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zippyjet
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The government doesn't care they rather bring illegals in. (left wingers). And I bet you answer or call those cc scammers are foreign. Probably Nigerian Rusfian or India or Iran. |
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MrTim
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Well, well, well. Got a credit card bill today from Montgomery Ward for $275. I have to say it was (is) a really slick phishing scam. It came with a return envelope and the usual pamphlets that are in regular cc bills. But there was absolutely no contact info for inquiries, card services, etc (like with real cc's), just a number for you to call to arrange for different ways of payment (debit/cc/checking account #'s)
Now, it may be "legit" (as in identity theft using my name and address), but as MW went out of business over 35 years ago (as confirmed by my neighbor who used to work for them way back then), I'm not responding to it in any way (not even going to their website to look), so I'll just wait & see what develops. Eh, maybe I'll check my real cc to make sure my cc wasn't compromised, then run the "bill" over to the local cops to see what they make of it... I just want to slap these scamming bastards... |
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aka ron
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^ Go after them, Mr. T! As if these stupid holiday movies on Sundays wasn't enough, the brainiacs at this network think they are doing me a favor! WRONG! I'm not the only one who is bothered by this idiotic programming. I want to hit something! How about the f*cking program director at ION TV? Eileen Benedict OK, now does the #ION
audience, who loves its CRIME shows, seem like an audience who would
like corny Christmas love stories ~ FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH, at that??!!
Uuuugh!!! #Iwantmycrimeshowsback !! #nothingonTV ! 🚔🚑⚰🗡⛏🔨 Kessie Love Definitely NOT watching. Dam and Ion TV was my escape from christmas insanity. Thanks for screwing that up. Where is my NCIS?? Hallmark has taken Frasier n Cheers from me for these ridiculous movies that is all the fad now...now you too? David L. Smith I
am happy they are returning. They're silly and cheesy and sometimes not
that great, but some of them can make you feel all warm and fuzzy and
can get you in the Christmas spirit. |
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Triple J
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What pisses me off?
1. Work. 2. Driving to work. 3. Body aching from work. 4. Driving home from work. 5. Trying to relax at home but instead bitching about work. 6. Trying to fall asleep while still pissed off about work. 7. Waking up on a work day. 8. Getting up from my soft and warm bed or sofa to get ready to go to work. 9. Work. 10. Did I mention work? 11. Yeah... work. |
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PaWolf
Revolutionary Hoary Ol' Chestnut... doncha know.... Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Location: GreatWhiteNorth Status: Offline Points: 40769 |
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First things first: Hate to be the bearer of 'Late Breaking News', but Monkey Wards is far from out of business - never forget we live in 'The Land of the Free and the Home of the Bankrupt', but you may still have a scammer - I don't know. Check your credit score via Credit Karma and dispute anything online through them (it is free and easy and they get fast results). https://www.wards.com/?source=c001&code=Brand-Exact&medium=inhaus&link=montgomery%20ward&cm_mmc=google-_-Brand-MW-s_-Brand-Exact-_-montgomery%20ward&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhKDu87mH3wIViFuGCh3cQw3XEAAYASAAEgL8B_D_BwE
If it is a scam, one good thing you can do is get it to your local sheriff or police. At least they can warnings out to the general public - especially senior citizens through meetings or media. I've done my share of chasing bastard cockroaches like this with little success. Nowadays I know them when they call, when they beg, or when they mail stuff. So many of these jerks were raised with no morals, scruples, or values...or are from foreign lands where English is the second language and the first doesn't have words or meanings for those important personal foundations. Ever notice most of these little criminals are from the last few generations? Kind of makes a person feel a bit responsible - take action. |
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"What we do for ourselves dies with us, What we do for others is and remains immortal." - Albert Pike |
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PaWolf
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Please don't tell me this is all making you a little crazy & suicidal and you've been finding relief in the gun section of Cabela's, sizing up rapid fire automatic weapons! Leave your family and the migrant community alone, 3J! 'Value diversity', I say! Or Read what you wrote and remove the word 'work'. Imagine yourself THERE and then remember having a job is not just a responsibility, it's a privilege. Then pat yourself on that poor old back of yours and remind yourself how very good you are at it - you MUST be given you still have a job.
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X <sig.nature>
"What we do for ourselves dies with us, What we do for others is and remains immortal." - Albert Pike |
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MrTim
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Yeah, I went to the cops today & filled out a report, got a nice Identity Theft booklet, and now have to write lots of letters. And yes, figured out MW is still around (that won't save them from my letters ) I've got an idea where the data breach occurred, but have to get the info about the fraudulant transaction first, then sic the cops & Feds on it if (when) my suspicions are confirmed.
