# Scam (Internet and Otherwise) Omnibus Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265 "2022-04-04T18:23:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 404
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/404 "2023-02-17T17:27:54Z")
Just wanted to add this one here, though I posted it elsewhere: > [@"Location Specialist Jackson" -- This phone call is a scam, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-specialist-jackson-this-phone-call-is-a-scam-right/978457/15): > > I should probably add this one to the omnibus thread (that may or may not exist), but … these people recently came after my wife: The scammers referenced in the article, NOT the FBI wink And they did spoof the local Police non-emergency phone number. Luckily, a tiny amount of my cynicism and paranoia has crept into my wife’s DNA. [For the knowledge base] --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265)._