How did this scammer know this info?
muncybob
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So, I get an email appearing to be from a home improvement contractor that I had used about a year ago. I barely know the guy and the email says he would have called but has laryngitis(yea, right!) and wants to ask a favor. I reply "what's up", return email says he wants to buy a gift card for a sick child but has problems with his credit card. I immediatly know this is a scam. But just for giggles I ask him to tell me what he's done for me in the past. The reply was he installed a deck(not) and roofing(not).
The actual contractor did install a set of stairs from the deck(not installed by him). The deck was installed by an Amish crew a few years ago. More recently, a different Amish crew installed a metal roof over the front of our house. Both crews use a cell phone but do not use email. How did the scammer know we had deck and roof work done?
The actual contractor did install a set of stairs from the deck(not installed by him). The deck was installed by an Amish crew a few years ago. More recently, a different Amish crew installed a metal roof over the front of our house. Both crews use a cell phone but do not use email. How did the scammer know we had deck and roof work done?
Yep, my name really is Bob.
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Forgot to mention, did not need to pull permits for either job.Yep, my name really is Bob.
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If the contractor uses a smart phone and stores customer information on it, someone could have hacked it.
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Could have accessed a customer contact list that the contractor uses through one of the companies that provides such services. Most of the contractors I use these days have a third party vendor's system in play. Or if the contractor doesn't use one it's likely a scammer outfit accessed the contractor's customer list of emails, names, and addresses.
My guess is there is a scammer outfit somewhere in India or elsewhere that accessed the customer list and mass emailed everyone on it by spoofing the contractor's email address about roof and deck work since that's what the contractor does hoping someone would respond and give them money for gift cards.Post edited by Emlyn on -
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But did the sick child ever get the gift card?
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Check out Kitboga on YouTube, he loves messing with these scammers.
Nothing beats his clip where the scammer is screaming bloody mary; "WHY DID YOU REDEEM IT!?"
