Subj : Do they actually expect me to believe this?
To   : August Abolins
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Thu Feb 04 2021 21:07:14

On 04 Feb 2021, August Abolins said the following...
 AA>  CP> It struck me as an exceptionally idiotic scam attempt, and
 AA>  CP> I thought I would share it with my friends.
 AA> 
 AA> It's good to broadcast experiences like that. It could be a  
 AA> heads-up of a new scam or an old scam that has regained a new  
 AA> life.
 AA> 
 AA> For years, I'd get a phone call what sounded like a fundraiser  
 AA> for "children in your area" and they'd name a local camp in a  
 AA> local town where that camp is located.  It is designed to sound  
 AA> familiar because they cite a real camp and a real town. Yet they  
 AA> expect me to fork over a donation via credit card over the  
 AA> phone.  They start with $25 per child.. "Can you make 4 children  
 AA> happy?"  If I say I can't manage this year, then they suggest  
 AA> $25 for one child.  BS.  In this day and age, it is impossible  
 AA> to verify their claims over the phone. So, that is basically  
 AA> what I tell them. And they usually hang up before I do.

The scam calls keep coming, but I'm answering less of them.  My mobile
service has something that seems to identify them and a message sonething
like "suspectex spam caller" on the ID. so I just ignore those.

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