Ripoff Reports

[GenxDad]

So, exactly what we're you going to tell the cops if they'd showed up? Hope you have a better story than the real reason you were there.

Unfortunately once the cops get involved in this shit there are no easy answers. Usually these types of situations play out with the angry boyfriend scenario so you don't have to worry about it, but since he stated the cops were coming I would rather they hear my version and get arrested for solicitation than they only get his version that I was criminally trespassing or worse yet B&E, neither of which were true. If I had just taken off it implies I was guilty of what he claimed if they were out looking for me.

[SnarkDog54]

Well guys not surprisingly I got ripped off last night by 2 sisters who advertise on EA. The first one has this ad and has gone by the name Pumpkin in the past: https://escortalligator.com.listcraw...ati/129154013. The one I actually had the most contact with was this one:

https://escortalligator.com.listcraw...ati/129269577. They have the exact same wording in their ads and this one told me they are sisters. Anyway I ignored several red flags anyone of which should have ended things, but I stupidly let the little head think for me. So I get to the first address given which is in West Price Hill so that alone should have deterred me. It turned out to be an abandoned building so I text her what's up with this? She texted me back saying she is actually in the next building over end greets me in the yard. She takes me into a basement (second red flag) and asks for the money (third red flag) and shortly afterwards runs upstairs. I then start knocking on the door and a black dude keeps saying I am trespassing and he is going to call the cops. I tell him to go ahead because I'm sure they would love to hear the story. No cops show so I call them myself just in case he filed a false trespassing report. Meanwhile he is screaming through the door that I am trespassing. He has 2 buddies from down the street tell me to leave so I pull out of his driveway and wait down the street. Still no signs of the police so I leave after a half hour. Like I said guys I was stupid and probably got what I deserved, but at least I can spare the rest of you guys the trouble.

So, exactly what we're you going to tell the cops if they'd showed up? Hope you have a better story than the real reason you were there!

[GenxDad]

Well guys not surprisingly I got ripped off last night by 2 sisters who advertise on EA. The first one has this ad and has gone by the name Pumpkin in the past: https://escortalligator.com.listcraw...ati/129154013. The one I actually had the most contact with was this one:

https://escortalligator.com.listcraw...ati/129269577. They have the exact same wording in their ads and this one told me they are sisters. Anyway I ignored several red flags anyone of which should have ended things, but I stupidly let the little head think for me. So I get to the first address given which is in West Price Hill so that alone should have deterred me. It turned out to be an abandoned building so I text her what's up with this? She texted me back saying she is actually in the next building over end greets me in the yard. She takes me into a basement (second red flag) and asks for the money (third red flag) and shortly afterwards runs upstairs. I then start knocking on the door and a black dude keeps saying I am trespassing and he is going to call the cops. I tell him to go ahead because I'm sure they would love to hear the story. No cops show so I call them myself just in case he filed a false trespassing report. Meanwhile he is screaming through the door that I am trespassing. He has 2 buddies from down the street tell me to leave so I pull out of his driveway and wait down the street. Still no signs of the police so I leave after a half hour. Like I said guys I was stupid and probably got what I deserved, but at least I can spare the rest of you guys the trouble.

[CincyPipeMan]

I got about the same store you. Did they called about Amber meadows? If I contacted her which I did they knew everything every side. I was on so on and so forth. He had me bluff for a minute and I read off the script that trump I'm sad in the place. Of law about illegal aliens and then I was soliciting thought about the. He wanted $2200 that would get me out of total trouble and to submit the money to Dominican Republic and I knew it was a scan but I. Was. Scared for a minute? I'm with you on that 1 buddy.

About 10 days ago I got a call from an unknown caller that I didn't recognize. It was late afternoon and I was at home with my wife. Thinking that it could be a return call from an provider / advertiser, I sent the call to voicemail. Almost immediately, the same caller called again and, again, I sent it to voicmail. No message was left either time. Later that evening I Googled the phone number and it showed that it was the USA Courthouse in downtown Cincinnatia little nerve wracking to say the least.

