but, i digress...
had someone come to me today to inquire about a scam...
said she knew i dealt with reborn dolly scams, and was wondering if i could maybe assist her on an issue concerning a different scam...
wasnt sure, but told her to tell me the scoop.
so, she tells me, she saw an ad (somewhere, not sure, i didnt ask) for a car wrap sign company, willing to pay 300.00 for you to get your car detailed up in the message they would have you drive around in...
ive seen these cars around my local area...if you have the right kind of car, and the right style, this would be a super sweet deal, if you didnt mind your cars look changing all the time..(id think id forget where i parked mine in some parking lot when i went shopping..lol)
so, gave her info over, sent them her email, home address, make and model of the car... some other stuff. and found out..its a scam..
asked me what she should do.
my 1st word of advise to ANYONE who sees something they want to think about joining..
GOOGLE THE COMPANY AND ADD THE WORD: "REVIEWS"
like this: WrapCar reviews
or if its some guy your talking too: John Doe (or whatever his name is) see what info there is out there on that indidual, ive found, from googling a name, my best freind was chatting to some scammer from nigerai once, and his data was actually posted on a scammer site for the world to read about, and he was doing to her, what he had done to some other ladies...
USE THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE AVAILABLE...
see what GOOGLE has come up with...youd be amazed at whats out there for your info to know.
at the same time, do what this individual did and CALL THE MAIN COMPANY THEY SAY THEY ARE FROM AND ASK IF THEY DO IN FACT HAVE SOMEONE WHO DOES THAT KINDA THING (whatever it is they say they are doing for the company)
turns out this was some guy that she was connected to, or got an email from, and said he worked for..pepsi, she called pepsi to inquire, found out hes lying.
2nd word of advice: DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR DETAILS UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT THE COMPANY IS FOR AND ABOUT.
3rd IF ITS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE...it prolly isnt true.
YOU have power...USE IT!
the net is FILLED with resources for you to check out stuff, examin stuff, look stuff over, and protect yourself from a potential scam....
now, what do you do IF you have fallen victim?
(this is me, you may do otherwise)
id GOOGLE the info about the company, gather as much info as i can, like address, phone number, web address, and id take every single document (printed up) in a file to the BBB..and show them.
thats what i basically advised this person to do..go to the BBB, and inquire.
if you have no comapny, take a print out of the conversation you had, to the BBB (keep a copy for yourself, in case you need to take that to a bank, or the police)
reason? your prolly not the 1st person to make a complaint, and if you are, youve started the ball rolling to get the company off the market, and out of the lives of decent ppl. good for you! your making a change!
the BBB, can use the info to stop them.
if you have NO INFO ON A COMPANY, as this person doesnt, then take the NAME and what info you have about them and what they are doing to the BBB. anything can help.
i also advised her, if she didnt give away the vital stuff, like social security number, bank info, and anything super personal, i really wouldnt worry about it, it could just be a way to harvest your info, to spam junk mail your email, and home address...but i doubt that they would steal an identity.
not saying that couldnt, but without the vital stuff, its not likely...
too many cross checks in a digital world anymore.
if you DO feel you may be getting a hack into your life. watch your account for suspicious activity, and youll be the 1st to know if a bill comes to your home with your name and address, for a purchase you didnt make with a card you dont own..
if that happens TAKE THAT TO THE LAW!!!!
AND THE BANK!!!
and prosecute.
moral..just be careful out there...its a nasty nasty nasty world...
Michelle
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