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If the money were in a bank or investment account, the worst this guy would have to deal with (in the US) is a little aggravation when getting the fraudulent tr
by asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
If the money were in a bank or investment account, the worst this guy would have to deal with (in the US) is a little aggravation when getting the fraudulent transactions reversed. Personally I wouldn't reveal to strangers that I'm into crypto. It's like broadcasting the fact that you've got thousands of dollars of cash in your pocket.
- papito 5y agoI got roofied once in a bar and the next thing I knew I was going back to my place in the back of a car. They gave me weed, too. You are completely out of it, you will say whatever they ask you. This is how truth serum works, at its core. So, the girl(s) called Chase posing as my wife and transferred $500 out of my account. A nice chunk of cash, but not too greedy so I could let it go and not pursue it any further. You swallow the embarrassment and move on with your life.
- seibelj 5y agoThat is extremely scary. I hope you filed a police report? That person is a serious criminal.
- dannyw 5y agoEhh, for a lot of people $500 is the "I'd rather just move on" amount. If that happened to me I would move on, particularly because you don't know the criminals here and whether they'd seek retribution if you made a police report. If someone roofied you, they'd probably be willing to do worse things to you if you hassled them. Just some advice; speaking from life experiences.
- seibelj 5y agoA person drugging you at a bar, illegally entering your house, and then robbing your bank accounts. Felonies on top of felonies!
- Nursie 5y agoYeah that's not just $500 down the tube, that's a whole lot of other violations on top, and very serious regardless of the money. Definitely something to report ASAP.
- sizzle 5y agoYup what if they stole some keys or garage clicker to rob you later or other personal info to do some identity theft? Better have a police report to cover your ass at a minimum.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoIt's kinda scary that they can order a cash transaction via phone. Is there no identity verification at all?
- papito 5y agoWhatever the bank asked, I gave her all the information. It's insane how easy it was. I had no defenses at all. Moral of the story: please don't store large amounts of cash in your checking account.
- dekrg 5y ago>Moral of the story: please don't store large amounts of cash in your checking account. Seems to me that the true moral of the story is don't cheat on your wife.
- kzrdude 5y agoClose reading reveals that in the story, only the robbers claim that he has a wife and no other facts point towards it.
- dekrg 5y agoAnd Chase just transferred the money without any knowledge or indication of him actually having a wife? I mean it's possible, but if it really was as easy as just getting some information and posing as a wife, then this kind of fraud would be very widespread.
- gruez 5y ago> And Chase just transferred the money without any knowledge or indication of him actually having a wife? Sounds like the wife excuse was only needed because the scammers were female. If the scammers were male they could have easily impersonated him directly. It's not like the bank keeps voiceprints of their customers for identification.
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- wavefunction 5y agoA little aggravation? lol not in my experience