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Received a text message telling me my direct deposit failed. (yes, my flip phone does have text capability!) I called the number on the screen from my work phone, not my cell phone; get a computerized message telling me my direct deposit failed because of a computer error and I need to enter my 16 digit debit card number. Entered 1234 1234 1234 1234 several times. Computer finally hung up on me

I would question why someone would even take the time to try something that is such an obvious scam but then I realize, it really didn't take them any effort to set up the recording and send mass texts to every combination of numbers they can generate and it only takes the right person to fall for it to be profitable.

I hate people.

For years I've been talking about a get rich scheme where I put out an advertisement promising that I'll sell you the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

Then when you send me your $1, I'll tell you to put out an ad telling people that you'll give them the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

How could that possibly be illegal? Actually, I'm serious in asking that. Would that be legal?

tlombard wrote:For years I've been talking about a get rich scheme where I put out an advertisement promising that I'll sell you the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

Then when you send me your $1, I'll tell you to put out an ad telling people that you'll give them the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

How could that possibly be illegal? Actually, I'm serious in asking that. Would that be legal?

I once bought a book on smart ways to make supplemental income. Literally, one of the first things he said was, write a book. I felt like such a sucker.

He put in way more effort than I ever considered. My plan has always been to write nothing more than an ad consisting of five sentences or less!

tlombard wrote:For years I've been talking about a get rich scheme where I put out an advertisement promising that I'll sell you the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

Then when you send me your $1, I'll tell you to put out an ad telling people that you'll give them the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

How could that possibly be illegal? Actually, I'm serious in asking that. Would that be legal?

That's called a pyramid scheme. Yes, it's illegal.

Smith Corks One wrote:

tlombard wrote:For years I've been talking about a get rich scheme where I put out an advertisement promising that I'll sell you the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

Then when you send me your $1, I'll tell you to put out an ad telling people that you'll give them the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

How could that possibly be illegal? Actually, I'm serious in asking that. Would that be legal?

That's called a pyramid scheme. Yes, it's illegal.

But the money isn't filtering up. I'm selling him a service/idea and then I'm out of the picture. I'm not taking a cut of anything he's bringing in after I 'sell him the idea' or whatever. If it were a classic pyramid scheme, I'd have each person recruit more than one person to give me the dollar and then I'd give them a kickback from the money brought in by the people the first guy recruited.

Not saying it isn't illegal still, just not sure it would be a pyramid scheme based on any definition I'm familiar with.

Smith Corks One wrote:

tlombard wrote:For years I've been talking about a get rich scheme where I put out an advertisement promising that I'll sell you the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

Then when you send me your $1, I'll tell you to put out an ad telling people that you'll give them the secret to making money without doing anything for $1.

How could that possibly be illegal? Actually, I'm serious in asking that. Would that be legal?

That's called a pyramid scheme. Yes, it's illegal.

I dont know if you guy are getting this phone call lately from an automated message that claims to be "AT AND T" (I emphasize the "and" because the automated message does the same). Anyway, it says that I have won $500.00 or $200.00 or whatever the number of the day is, and I can collect by simply going to a website and logging in with my information.

I have gotten this message on my phone about 4 times in the last 2 weeks. My mom got this message the other day and I heard 2 or 3 people at work complaining of the same message.

How does this crap keep going on? Its annoying and ridiculous. I know some poor schmuck probably falls for it which makes it worth while to the perp, but people are awful.

Blitzer wrote:I dont know if you guy are getting this phone call lately from an automated message that claims to be "AT AND T" (I emphasize the "and" because the automated message does the same). Anyway, it says that I have won $500.00 or $200.00 or whatever the number of the day is, and I can collect by simply going to a website and logging in with my information.

I have gotten this message on my phone about 4 times in the last 2 weeks. My mom got this message the other day and I heard 2 or 3 people at work complaining of the same message.

How does this crap keep going on? Its annoying and ridiculous. I know some poor schmuck probably falls for it which makes it worth while to the perp, but people are awful.

I've gotten several automated messages from "AT AND T" on my voicemail in the past month. I just assumed it was the real AT&T's telemarketing mumbo jumbo so I never listened to the whole message to realize it was a possible scam attempt.