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Posted: 4/27/2013 4:47:37 AM EDT
I'm selling a mower on Craigslist and I put in my phone # (almost I used I instead of 1 and O instead of 0 hoping to throw off the scammers.
I get a text right away from a number that Google says is a landline nearby so I answer it. Scammer! Can't travel the 2 hrs to look at it but wants to send a mover 
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Posted: 4/27/2013 4:51:10 AM EDT
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Spoof Card. Google it.
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:01:09 AM EDT
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WTF? I've all but abandoned email because of them and phone/text seemed like a way to weed them out.
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:07:09 AM EDT
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Thanks to spoof services, I've had my life threatened several times. We get calls from people who say we called them and threaten us with violence or legal action. Filed a police report but they can't do shit about it.
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:17:46 AM EDT
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Spoof Card. Google it. +1. Can come up with any number they want |
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:30:01 AM EDT
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How did they send it as a text message?
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:32:11 AM EDT
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Quoted: How did they send it as a text message? Anonymous SMS. Google it. There really isn't shit you can do about it, either. Unfortunately.
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:38:35 AM EDT
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I occasionally see people spell out half their phone numbers on CL. Does that beat their scam or same result?
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:44:40 AM EDT
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Click Here
From what I am seeing these spoof cards are meant to be a way of playing a practical joke on someone? Seems like someone has waaaaaayyy too much time on their hands and developed this as a way of playing a prank on someone else.  On the other hand they are making $10 a pop on these cards. It will be interesting to see if these spoof cards become regulated in some way, shape, or form.
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:44:56 AM EDT
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Never add a phone number. Make them email anonymously through CL with their phone number to set up an appointment. Easy to weed out the scammers.
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Posted: 4/27/2013 5:53:00 AM EDT
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Never add a phone number. Make them email anonymously through CL with their phone number to set up an appointment. Easy to weed out the scammers. I started adding phone # to stop the scam emails. |
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