Then, yesterday, I got a call from the same number, although it didn't register with me that it was, indeed, the same number as 10 days ago. I was at an auto repair shop so I answered. The caller said he was with the FBI, gave me a name and badge number, confirmed that my name is XXXXXXXXX and asked if I remembered making a phone call to Sofia (https://skipthegames.com/posts/colum...n/313510201045). He spoke rather quickly and seemed "polished" in the way he responded to my questions and comments. I detected a slight accent but, generally, he spoke pretty clearly although the phone connection was pretty lousy and he kept cutting in and out. He said Sofia had been arrested for human trafficing (and other things) and was now cooperating with the FBI. I had, in fact, called her a number of times but she never answered, so I eventually left her a fairly generic voicemail message--stuff like, "I saw your ad; I can't text; please call me", and so forth. Then he played a recording of my call to her. He knew my home address and some other stuff to make everything seem more legit.

Then he told me that I would have to get $4,980 (a strange amount) in cash and take it to a PNC Bank. Once there, he would give me deposit instructions and if I din't cooperate then I'd be arrested. Naturally, this raised a bunch of red flags, but I have to admit that I was also damn near pissing myself. I explained that I couldn't do anything "right now", as he was insisting, because I didn't even have access to my car (which was trueI was getting an oil change). He asked how long it would take and I told him probably an hour. He gave me a phone number and repeated his name. The phone number was a 216 area code (Cleveland) and I asked why he had an out-of-town area code. He said that was his direct, personal number.

I got my car and called a trusted friend sho knows about my lifestyle. He immediately said it's a scam because the FBI would NEVER ask for money. Logically, I knew he was rightand I had been thinking the same thing all alongbut, on the other hand, the caller scared the shit out of me. So, my buddy looked up the name on Linkedin and there was, indeed, and FBI agent with that name in the Cleveland office. He called the office, asked for the agent but was not connected. However, they did connect him with a secretary / receptionist-type person in the unit. She told him "No way" would the FBI ever ask for money. My buddy also called a friend of his who's pretty saavy with technology who told him it's definitely possible to manipulate phone calls to make them look like they're coming from someplace other than where they're really coming fromie, the calls to me showing up as the USA Courthouse in Cincinnati.

Finally, by buddy called the fake FBI guy pretending to be my lawyer. He told him that he already called the Cleveland FBI office and that they asked him to forward any information he can gather to them. The guy hung up and everything has been calm since then.

Some of you guys are probably laughing that I was at all worried about this scam being real. If so, I get it. However, like I said, the guy was well polished, was consistent in his comments and "spoke with authority", so to speak. Plus, he did have my voice recorded and knew stuff about me that, while "public", like my address and so forth, it added to his credibilityespecially when you're already wetting yourself. LOL LESSON TO BE LEARNED: Don't leave voicemail messages.

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[YtheLongFace]

About 10 days ago I got a call from an unknown caller that I didn't recognize. It was late afternoon and I was at home with my wife. Thinking that it could be a return call from an provider / advertiser, I sent the call to voicemail. Almost immediately, the same caller called again and, again, I sent it to voicmail. No message was left either time. Later that evening I Googled the phone number and it showed that it was the USA Courthouse in downtown Cincinnatia little nerve wracking to say the least.

Then, yesterday, I got a call from the same number, although it didn't register with me that it was, indeed, the same number as 10 days ago. I was at an auto repair shop so I answered. The caller said he was with the FBI, gave me a name and badge number, confirmed that my name is XXXXXXXXX and asked if I remembered making a phone call to Sofia (https://skipthegames.com/posts/colum...n/313510201045). He spoke rather quickly and seemed "polished" in the way he responded to my questions and comments. I detected a slight accent but, generally, he spoke pretty clearly although the phone connection was pretty lousy and he kept cutting in and out. He said Sofia had been arrested for human trafficing (and other things) and was now cooperating with the FBI. I had, in fact, called her a number of times but she never answered, so I eventually left her a fairly generic voicemail message--stuff like, "I saw your ad; I can't text; please call me", and so forth. Then he played a recording of my call to her. He knew my home address and some other stuff to make everything seem more legit.

Then he told me that I would have to get $4,980 (a strange amount) in cash and take it to a PNC Bank. Once there, he would give me deposit instructions and if I din't cooperate then I'd be arrested. Naturally, this raised a bunch of red flags, but I have to admit that I was also damn near pissing myself. I explained that I couldn't do anything "right now", as he was insisting, because I didn't even have access to my car (which was trueI was getting an oil change). He asked how long it would take and I told him probably an hour. He gave me a phone number and repeated his name. The phone number was a 216 area code (Cleveland) and I asked why he had an out-of-town area code. He said that was his direct, personal number.

