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re: My father fell for a telephone scam
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:36 am to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:36 am to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
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He got a call from a bank pretending to be chase and they claimed he was overcharged for buying a Walgreens gift card. After he gave them his bank account information, they were able to hack into his Walgreens account and spent $500 dollars.
Fixed it for you.
This post was edited on 5/25/26 at 8:37 am
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:39 am to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
I worry about this with my mom. She always feels the need to answer calls and listen to what people have to say instead of hanging up or just not answering.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:59 am to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
So basically you’re saying your dad is as dumb as you. Got it. No need for a long contrived story. Just say it.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 10:20 am to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
I guess you'll never tell us what happened?
Posted on 5/25/26 at 10:23 am to Fight4LSU
Maybe you’re right
It’s tough for me to comprehend because I came from old money and have never known anything other than material comfort
It’s tough for me to comprehend because I came from old money and have never known anything other than material comfort
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:46 am to Chipand2Putts
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Unless you live in Florida, I would think this is a federal crime. Should contact FBI. Probably won’t get any money back, but it might help serve justice.
The FBI isn’t getting involved over $500. My company had 37K stolen in a wire fraud and I contacted the local FBI office. They gave me a link to go fill out a report. I did and never heard from them again.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:50 am to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
Why are people so bad at making threads? Leaves all kinds of info out and never comes back to clear it up. Half the threads are like this.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:33 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
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Before he could respond, they were able to hack into his Walgreens account and spent $500 dollars.
He must've given them some info, these hackers aren't able to access shite just by some guy answering his phone.
ETA: My fault for only reading the OP and not the three pages after. Turns out, the dad did respond.
This post was edited on 5/25/26 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 5/25/26 at 3:57 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
We need to get AI involved in leading these trash bags down a long, monotonous conversation leading to nothing but hours of wasted time.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:17 pm to Trevaylin
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I pray that you will live long enough to get old enough to understand how the scams work.
Why? I already know and have known for a looooong time how they work. But thanks for your prayers.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:19 pm to Trevaylin
Weird thing to pray for.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:21 pm to Mushroom1968
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Why are people so bad at making threads? Leaves all kinds of info out and never comes back to clear it up. Half the threads are like this.
This must be a bot. No one would share a pretty personal story like this and have no investment in participating in the ensuing conversation.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:31 pm to The Boat
You are probably right. The OP just registered on 5/22/26..
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:34 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
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He got a call from a bank pretending to be chase and they claimed he was overcharged for buying a Walgreens gift card
I never ever answer numbers I don’t recognize. Boomers would do well to follow suit. If it’s important they’ll leave a message.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:37 pm to lsuconnman
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Old people are the worst.
Hey! That's Sonic talk right there!
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:58 pm to andouille
Doesn't sound like hacking. Sounds like he probably gave them the walmart.com password.
Also possible he allowed them onto his computer with some form of remote access program. I hope the OP checks installed programs and sorts by date installed to see if they installed remote access software.
Step-dad did that about a month ago although it appears a trojan inserted the software.
Make sure your dad has a GOOD antivirus. No. Windows Defender is not good. It is garbage. Run malware bytes free version first, then a good antivurus. I was using Kaspersky before the Ukraine war. Once that started Kaspersky was no longer able to sell to the US. I switched to Bitdefender. Pro tip, always buy your antivirus from Amazon. Do not allow recurring charges. Most of the AV companies increase the cost anywhere from 50 to 100% on renewal. You can buy the new version each year from Amazon. TLDR.
Make sure he wasn't actually hacked with some scans. Talk to him at least once a month about phishing. I have to do it with my step dad and sister almost monthly.
It is terrifying how easily people can be fooled. Alleged intelligent folks with advanced degrees are just as susceptible. Happens all of the time at work.
Also possible he allowed them onto his computer with some form of remote access program. I hope the OP checks installed programs and sorts by date installed to see if they installed remote access software.
Step-dad did that about a month ago although it appears a trojan inserted the software.
Make sure your dad has a GOOD antivirus. No. Windows Defender is not good. It is garbage. Run malware bytes free version first, then a good antivurus. I was using Kaspersky before the Ukraine war. Once that started Kaspersky was no longer able to sell to the US. I switched to Bitdefender. Pro tip, always buy your antivirus from Amazon. Do not allow recurring charges. Most of the AV companies increase the cost anywhere from 50 to 100% on renewal. You can buy the new version each year from Amazon. TLDR.
Make sure he wasn't actually hacked with some scans. Talk to him at least once a month about phishing. I have to do it with my step dad and sister almost monthly.
It is terrifying how easily people can be fooled. Alleged intelligent folks with advanced degrees are just as susceptible. Happens all of the time at work.
This post was edited on 5/25/26 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 5/26/26 at 7:44 pm to Jimmy Hold the Mayo
I like the scammers more than I like you
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