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  1. 10-11-2011, 09:53 AM #1
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    Default SMISHING - a new scam

    Just another news story regarding a new type of scam.

    They are using the big bank names, so be wary.

    ConsumerMan: ?Smishing? scam hits western states - Business - Consumer news - ConsumerMan - msnbc.com
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  2. 10-11-2011, 09:58 AM #2
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    So sad! Those crooks are smart and could really do a lot of good with that knowledge if they were so inclined.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nodmicks View Post
    So sad! Those crooks are smart and could really do a lot of good with that knowledge if they were so inclined.
    See this is what I think...why not use your talents and get a legal job that is not screwing over innocent people...sad is what it is.
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  4. 10-11-2011, 06:06 PM #4
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    i get that call all the time except it just says your account has been frozen...
    11% gross to retirement
    10% takehome to tithe and offerings
    emergency fund maintained at 3000(works for me)
    credit card debt 7500
    mortgage free
    freedom accounts/sinking funds that ebb and flow
    then live on the rest!

    i am trying something new. LDS church advises savings or debt repayment should be the same as the tithe. 10% each.

    "i create prosperity, abundance, and savings for me and my household"
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    I got one of these. I hung up and called the bank back. It was a scam.
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    I got one of them too. I believed it since my son has an account there and I a card for the account. I didn't call back, but figured I would stop in the bank next time around. Glad I didn't.
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    I just got an email like this last week. I wish they would just stop!!
    Step 1 $207/1500
    Step 2 Student loan $160.00 monthly
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    Step 3 $252/$15000
    Step 4
    Step 5 1 child in college graduates 12/12
    2 child $50.00
    Step 6 $70,761/$93,000
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    We have gotten 2 of these emails in the past couple of weeks. Checked the first one out with our bank, in person, and they said it is a scam. Just deleted the second one.
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