I got my car and called a trusted friend sho knows about my lifestyle. He immediately said it's a scam because the FBI would NEVER ask for money. Logically, I knew he was rightand I had been thinking the same thing all alongbut, on the other hand, the caller scared the shit out of me. So, my buddy looked up the name on Linkedin and there was, indeed, and FBI agent with that name in the Cleveland office. He called the office, asked for the agent but was not connected. However, they did connect him with a secretary / receptionist-type person in the unit. She told him "No way" would the FBI ever ask for money. My buddy also called a friend of his who's pretty saavy with technology who told him it's definitely possible to manipulate phone calls to make them look like they're coming from someplace other than where they're really coming fromie, the calls to me showing up as the USA Courthouse in Cincinnati.

Finally, by buddy called the fake FBI guy pretending to be my lawyer. He told him that he already called the Cleveland FBI office and that they asked him to forward any information he can gather to them. The guy hung up and everything has been calm since then.

Some of you guys are probably laughing that I was at all worried about this scam being real. If so, I get it. However, like I said, the guy was well polished, was consistent in his comments and "spoke with authority", so to speak. Plus, he did have my voice recorded and knew stuff about me that, while "public", like my address and so forth, it added to his credibilityespecially when you're already wetting yourself. LOL LESSON TO BE LEARNED: Don't leave voicemail messages.

In regards to the 4980 the guy wanted you to get out of the bank, that's likely to keep it under the $5,000 that would trigger reporting to the government but obviously the whole thing's a scam.

[HowardPacho]

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[SnarkDog54]

Meet Abby first time all good. Tried help out and did deed 101 handy some money over without taking care business?

Got took please Remeber rules or you will pay!

https://skipthegames.com/posts/cinci...n/983842712255

Talks all I good however, don't believe or you to will get stung.

Be safe!

This is why it's a good idea to RTTF.

[Wired2]

Meet Abby first time all good. Tried help out and did deed 101 handy some money over without taking care business?

Got took please Remeber rules or you will pay!

https://skipthegames.com/posts/cinci...n/983842712255

Talks all I good however, don't believe or you to will get stung.

Be safe!

[DaddioDoc]

Fuck asking for money, take this to the bank man. The FBI DOES NOT call you. If they are looking for you, they knock on your door.

About 10 days ago I got a call from an unknown caller that I didn't recognize. It was late afternoon and I was at home with my wife. Thinking that it could be a return call from an provider / advertiser, I sent the call to voicemail. Almost immediately, the same caller called again and, again, I sent it to voicmail. No message was left either time. Later that evening I Googled the phone number and it showed that it was the USA Courthouse in downtown Cincinnatia little nerve wracking to say the least.

Then, yesterday, I got a call from the same number, although it didn't register with me that it was, indeed, the same number as 10 days ago. I was at an auto repair shop so I answered. The caller said he was with the FBI, gave me a name and badge number, confirmed that my name is XXXXXXXXX and asked if I remembered making a phone call to Sofia (https://skipthegames.com/posts/colum...n/313510201045). He spoke rather quickly and seemed "polished" in the way he responded to my questions and comments. I detected a slight accent but, generally, he spoke pretty clearly although the phone connection was pretty lousy and he kept cutting in and out. He said Sofia had been arrested for human trafficing (and other things) and was now cooperating with the FBI. I had, in fact, called her a number of times but she never answered, so I eventually left her a fairly generic voicemail message--stuff like, "I saw your ad; I can't text; please call me", and so forth. Then he played a recording of my call to her. He knew my home address and some other stuff to make everything seem more legit.

Then he told me that I would have to get $4,980 (a strange amount) in cash and take it to a PNC Bank. Once there, he would give me deposit instructions and if I din't cooperate then I'd be arrested. Naturally, this raised a bunch of red flags, but I have to admit that I was also damn near pissing myself. I explained that I couldn't do anything "right now", as he was insisting, because I didn't even have access to my car (which was trueI was getting an oil change). He asked how long it would take and I told him probably an hour. He gave me a phone number and repeated his name. The phone number was a 216 area code (Cleveland) and I asked why he had an out-of-town area code. He said that was his direct, personal number.

