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[Barney58]

You are being scammed 100%. Why in the world you respond to their calls / texts in the first place? Good lord man.

Do you mean:

1) Why would you respond to the providers calls / texts? Because I reached out to them first. I would not respond to an unsolicited call / text for such services.

2) Why would you respond to the providers postings? Because they're on RubMD and have reviews there. I know those reviews can be fake and I should have only responded to ads that are verified through here or another similar 'service'.

3) Why would I answer a phone call from a 919 area code? Because my phone number is not a NC area code I rarely get spam / scan calls from 919 AC's, so I tend to answer the phone.

4) Why would I respond to questions in the call? Ultimately I did not really respond. They were initially seeking information that could help find the person, but when they would not tell me the phone number that I used to reach out to the person or their 'stage' name, I merely responded enough to drag them along until they made the offer of 'psychological evaluation', which cinched it as a scam for me. I wanted to know which of the three recent providers was participating in this so I gave vague answers in an effort to continue to engage them.

5) Or is the intent of your question something else?

Thanks!

[TheShredSter66]

Law enforcement does not make phone calls. They show up at your door. End of story. If there is a fine to pay you will be ticketed or arrested to take it up with the judge. Lets be smart about things guys.

[Sandman72]

You are being scammed 100%. Why in the world you respond to their calls / texts in the first place? Good lord man.

Sounds like they used a spoofing program where you can set your #to any #to show as caller I'd. So yeah it's a scam.

[Dare22]

Could have been "Racquel" or maybe "Kate Lyn". But I only snapchatted with her. I suppose people can get phone numbers from Snapchat somehow. If so, she'd be the one I would suspect since she was the highest pressure and gave me a male sounding email address Deleted by Admin to confirm a Zelle payment (that I did not make).

BTW: I will be acquiring a 'burner' phone for further use. Any tips and hints on how to purchase and set one of those up would be appreciated.

Easier to just get a burner app. Runs on your existing phone but bounces your call through their system so it looks like it is coming from a different number that you can "burn" and replace at any time. Just google "best burner app."

[LucidPicture]

I reached out to two providers I found in RubMD about two weeks ago. Both were super responsive but pressed hard for deposits, so I dropped contact with them.

Today I got a call from a Raleigh number that googles as the Raleigh PD but the person identified themself as a US Marshall.

Said they had found a phone that was owned by "Susan Casanova" and she was a missing minor thought to be kidnapped and in use in human trafficking and the last contact on the phone was from my number.

He would not share the phone number I supposedly used to reach her or her alias.

Several times he told me to google the phone number and his name. The phone number does good as Raleigh PD but his name shows up in a number of benign entries not related to any law enforcement.

He went on to ask me if I saw her or knew where she was. I told him I had no recollection of a Susan Casanova.

He told me that their procedure was to refer me to a psychological evaluation and if that checked out they would know I am not involved with her disappearance. That evaluation would cost me $1,000+ and be refundable if I 'passed".

I declined his offer and he said that they would send 'a unit' to my house to arrest me and take me 'downtown'. I asked which downtown, since I don't live in Raleigh, and he stammered and finally said Raleigh and gave me the street address for the main Raleigh PD.

You are being scammed 100%. Why in the world you respond to their calls / texts in the first place? Good lord man.

[Barney58]

That's pretty crazy. Didn't realize you could spoof those numbers that easily. I'd say the eval is the biggest indicator this is a scam. I don't even have to wait to find out. PD are not going to run that kind of evaluation on you to gather information. They are going to question you on the phone or in person. It would be good to share which ads you responded to unless you're worried about outing one of them as a scam by accident.

Could have been "Racquel" or maybe "Kate Lyn". But I only snapchatted with her. I suppose people can get phone numbers from Snapchat somehow. If so, she'd be the one I would suspect since she was the highest pressure and gave me a male sounding email address [Deleted by Admin] to confirm a Zelle payment (that I did not make).

BTW: I will be acquiring a 'burner' phone for further use. Any tips and hints on how to purchase and set one of those up would be appreciated.

[Sgt Lurker]

I had some stupid scammer call me from my own number. Stupid is as Stupid does.

That's pretty crazy. Didn't realize you could spoof those numbers that easily. I'd say the eval is the biggest indicator this is a scam. I don't even have to wait to find out. PD are not going to run that kind of evaluation on you to gather information. They are going to question you on the phone or in person. It would be good to share which ads you responded to unless you're worried about outing one of them as a scam by accident.

[LikesGirls]

That's pretty crazy. Didn't realize you could spoof those numbers that easily. I'd say the eval is the biggest indicator this is a scam. I don't even have to wait to find out. PD are not going to run that kind of evaluation on you to gather information. They are going to question you on the phone or in person. It would be good to share which ads you responded to unless you're worried about outing one of them as a scam by accident.

Spoofing caller I'd is incredibly simple. Cops don't call to investigate unless they're following up after already having been in contact with you. For the first contact they just show up. They also don't tell you to go spend money to later be reimbursed. This 1000% a scam attempt.

[Monfortu]

I reached out to two providers I found in RubMD about two weeks ago. Both were super responsive but pressed hard for deposits, so I dropped contact with them.

Today I got a call from a Raleigh number that googles as the Raleigh PD but the person identified themself as a US Marshall.

Said they had found a phone that was owned by "Susan Casanova" and she was a missing minor thought to be kidnapped and in use in human trafficking and the last contact on the phone was from my number.

He would not share the phone number I supposedly used to reach her or her alias.

Several times he told me to google the phone number and his name. The phone number does good as Raleigh PD but his name shows up in a number of benign entries not related to any law enforcement.

