Do people still think they can get away with phishing?

debodun

debodun

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I had an ad on CraigsList for uranium glass and received an email from some supposedly interested party. I said I would be home Saturday morning and to set a time and I'd post the address. Instead of saying "I'll could be there at 10am", the response was asking for my name and bank acct info. I clearly stated in the ad "CASH ONLY". I responded to ask why my bank account info was needed. The answer was so she could "transfer funds." Yeah....right... in or out?
 

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I think maybe they assume they'll get away with because for some crazy reason, people keep doing it. I see at least one or two articles in the paper every couple of months that are about people (usually elderly) having been tricked/cheated out of thousands. Never understood why handing out a bank account or sending a stranger thousands in gift cards would seem like a good idea. 🤷‍♀️
 
debodun said:
I had an ad on CraigsList for uranium glass and received an email from some supposedly interested party. I said I would be home Saturday morningand to set a time and I'd post the address. Instead of saying "I'll could be there at 10am", the response was asking for my name and bank acct info. I clearly stated in the ad "CASH ONLY". I responded to ask why my bank account info was needed. The answer was so she could "transfer funds." Yeah....right... in or out?
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They do it because sooner or later some one WILL fall for it............
Most of these seem like going through a lot of people before cashing in ....... but the thing is while many of us talk about it etc...
some who fell for clicking a bad link or giving out information often do not speak up....perhaps they look back and see the red flags they missed .....but do not want to admit they fell for it.
I worked at a place their security sent tests all the time i was frustrated and asked why i passed all these do they come every week ...... because the security head told me i would be stunned if i saw how many failed or WHO it was that failed as they were highly educated and in charge but seem to fall for these tests all the time
 

Nathan said:
Don't ever respond, don't ever reply, don't engage ever on any level.
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Then I'd never sell anything, but I don't give out financially sensitive info. I do a strictly cash transaction even though that can be risky with people trying to pass counterfeit money. People seem to have lost a connection with cash and only understand credit or virtual money (to which I can't relate).

My hero:

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debodun said:
What else can I do? I a certainly not going to their house and I learned the hard way that they hardly ever show up at an agreed place; then I've loaded my car, driven someplace and waited, and waited and WAITED.
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You just better hope you don't try to sell to a psycho Deb!! You are there alone. If someone comes into your home and shows aggression, what would you do? This article is old so who knows, there may have been more murders since its publication.
https://www.wafb.com/story/28761189...urders-linked-to-popular-classifieds-website/
 
Run outside and scream. It's tract housing, so lots of houses around. I've mentioned before, I only ever had trouble with one person who spoke threateningly and made aggressive gestures, but he never touched me. That was years ago at the other house. I've had people respond that after driving by, they decided against stopping. I don't understand that - I think my new house wouldn't put anyone off unless they ARE put off by having close neighbors. :unsure: An aerial view of my neighborhood (my house circled in red):

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To me, having someone come to your house from Craigslist has about the same amount of threat as having a garage sale. You're inviting tons of people just driving down the street to your home. With signs and balloons!

I understand having any stranger coming to your home is scary for many people but I advertise on Craigslist and Next Door and have had no problems. Yet. I generally try to vet them before agreeing to give them my address. I find a lot of them on Facebook and such and I can get a pretty good idea of what kind of person they are. Plus I make sure my husband is right there.

Like deboden said, sometimes there's no other way to sell something. I have used consignment shops for certain things, but they sell everything so cheap, you just get pennies on the dollar. I only do that when I've had no luck selling on my own and just want it gone.
 
Just an idea..instead of coming into the house...
Open garage door..have them only there.
Or..in warm weather..on a porch.
Openess..seems a little bit better.
 
Jace said:
Just an idea..instead of coming into the house...
Open garage door..have them only there.
Or..in warm weather..on a porch.
Openess..seems a little bit better.
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Exactly what I do. In the garage I have a table that holds a few things I have for sale. While they’re there, I casually mention I have a few other things they might be interested in. Sometimes it works.
 
caroln said:
To me, having someone come to your house from Craigslist has about the same amount of threat as having a garage sale. You're inviting tons of people just driving down the street to your home. With signs and balloons!

I understand having any stranger coming to your home is scary for many people but I advertise on Craigslist and Next Door and have had no problems. Yet. I generally try to vet them before agreeing to give them my address. I find a lot of them on Facebook and such and I can get a pretty good idea of what kind of person they are. Plus I make sure my husband is right there.

Like deboden said, sometimes there's no other way to sell something. I have used consignment shops for certain things, but they sell everything so cheap, you just get pennies on the dollar. I only do that when I've had no luck selling on my own and just want it gone.
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I thought about strangers coming to yard sales too Caroln but this right here is the main difference between you and Deb. "Plus I make sure my husband is right there." She's alone; she doesn't have that extra measure of protection. My husband and I used to visit a lot of yard sales. Never have I seen one where a lone seller was there. Usually they had help, plus you figure most of the people that come through are probably normal every day people. Their presence means there's safety in numbers.

@debodun The fact that someone got aggressive with you before...well that would have been it for me! And I feel like this: trying to make a couple of dollars is not worth risking my life for. That being said....I hope you never have another aggressive encounter, especially inside your home.
 
Deb...thought you were just selling stuff before you moved from your old house to the one you live in now...why are you still selling stuff? Just wondering where you are getting the
"stuff" to sell now - aren't you all cleaned out?
 
I've been doing this for years and only had one difficult person, but he didn't touch me, he was just disappointed in what I had to offer and became obstreperous because he felt I wasted his time. I am not young and beautiful, what would be the reason anyone would want to assault me? If you're thinking robbery, my money is well hidden and I seldom keep more than a few hundred around which is peanuts these days.

Anyway, that person that asked about bank info agreed to do a cash transaction and set up an appointment. An hour before, I received an email saying she couldn't make it. At least he let me know, which most don't.
 

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