Just a friendly reminder about more recent scams surfacing in the area. NO Legitimate business is going to ask you to pay anything in gift cards. JCP&L, Comcast, Apple, or the IRS will ask you to go to a store and buy gift cards to pay a debt.
The scams all begin the same and result in a victim purchasing gift cards and scratching off the numbers on back. Then the person on the phone demands you read them all the numbers off the gift cards to satisfy them. This common scam is used for outstanding bills, debts, and any other situation where a victim is unsuspecting and unsure. Scammers traditionally target senior citizens, but we’re seeing people of all ages getting hit.
If you get a call from anyone demanding payment in gift cards, hang up immediately. Call the business you’re dealing with directly and verify what is owed. Then pay with a traceable form of payment like a credit card. Please don’t buy gift cards and provide the numbers over the phone. These scammers are overseas, and you’ll never get your money back. Just say NO and hang up!
When I worked at Walgreens up north, I had someone call and say that they planted a bomb under my store and if I didn’t activate $2000 worth of green dots they would activate this said “bomb” we evacuated and the bomb squad was called in, I know it was just a threat and it was not real as the man on the phone said he can see my every move yet I was in my manager office. Still took precautions – esp being right above the path station. Not so much related to this story but the wackos are out there.
So does alantic city prostitutes dont take gift card payments
Peter Ford how do you know. ????????????????
Jesus Christ people are so gullible
Laura your dentist just called me, I’m going to need 3 $500 OneVanilla cards before your cleaning
Greg Bleeker good luck getting that from me.. I don’t even think I have $5 lol
Laura Michelle I got paid today, my $$$ gets tossed around so many places electronically sometimes forget I put it there…
Greg Bleeker I got paid today too, but bills and a deadbeat baby daddy means I’m broke
Laura glad I’m fat & ugly so I’ll never be a baby daddy!
Greg Bleeker I have 3 that you can treat like your own lol
Justin is cool, we have use for shoeboxes in common…
Greg Bleeker he thinks you’re pretty cool too ????
Laura Michelle what’s he doing at 3am tomorrow?
Greg Bleeker sleeping lol
Laura Michelle look at Weather Bug…Snow Flurries are coming
Greg Bleeker ohhhh I hope !!! Happy early birthday to me !
Laura Michelle you said Saturday was your bday
Greg Bleeker it is.. that’s why I said early lol
Facebook thinks it’s today and won’t let me change it anymore lol
Laura Michelle I have a friend who changes it 4 times a year on FB
Greg Bleeker ????????♀️ I’ve tried and it doesn’t even give me the option
Laura Michelle weird…Wonder how she’s doing it…I just hide my birthday cuz like who cares haha
Greg Bleeker Justin put a fake birthday and when I told him to change it he was like no, I don’t want all these people knowing my birthday lol
Laura Michelle exactly! See we both think alike…They’ll never find us, or “them”
If y’all want to understand EXACTLY how this scam works, I will tell you. I will take my payments in gift cards please. No Sears. Place is sketchy.