I got my car and called a trusted friend sho knows about my lifestyle. He immediately said it's a scam because the FBI would NEVER ask for money. Logically, I knew he was rightand I had been thinking the same thing all alongbut, on the other hand, the caller scared the shit out of me. So, my buddy looked up the name on Linkedin and there was, indeed, and FBI agent with that name in the Cleveland office. He called the office, asked for the agent but was not connected. However, they did connect him with a secretary / receptionist-type person in the unit. She told him "No way" would the FBI ever ask for money. My buddy also called a friend of his who's pretty saavy with technology who told him it's definitely possible to manipulate phone calls to make them look like they're coming from someplace other than where they're really coming fromie, the calls to me showing up as the USA Courthouse in Cincinnati.

Finally, by buddy called the fake FBI guy pretending to be my lawyer. He told him that he already called the Cleveland FBI office and that they asked him to forward any information he can gather to them. The guy hung up and everything has been calm since then.

Some of you guys are probably laughing that I was at all worried about this scam being real. If so, I get it. However, like I said, the guy was well polished, was consistent in his comments and "spoke with authority", so to speak. Plus, he did have my voice recorded and knew stuff about me that, while "public", like my address and so forth, it added to his credibilityespecially when you're already wetting yourself. LOL LESSON TO BE LEARNED: Don't leave voicemail messages.

[Filmbyter]

If you hadn't given her the cash at the store, you would have seen the laundry room. I did a couple years ago.

Communication is a nightmare, she can't host. Wants car play or for you to set her up in a hotel. But if you can actually get face to face, as long as you don't pay upfront, she's ok. Just ok though.

https://escortalligator.com.listcraw...nati/115564875#.

Lacie will be nice to you over the phone to get you to drop your guard and even nicer once you meet up. But don't drop your guard, don't give her anything in advance she will run off with it if you give her the opportunity and I foolishly did. Its my own fault for not following the number one rule of never give anything in advance. But hey I was trying to be a nice guy and help her out (dumb mistake). She runs a scam where you meet her at a store then she tells you she has this spot you can go but you never end up at the spot (a laundry room she said) she asks you to please stop at the store and gives some line about her kid to try and get sympathy. She gets out goes in the store and you never see her again all the while sitting in the parking lot like a doofus. Tons of red flags that I ignored but hey I was trying to make a business relationship I could see on a regular basis so my thought process was I will be cool to her she will be cool to me. Proceed with caution gentlemen this one is a bad apple and can't be trusted.

[Ginzo666]

Sorry you had to go through this even as a veteran monger. We have to be on our game all the time! BTW, and I wouldn't expect everyone to know this, but the "USA" Courthouse is not known as that especially to an FBI agent. Its known as the Federal Courthouse.

I have a little experience dealing with federal agents. Generally speaking, they like to show up at your house unannounced for a "knock and talk. " In any event, your 5th Amendment rights still apply. You don't have to talk to them and you should not without a lawyer present.

[Katmandu6999]

About 10 days ago I got a call from an unknown caller that I didn't recognize. It was late afternoon and I was at home with my wife. Thinking that it could be a return call from an provider / advertiser, I sent the call to voicemail. Almost immediately, the same caller called again and, again, I sent it to voicmail. No message was left either time. Later that evening I Googled the phone number and it showed that it was the USA Courthouse in downtown Cincinnatia little nerve wracking to say the least.

Then, yesterday, I got a call from the same number, although it didn't register with me that it was, indeed, the same number as 10 days ago. I was at an auto repair shop so I answered. The caller said he was with the FBI, gave me a name and badge number, confirmed that my name is XXXXXXXXX and asked if I remembered making a phone call to Sofia (https://skipthegames.com/posts/colum...n/313510201045). He spoke rather quickly and seemed "polished" in the way he responded to my questions and comments. I detected a slight accent but, generally, he spoke pretty clearly although the phone connection was pretty lousy and he kept cutting in and out. He said Sofia had been arrested for human trafficing (and other things) and was now cooperating with the FBI. I had, in fact, called her a number of times but she never answered, so I eventually left her a fairly generic voicemail message--stuff like, "I saw your ad; I can't text; please call me", and so forth. Then he played a recording of my call to her. He knew my home address and some other stuff to make everything seem more legit.