He went on to ask me if I saw her or knew where she was. I told him I had no recollection of a Susan Casanova.

He told me that their procedure was to refer me to a psychological evaluation and if that checked out they would know I am not involved with her disappearance. That evaluation would cost me $1,000+ and be refundable if I 'passed".

I declined his offer and he said that they would send 'a unit' to my house to arrest me and take me 'downtown'. I asked which downtown, since I don't live in Raleigh, and he stammered and finally said Raleigh and gave me the street address for the main Raleigh PD.

So far I have not seen a Raleigh PD officer or a US Marshall.

Any similar experience with any of you?

That's pretty crazy. Didn't realize you could spoof those numbers that easily. I'd say the eval is the biggest indicator this is a scam. I don't even have to wait to find out. PD are not going to run that kind of evaluation on you to gather information. They are going to question you on the phone or in person. It would be good to share which ads you responded to unless you're worried about outing one of them as a scam by accident.

[ElectricHug]

I reached out to two providers I found in RubMD about two weeks ago. Both were super responsive but pressed hard for deposits, so I dropped contact with them.

Today I got a call from a Raleigh number that googles as the Raleigh PD but the person identified themself as a US Marshall.

Said they had found a phone that was owned by "Susan Casanova" and she was a missing minor thought to be kidnapped and in use in human trafficking and the last contact on the phone was from my number.

He would not share the phone number I supposedly used to reach her or her alias.

Several times he told me to google the phone number and his name. The phone number does good as Raleigh PD but his name shows up in a number of benign entries not related to any law enforcement.

He went on to ask me if I saw her or knew where she was. I told him I had no recollection of a Susan Casanova.

He told me that their procedure was to refer me to a psychological evaluation and if that checked out they would know I am not involved with her disappearance. That evaluation would cost me $1,000+ and be refundable if I 'passed".

I declined his offer and he said that they would send 'a unit' to my house to arrest me and take me 'downtown'. I asked which downtown, since I don't live in Raleigh, and he stammered and finally said Raleigh and gave me the street address for the main Raleigh PD.

So far I have not seen a Raleigh PD officer or a US Marshall.

Any similar experience with any of you?

I have not had that pleasant experience, but thank you for sharing.

To anyone else reading who doesn't already know, spoofing a caller I'd is extremely easy, all it requires is downloading an app from the app store and paying <$1 per call. I'm sure there are cheaper ways to do it, but my point is that someone's caller I'd means virtually nothing. Stay safe everyone.

[TwistedBrother]

Wow, thanks for sharing. I think and hope it's a scam. Please keep us posted.

I reached out to two providers I found in RubMD about two weeks ago. Both were super responsive but pressed hard for deposits, so I dropped contact with them.

Today I got a call from a Raleigh number that googles as the Raleigh PD but the person identified themself as a US Marshall.

Said they had found a phone that was owned by "Susan Casanova" and she was a missing minor thought to be kidnapped and in use in human trafficking and the last contact on the phone was from my number.

He would not share the phone number I supposedly used to reach her or her alias.

Several times he told me to google the phone number and his name. The phone number does good as Raleigh PD but his name shows up in a number of benign entries not related to any law enforcement.

He went on to ask me if I saw her or knew where she was. I told him I had no recollection of a Susan Casanova.

He told me that their procedure was to refer me to a psychological evaluation and if that checked out they would know I am not involved with her disappearance. That evaluation would cost me $1,000+ and be refundable if I 'passed".

I declined his offer and he said that they would send 'a unit' to my house to arrest me and take me 'downtown'. I asked which downtown, since I don't live in Raleigh, and he stammered and finally said Raleigh and gave me the street address for the main Raleigh PD.

So far I have not seen a Raleigh PD officer or a US Marshall.

Any similar experience with any of you?

[Barney58]

I reached out to two providers I found in RubMD about two weeks ago. Both were super responsive but pressed hard for deposits, so I dropped contact with them.

Today I got a call from a Raleigh number that googles as the Raleigh PD but the person identified themself as a US Marshall.

Said they had found a phone that was owned by "Susan Casanova" and she was a missing minor thought to be kidnapped and in use in human trafficking and the last contact on the phone was from my number.

He would not share the phone number I supposedly used to reach her or her alias.

Several times he told me to google the phone number and his name. The phone number does good as Raleigh PD but his name shows up in a number of benign entries not related to any law enforcement.

He went on to ask me if I saw her or knew where she was. I told him I had no recollection of a Susan Casanova.

He told me that their procedure was to refer me to a psychological evaluation and if that checked out they would know I am not involved with her disappearance. That evaluation would cost me $1,000+ and be refundable if I 'passed".

I declined his offer and he said that they would send 'a unit' to my house to arrest me and take me 'downtown'. I asked which downtown, since I don't live in Raleigh, and he stammered and finally said Raleigh and gave me the street address for the main Raleigh PD.

So far I have not seen a Raleigh PD officer or a US Marshall.

Any similar experience with any of you?

[LykeDawg81]

Like always Be safe Gents!!

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[Ignoramus]

I am sure I'm not the only one who ventures south occasionally for fun times. Cedar Creek is fairly popular with some well-known girls, and until now, the "other" side of 95 has never given me much pause, until TWO shootings last weekend, one fatal.

Anyone who might feel the urge to make a round trip this weekend should definitely be aware of increased uncle presence, including ALPR.

https://www.wral.com/stretch-of-road...ings/20405276/

Probably a good time to find some UTRs or home-based chicks, else avoid the Ville until things calm down. What a shame.