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COMMUNITY 1.12: Comparative Religion

My mom got phished in an EXTREMELY refined scam that pretty much anyone could fall for-- basically her account was already pre-hacked and they spoofed the bank's number exactly, called her pretending there was fraud, and read back legitimate and fake transactions and personal info so she wouldn't suspect they weren't the bank. Then discouraged her from logging in claiming the account was locked so they could investigate the fraud-- all so she wouldnt catch them making massive purchases using her stolen info.

We have the same boss and when she told him what happened he recommended she call the bank directly, so she did and they managed to catch it in time before $20k of transactions went through. Very scary

I guess the lesson here is never ever answer your phone, I love that fraud is so rampant an entire form of mass communication is now useless

ANYONE can fall for phishing scams- my mom is extremely smart and we discuss common scams that target her age demographic and she still fell for this. If it happened to me I may have fallen for it too. Always be careful!

unionizedwizard

that's EXACTLY what happened to me last spring. it's dire out there....

the-haiku-bot

that’s EXACTLY what

happened to me last spring.

it’s dire out there….

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

three--rings

If you EVER get ANY call from ANYONE claiming to be a bank or other important group asking you for anything, tell them you will call them back and call them yourself. Do not call a number they give you, look it up yourself.

Banks don't call people, IME. They send emails and texts and put notices on your online account. Credit cards sometimes do I believe, but in that case, just call the number on your card back.

Never take a call from anyone and assume they are who they say. Period. These people are skilled at social manipulation. They will always tell you there is a crisis.

wiisagi-maiingan

And don't just google the number, use your bank's official site! A lot of search engines are now providing phone numbers of scams instead of legit ones. Also make sure the url of the site matches the one available on cards and other papers you've been given by your bank because fake sites can look VERY convincing.

shofarsogood

FYI: the U.S. government will not call you. Is someone calls and says they're the IRS? They're lying. They say they're the sheriff? Lying. ICE? Lying.

The United States will mail you information. If the government needs to reach you, check your mailbox.

The IRS are generally pretty forgiving and will accept that humans make errors. They will never demand immediate payment for back taxes, ever. They know that's not feasible for most people, so they'll usually make a payment plan and help you out. (This is, of course, assuming you're an individual who fucked up their taxes, not someone running a massive tax fraud scheme.)

prof-grace-aspen

There’s also a scam going around right now for folks in the USA who use toll roads. NONE of the texts are real, the EZPass website has a huge banner on the site saying they’re all scams.

thanatophobia0601-deactivated20

And if Border patrol calls you and says there's a warrant for your arrest, don't believe them. They're full of shit and are using a psychology trick on you.

aquilacalvitium

I did once recieve a legitimate call from my bank, not that I can remember what it was about

But it's always a good idea to ring your bank directly and mention the call to make sure it's definitely legitimate

Even if it turns out to have been a legitimate call after all, there is no down side to double-checking

You have nothing to lose by checking, and potentially thousands to lose by not

icedmesaccino

No, no! The bank will call you! But they won’t expect you to provide any identifying information to them over the phone. The times they thought my card got stolen because of weird purchases, it was either someone or even just a computer reading out the information of the suspicious transaction and asking me to verify if it was correct. They encourage you to check your account right away as well.

The only time the bank should ask you for some kind of identifying info is when you call them.

nice-worm-deactivated20200906

reblog the money pigeon for a financially stable future

secondlina

I reblog the money pigeon because I love him.

certifieddudette

My luck levels have been rigged since the new year started and it seems to be infectious… reblogging for yall’s sake

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You can only reblog this on the 3st of January

official-lucifers-child

the 3st huh?

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the 3st.

ollielephant

cumonthevoid

none pizza with left beef

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It should be a rule of Tumblr to always reblog none pizza with left beef

babymarkers

ive missed you

ashyrvir

It’s real

The legends were true

clannfearrunt

Happy anniversary to the rumor coming out about does Bruno Mars is gay

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its christmas eve and look whos on tumblr

all of us

sharper-and-bigger

Jesus also spent Christmas in a barn full of animals

1los

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omfg that is just too adorable

thefingerfuckingfemalefury

This kitteh having a little halloween adventure is one of my favourite posts of all time :)

wonderhawk

Every fall like clockwork this photo set pops up and we all must reblog it

thefingerfuckingfemalefury

You know it’s getting close to Halloween when you see it appear :D

This will always be one of my favorite comics ever. It gives me warm fuzzies~

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my heart….

skibump724

Oh little baby kitty ❤️

khaosgaming22

Alright fine I’ll reblog this one…

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my heart is being sent to space

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thefingerfuckingfemalefury

A nice Pikachu in this trying time <3

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Oh he’s on the tray cause he won’t go into the Pokeball.

thefingerfuckingfemalefury

<3 He wishes to roam free, he is valid :D <3

chaosshepherd

Pikachu is a good boy

theraconteurasaur

Perennial October mood.

drst

There she is!

NOW it’s really Halloween

youwerelikeanangel

happy 10th birthday to one the most iconic songs of this century so far

livingmeatloaf

[image transcript: "Take Me to Church" is a song by Irish singer- songwriter Hozier. It was released as his debut single on 13 September 2013,. End transcription.]