in preview) is, “Attn Beneficiary” They’re getting clever I tells, ya! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/734 "2026-02-08T00:46:32Z")
Now, getting texted from random phone numbers is pretty tame compared to some of the attempts here, but I’m dropping in here to give those Mini-Wannabe-Scammers credit for creativity. Even if I don’t open the text, they know I’ll see the first few words on preview. So they’ve been trying to pique my curiosity: _“Yeah, you were right…”_ (I WAS right, that’s good to know… but I’ll never know about what.) _“Hello, can we talk two minutes?”_ (I googled that, since it should be “talk _FOR_ two minutes”; and, it’s a common opening from spammers. In the USofA and Canada.) _“I really need to talk…”_ (Crap, what if that’s from someone I know? I mean, it’s my area code, and I have three friends going through divorces … _NO, I won’t feel guilty!_ Sorry, Insecure Spammer, talk to your therapist instead!) ---
**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 9, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/735 "2026-02-09T18:43:44Z")
Be aware that if you are trying to track a package shipped via USPS, make sure you are going to the [USPS.com](http://USPS.com) website. There are spoof websites that want you to install an app on your phone or on your browser. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/736 "2026-02-13T16:32:31Z")
GODDAMMIT! I noticed an icon in my system tray yesterday that I hadn’t seen before. I click it and it shows an .exe file being copied to my computer, without asking permission first. OH HELL NO. I figure out that the attempt is coming from a program called ScreenConnect – if you’re not familiar with it, it is a program used by IT people to take over your screen and do stuff on your computer if you are having trouble with something. I look and find out it was installed, again without my permission, a week ago – I remember my anti-virus alerting me that it had blocked something around that time, but nothing about this download at all. So basically for a whole week this thing has been on my computer and who the hell knows what they accessed. Fucking great. I went nuclear and reinstalled Windows from my recovery USB to make sure it was cleaned out and updated my passwords. Fortunately the credit reporting agencies already have my accounts frozen so if they stole enough stuff to impersonate me they won’t be able to open any credit accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/737 "2026-02-13T17:25:08Z")
Got this email from “Chase Bank” a few days ago: [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55094227515_0a964bf3e6.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55094227515_0a964bf3e6.jpg) ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/738 "2026-02-13T17:28:50Z")
My sympathies. This is the reason that I keep nothing on my phone that would be of any use to anyone. No account links, no online payment apps, etc. I don’t even password the phone. Anybody who steals it will get a three-year-old POS with nothing useful on it. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/739 "2026-02-13T18:07:55Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Got this email from “Chase Bank” I got a similar one, too. Like many millions of other people I have an account with Chase. First thing I did was look at what email address it had actually been sent to. It was not sent to the address Chase sends me things, so I immediately knew it was a scam attempt. Having separate email addresses for every company I do business with is sometimes a pain, but it also makes scams like this much harder to fall for. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/740 "2026-02-13T18:10:32Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > This is the reason that I keep nothing on my phone that would be of any use to anyone. Does your phone have password-less access to your email and do you ever use that phone number for account recovery authentication? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240.md?page=38)