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Samuel Williams
February 14, 2024
I receive these emails every day and they go straight to my Junk File” where .i delete them without opening. Why doesn’t Gmail filter these out?
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Ozzie
February 14, 2024
In reply to I receive these emails every… by Samuel Williams
I have a similar problem from spammers and I put them into a spam folder in my Hotmail account. But, it does not work.
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Charmaine Gage
February 14, 2024
This information is so helpful! I forwarded to my younger sister! I was a victim, of a Guy I was dating. Himself, girlfriend, and his entire family worked against me to take my life savings from my Credit Union. They used all types of scams with home lap too and my iPhone. I found names of his family in my contacts list. I did not add them to my list. They used my phone information to copy to their phone to pick up my passwords and bank account information. They paired up my phone to their s per Airdrop! Horrible Experience, In addition, my internet provider Cox, used outside contractors to service problems, they arrived in their own vehicles! Strange setup!
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Kim Burnette
February 14, 2024
Your bank may attempt to recoup your money, but scammers normally work quickly and clear out their accounts as soon as a bank transfer, such as a wire or ACH transfer, hits their accounts. If that has happened, there is almost no chance of recovering your money.
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Carole Free-Healy
February 14, 2024
When my husband died, I began to have dozens of followers on Instagram… Always older men with only a few posts, always they were shown with yachts, airplanes, etc. so they must get some of their prospects from death records… I would never be interested in dating sites, etc. and I’m not looking for love… So it was , Petes death that triggered all of this interest in me… disgusting.
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Garland M Lundry
February 14, 2024
Just received email asking if I attempted $162 transaction from or with a same name as my financial institution. I did not stupidly follow it's instruction to.....
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Jeanne
February 14, 2024
Is the assertion regarding payouts to "eligible seniors" from the federal government a scam as well?
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Dianne Thurman
February 15, 2024
It Happened it Me I gave my Bank Notice And They allowed it anyway
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Debbie Weeaks
February 20, 2024
I just ask u small question....I should send to military for a ticket to flight to USA from Ukraine.....I need to know ...Make sure...Government take cares of the troops to back home by flight from Ukraine.....
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FTC Staff
February 20, 2024
In reply to I just ask u small question… by Debbie Weeaks
No, do not send money for troops to fly home. The military pays for all food, clothes, medical care, and flights for troops. Do not send your money.
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