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spooky3

(37,881 posts) Sun Aug 3, 2025, 12:44 PM Aug 3

Just got a spam auto loan offer for $100000 at 6.5%

Why would anyone need or want that loan? If you can’t pay cash for a $100000 car, you have plenty of cheaper options.

And obligatory “get off my lawn” comment: our first house, a fixer, was a lot less than that.

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Just got a spam auto loan offer for $100000 at 6.5% (Original Post) spooky3 Aug 3 OP

Scammers come up with new ways to rob us malaise Aug 3 #1

Yep--there's probably a $2000 "application fee" nt spooky3 Aug 3 #2

They only scam you if you let them. Be alert. Srkdqltr Aug 3 #3

Was the return address in Florida by chance? 1WorldHope Aug 3 #4

I had a scammer text me LogDog75 Aug 3 #5

Good on ya! Nt spooky3 Aug 3 #6

malaise

(289,101 posts)

1. Scammers come up with new ways to rob us

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 12:56 PM

Aug 3

every hour of the day.
:him

spooky3

(37,881 posts)

2. Yep--there's probably a $2000 "application fee" nt

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 12:59 PM

Aug 3

Srkdqltr

(8,894 posts)

3. They only scam you if you let them. Be alert.

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 01:00 PM

Aug 3

1WorldHope

(1,596 posts)

4. Was the return address in Florida by chance?

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 01:22 PM

Aug 3

LogDog75

(855 posts)

5. I had a scammer text me

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 07:28 PM

Aug 3

Said I owed money to the state of California for unpaid parking tickets. I knew this was spam but for fun I looked at the address line where my number appeared and found about 20 other numbers they texted as well.

spooky3

(37,881 posts)

6. Good on ya! Nt

Reply to LogDog75 (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 08:20 PM

Aug 3

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