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LogDog75

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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.

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Just got a spam auto loan offer for $100000 at 6.5% [View all] 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