got the same irs email....gave yhe info, STILL ain't got the stimulus ckeck...jus kiddin'...can't believe folks fall fer that. still recoverin from shoulder surgery, dr sez maybe 6/7 months b/4 i'm 'normal' done been terminted 'in advance' from 1/2 pricebooks... --- On Thu, 7/24/08, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: ups scam??? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 10:21 AM > How many scammers are there in the world? I got a phishing > scam this morning from the IRS saying they needed my bank > account # to deposit my IRS refund payment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Brian Denning > <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] ups scam??? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 9:54 AM > > i had this dude called my coworker and said she had a > damaged package in > chicago...strange thing is she wasn't expecting a > package > > two weeks go buy and another coworker receives a call same > guy, same number > saying she has a damaged package in chicago and all they > could make out was this > number on the shipping label. > > she called back. > > this morning i get a phone call from this guy on my work > number (the number she > called on) saying that someone in arkansas has a damaged > package and this number > showed up on his caller id so it must be us trying to get > ahold of him. > > i asked for the tracking number...which he could supply > (strange) and then i > told him it's kinda funny that two different people in > my office have > received a phone call on there cell phones in the past two > weeks...he said > really? > > i told him that one cell phone is a company cell phone and > the other (a > different person) was a private phone. > > he said what's her name? i said yea right, i'm > not giving any > names...besides i just overheard the conversation i > don't know which one > actually got the call. > > he then said what time do they get in...i said not till 1 > he said which one...i > said they're sisters they come in around the same time. > > he then said obviously you think this is bogus so let me > give you my info and > i'll just destroy the package if i don't hear back > from you. > > which, early he said was a federal offense to do HA!! > > so what do you think? > > oh, also, i called ups and they said they don't know of > a phone scam asked > for the tracking number which i gave them and they said > nope, don't have it > in our records > > i say scam > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live > Messenger. > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger2_072008