Then he told me that I would have to get $4,980 (a strange amount) in cash and take it to a PNC Bank. Once there, he would give me deposit instructions and if I din't cooperate then I'd be arrested. Naturally, this raised a bunch of red flags, but I have to admit that I was also damn near pissing myself. I explained that I couldn't do anything "right now", as he was insisting, because I didn't even have access to my car (which was trueI was getting an oil change). He asked how long it would take and I told him probably an hour. He gave me a phone number and repeated his name. The phone number was a 216 area code (Cleveland) and I asked why he had an out-of-town area code. He said that was his direct, personal number.

I got my car and called a trusted friend sho knows about my lifestyle. He immediately said it's a scam because the FBI would NEVER ask for money. Logically, I knew he was rightand I had been thinking the same thing all alongbut, on the other hand, the caller scared the shit out of me. So, my buddy looked up the name on Linkedin and there was, indeed, and FBI agent with that name in the Cleveland office. He called the office, asked for the agent but was not connected. However, they did connect him with a secretary / receptionist-type person in the unit. She told him "No way" would the FBI ever ask for money. My buddy also called a friend of his who's pretty saavy with technology who told him it's definitely possible to manipulate phone calls to make them look like they're coming from someplace other than where they're really coming fromie, the calls to me showing up as the USA Courthouse in Cincinnati.

Finally, by buddy called the fake FBI guy pretending to be my lawyer. He told him that he already called the Cleveland FBI office and that they asked him to forward any information he can gather to them. The guy hung up and everything has been calm since then.

Some of you guys are probably laughing that I was at all worried about this scam being real. If so, I get it. However, like I said, the guy was well polished, was consistent in his comments and "spoke with authority", so to speak. Plus, he did have my voice recorded and knew stuff about me that, while "public", like my address and so forth, it added to his credibilityespecially when you're already wetting yourself. LOL LESSON TO BE LEARNED: Don't leave voicemail messages.

Sorry you had to go through this even as a veteran monger. We have to be on our game all the time! BTW, and I wouldn't expect everyone to know this, but the "USA" Courthouse is not known as that especially to an FBI agent. Its known as the Federal Courthouse.

[WanderingAbout]

About 10 days ago I got a call from an unknown caller that I didn't recognize. It was late afternoon and I was at home with my wife. Thinking that it could be a return call from an provider / advertiser, I sent the call to voicemail. Almost immediately, the same caller called again and, again, I sent it to voicmail. No message was left either time. Later that evening I Googled the phone number and it showed that it was the USA Courthouse in downtown Cincinnatia little nerve wracking to say the least.

1. didn't use a burner phone or number spoof app.
2. Left a voicemail.
3. didn't block the number after call 1-2-3-4-etc.

What else?

[WoodFordR69]

About 10 days ago I got a call from an unknown caller that I didn't recognize. It was late afternoon and I was at home with my wife. Thinking that it could be a return call from an provider / advertiser, I sent the call to voicemail. Almost immediately, the same caller called again and, again, I sent it to voicmail. No message was left either time. Later that evening I Googled the phone number and it showed that it was the USA Courthouse in downtown Cincinnatia little nerve wracking to say the least.

Then, yesterday, I got a call from the same number, although it didn't register with me that it was, indeed, the same number as 10 days ago. I was at an auto repair shop so I answered. The caller said he was with the FBI, gave me a name and badge number, confirmed that my name is XXXXXXXXX and asked if I remembered making a phone call to Sofia (https://skipthegames.com/posts/colum...n/313510201045). He spoke rather quickly and seemed "polished" in the way he responded to my questions and comments. I detected a slight accent but, generally, he spoke pretty clearly although the phone connection was pretty lousy and he kept cutting in and out. He said Sofia had been arrested for human trafficing (and other things) and was now cooperating with the FBI. I had, in fact, called her a number of times but she never answered, so I eventually left her a fairly generic voicemail message--stuff like, "I saw your ad; I can't text; please call me", and so forth. Then he played a recording of my call to her. He knew my home address and some other stuff to make everything seem more legit.

