I received a scam letter for 2 RT tickets
Apr 21, 2014, 5:26 pm
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I received a scam letter for 2 RT tickets
I received a obvious scam letter tonight saying I should call Coreen Hayes who is a VP at US Airlines for 2 free RT tickets worth up to $1450 for travel in the US. The number was 844-810-2125. There is no such company by that name, the envelope and the letter didn't even have a return address
Needless to say I laughed when I saw it but I feel sorry for someone who gets suckered in by an obvious scam like this.
PS, I did a search and didn't find anything on this yet but if someone else has please alert the mods to merge this post.
Needless to say I laughed when I saw it but I feel sorry for someone who gets suckered in by an obvious scam like this.
PS, I did a search and didn't find anything on this yet but if someone else has please alert the mods to merge this post.
Apr 21, 2014, 9:10 pm
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Apr 22, 2014, 5:49 am
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Apr 22, 2014, 6:17 am
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There wasn't a return address on the envelope. I plan to notify the US Postal Service Inspectors that handle mail fraud matters like this. @:-)
Apr 22, 2014, 10:28 am
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Apr 22, 2014, 12:57 pm
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Apr 23, 2014, 9:23 am
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I really plan to take advantage of the next one that comes my way (after I manage to sell the 7 time shares I have advertised FOR SALE CHEAP!). I imagine that the letter writers are all formerly trained and skilled in the recitation of Time Share spiels, the racket P.T. Barnum would have leaped into had it been ready for exploitation.
As populations have grown, there's more than one born every minute. Just ask those Nigerian bankers!
As populations have grown, there's more than one born every minute. Just ask those Nigerian bankers!
Apr 23, 2014, 1:29 pm
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Not unless it was sent First Class. It's very likely that such mail gets send Bulk Rate, which does not provide for automatic return service for undeliverable mail.
Apr 23, 2014, 7:48 pm
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Isn't an "844" number a toll-free number? Wouldn't that require someone "approving" it (like, a telephone company)? Sounds like wire fraud and telecommunications fraud.
Apr 23, 2014, 7:50 pm
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Apr 23, 2014, 8:06 pm
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I will give this to a US postal service agent to handle as this is with their jurisdiction.