https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13538675/police-stop-terrified-elderly-woman-depositing-cash-Bitcoin-ATM-scam.html
Heartbreaking video footage shows the moment an elderly woman
is tricked into depositing thousands of dollars into a Bitcoin
ATM - just before police swoop in to help her.
The victim insisted she was on the phone to Chase Bank when
confronted by officers responding to a 911 call from a
concerned onlooker.
But it was actually heartless scammers on the other end of
the line who had already convinced her into depositing
$23,900 of her own cash into the machine.
Bodycam footage worn by Sergeant James Stewart shows him
entering the Chevron gas station in a suburb of Fort Worth,
Texas, and approaching the woman.
As she spots the officer, she is filmed saying: 'Please,
I have the bank on the phone. I'm in danger and this
is Chase Bank.'
. . .
Scamming older people has become an INDUSTRY for
evil perps. I'd rec laws to add another 25 years
to any sentences that involve this kind of extra-
nasty exploitation.
At least in THIS case, a casual bystander got
the gist of what was going on and brought in
the cops. 99.999% of the time this WON'T happen.
With modern connectivity, the perps could be
anyone, anywhere. Probably get their vodka
ration straight from Vlad.
Older, non-scam-savvy, people often get their
ENTIRE savings and more stolen. The "grand-kid"
scam STILL works, esp with "AI" augmentation,
but "serious bank problem" looks to be the
newest angle. The perps are VERY persuasive ...
Get "communication" from "your bank" demanding
instant money transfers - DON'T. Call the real
bank phone number immediately or physically
GO there ! Almost SURELY it will be a criminal
scam. Banks, or even the IRS, just DON'T call
out of the blue and insist you move a lot of
money around - and ESPECIALLY into BitCoin
or related !!!
"Generative AI" ... for all the great stuff
they CLAIM it can do - looks like what it's
BEST at is large-scale CRIME. Ban it.
On 6/18/24 12:51 AM, 26xh.0717 wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13538675/police-stop-terrified-elderly-woman-depositing-cash-Bitcoin-ATM-scam.html
Heartbreaking video footage shows the moment an elderly woman
is tricked into depositing thousands of dollars into a Bitcoin
ATM - just before police swoop in to help her.
The victim insisted she was on the phone to Chase Bank when
confronted by officers responding to a 911 call from a
concerned onlooker.
But it was actually heartless scammers on the other end of
the line who had already convinced her into depositing
$23,900 of her own cash into the machine.
Bodycam footage worn by Sergeant James Stewart shows him
entering the Chevron gas station in a suburb of Fort Worth,
Texas, and approaching the woman.
As she spots the officer, she is filmed saying: 'Please,
I have the bank on the phone. I'm in danger and this
is Chase Bank.'
. . .
Scamming older people has become an INDUSTRY for
evil perps. I'd rec laws to add another 25 years
to any sentences that involve this kind of extra-
nasty exploitation.
At least in THIS case, a casual bystander got
the gist of what was going on and brought in
the cops. 99.999% of the time this WON'T happen.
With modern connectivity, the perps could be
anyone, anywhere. Probably get their vodka
ration straight from Vlad.
Older, non-scam-savvy, people often get their
ENTIRE savings and more stolen. The "grand-kid"
scam STILL works, esp with "AI" augmentation,
but "serious bank problem" looks to be the
newest angle. The perps are VERY persuasive ...
Get "communication" from "your bank" demanding
instant money transfers - DON'T. Call the real
bank phone number immediately or physically
GO there ! Almost SURELY it will be a criminal
scam. Banks, or even the IRS, just DON'T call
out of the blue and insist you move a lot of
money around - and ESPECIALLY into BitCoin
or related !!!
"Generative AI" ... for all the great stuff
they CLAIM it can do - looks like what it's
BEST at is large-scale CRIME. Ban it.
Quick followup :
The perp (THICK 'arabic' (Indian?) accent - those more
worldly may be able to pin-point) spends a few minutes
trying to scam the COP ... who fortunately immediately
grasps what's REALLY going on. The perp keeps demanding
to have "the customer" (whose name he keeps getting wrong)
click stuff on her phone.
This video is HIGHLY INSTRUCTIVE. SEE how it's done
thousands of times a day - soon to YOUR Momma.
1001 kudo's to the concerned bystander AND the cop.
In fact, bump up the cops rank/salary !!! Chase
should give the bystander a little bonus too.
The cop didn't fall for it for a single second. The
confused/scared old woman would have dumped her
ENTIRE savings into the BitCoin machine to avoid
"the danger" the perp convinced her of .........
How can ANYONE fall for this shit ? EASILY apparently,
it happens all of the time. Persuasive scammers are,
well, GOOD at their evil jobs.
"If you want it, here it is, come and get it. But
you better hurry 'cause it may not last ...."
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