Then he told me that I would have to get $4,980 (a strange amount) in cash and take it to a PNC Bank. Once there, he would give me deposit instructions and if I din't cooperate then I'd be arrested. Naturally, this raised a bunch of red flags, but I have to admit that I was also damn near pissing myself. I explained that I couldn't do anything "right now", as he was insisting, because I didn't even have access to my car (which was trueI was getting an oil change). He asked how long it would take and I told him probably an hour. He gave me a phone number and repeated his name. The phone number was a 216 area code (Cleveland) and I asked why he had an out-of-town area code. He said that was his direct, personal number.

I got my car and called a trusted friend sho knows about my lifestyle. He immediately said it's a scam because the FBI would NEVER ask for money. Logically, I knew he was rightand I had been thinking the same thing all alongbut, on the other hand, the caller scared the shit out of me. So, my buddy looked up the name on Linkedin and there was, indeed, and FBI agent with that name in the Cleveland office. He called the office, asked for the agent but was not connected. However, they did connect him with a secretary / receptionist-type person in the unit. She told him "No way" would the FBI ever ask for money. My buddy also called a friend of his who's pretty saavy with technology who told him it's definitely possible to manipulate phone calls to make them look like they're coming from someplace other than where they're really coming fromie, the calls to me showing up as the USA Courthouse in Cincinnati.

Finally, by buddy called the fake FBI guy pretending to be my lawyer. He told him that he already called the Cleveland FBI office and that they asked him to forward any information he can gather to them. The guy hung up and everything has been calm since then.

Some of you guys are probably laughing that I was at all worried about this scam being real. If so, I get it. However, like I said, the guy was well polished, was consistent in his comments and "spoke with authority", so to speak. Plus, he did have my voice recorded and knew stuff about me that, while "public", like my address and so forth, it added to his credibilityespecially when you're already wetting yourself. LOL LESSON TO BE LEARNED: Don't leave voicemail messages.

Banks have to report transactions over 10 k. Criminals used to stay just under that to avoid detection. The Feds got wise to this & started tracking for repeated transactions between 5 k & 10 k. If you want to try to scam multiple folks at the same time, keep it under 5 k to be more likely to avoid detection. Not to say that a bunch of 4. 9 k cash transfers would not be suspicious. You just might get some through before it's shut down. Hell, you get a half dozen through to Nigeria, that clown is living like a kind for a few years.

[Soca99]

I also had some wild tech spoofing that has been scary and I was seeing a UTR legit masseuse with nothing solicitous in public! They somehow connected to my social and pretended to know my SA, seemingly knowing more than was in public. The woman had a government tech guy sleuth it and shut it down. The originating source was an internet cafe in Nigeria. Definitely scary stuff threatening to blow up my home life. They didn't ask for money just worked me via text including WhatsApp (not as secure as promoted or they could track it to my device or IP, IDK) to convince me of authenticity before the demand. Fortunately, the shutdown happened before that did. The only easy access point based on my habits, according to the govt tech guy, was charging my phone at an airport. I definitely don't do that anymore.

SOCA.

About 10 days ago I got a call from an unknown caller that I didn't recognize. It was late afternoon and I was at home with my wife. Thinking that it could be a return call from an provider / advertiser, I sent the call to voicemail. Almost immediately, the same caller called again and, again, I sent it to voicmail. No message was left either time. Later that evening I Googled the phone number and it showed that it was the USA Courthouse in downtown Cincinnatia little nerve wracking to say the least.

Then, yesterday, I got a call from the same number, although it didn't register with me that it was, indeed, the same number as 10 days ago. I was at an auto repair shop so I answered. The caller said he was with the FBI, gave me a name and badge number, confirmed that my name is XXXXXXXXX and asked if I remembered making a phone call to Sofia (https://skipthegames.com/posts/colum...n/313510201045). He spoke rather quickly and seemed "polished" in the way he responded to my questions and comments. I detected a slight accent but, generally, he spoke pretty clearly although the phone connection was pretty lousy and he kept cutting in and out. He said Sofia had been arrested for human trafficing (and other things) and was now cooperating with the FBI. I had, in fact, called her a number of times but she never answered, so I eventually left her a fairly generic voicemail message--stuff like, "I saw your ad; I can't text; please call me", and so forth. Then he played a recording of my call to her. He knew my home address and some other stuff to make everything seem more legit..