Yes, scammers, you can go rip people off just as easy as going around and kicking dogs, but eventually you'll make the mistake of kicking John Wick's dog... |
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PaWolf
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Well. gather your evidence before tossing it to the Feds - believe me, they set aside so much simply because the problem is already overwhelming and they do not have anywhere near the inspired resources to go kick ass as there are little criminals out there - but they will if enough rock-solid evidence is placed in front of them.
In the case of phone scammers, I've turned that into my own personal mental playground, especially when I recognize offshore accents - I just become one of them back on the line, all the way to the accent - and converse with them. It can be SO MUCH FUN screwing with someone's brains, leading them to the point of getting them really upset by asking if their sister is available. It is unbelievable how some people implode on the phone. You end up knowing they have might just decide this phone stuff just isn't worth it.
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X <sig.nature>
"What we do for ourselves dies with us, What we do for others is and remains immortal." - Albert Pike |
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aka ron
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I've been trying some new methods to mess with telemarketers too. |
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PaWolf
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VERY similar to precisely what I do, although some of the responses I get are more in the line of, "SHADDUP!!! YOU A MUTHERFU*&%R!!!! SHADDUP!!! SHADDUP!!!!", in some foreign accent...
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"What we do for ourselves dies with us, What we do for others is and remains immortal." - Albert Pike |
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MrTim
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One I would suggest is to pretend to be the supervisor of the phone cubical farm and tell the scammer "This is Sanjay (or other common name of the accent) in the office. Please to gather your things and leave. You are fired. Have a nice day!" |
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aka ron
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My left hip is so f*cked up I can barely walk. I'm a home owner. How am I going to get my work done?
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aka ron
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Gotta love the city and county we live in! Property taxes? "Merry f*cking Christmas...You owe us $3800!"
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MrTim
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grrr!
The hard drive on my old computer died, taking with it thousands of
family document scans, downloads I can't begin to remember, and all my
photoediting work, plus games, etc. I can attempt a $300-600+ drive
recovery, but the money isn't there (and no guarantee of success.)
The fam docs were backed up on floppy disks, but the newer software doesn't like the older jpg files, so I'm rescanning it all again on a new scanner ($200 for that, so it's a Christmas gift to myself.) Won't take too long once I get rolling with the routine, and the new scanner can do slides (the older one was supposed to, but couldn't get it to work, moot point now that the computer that used it is kaput.) Today I did old photos going back to the 1850's. Many didn't have names to go with them, but some with the photographer's names and tax stamps on the back can narrow things down... |
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PaWolf
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Had a similar thing happen about 7-8 years ago and by shopping around, I found a shop willing to try for $50 - got MOST things back. Of course you want to talk to the resident expert to get a gut feel for trust. Maybe I was lucky, I don't know - but I DO know I keep a lot more on multiple computers and devices, these days.
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X <sig.nature>
"What we do for ourselves dies with us, What we do for others is and remains immortal." - Albert Pike |
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MrTim
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The hard drive crashed because the motor burned out. I bought a similar drive, tried switching the disks & motor, even took it to a computer place, but it wouldn't boot up because it said no OS was found. I know the stuff is still on it, just need to round up the cash or trick the NSA into recovering it for me...
At least the scanning is moving along. The new scanner is faster, ran it for 10 hours today. Pretty much decided to redo it all in the new format. With CD's & flashdrives, memory isn't a problem anymore, so scanning at 600dpi (it can go even higher if I need it.) The earliest doc I scanned so far is a property sale deed from 1837. Not going to handle it again if I can help it, the paper is pretty fragile... |
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PaWolf
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I'm sure you went into the Microcode and pointed to your old drive as main boot and that it should very well have bootstrap code in place, so it can even start to boot up?
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X <sig.nature>
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aka ron
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The calls from Credit Card Services are a daily thing. Unless I'm feeling really ornery, I don't even answer the call. This new thing, within the past couple of years, health insurance hotlines! I've been wanting to play with these people, as far as I know, NO health insurance companies make cold calls. First of all! They put me on hold with some annoying and LOUD hold music! REALLY? Then, the guy asked me...Do you already have Insurance? YES! Are you looking for an individual or family plan? There are two of us, I said. He says...What made you want to request a quote? Aaaah, I didn't request anything, you called me! I just wanna kick some ass when these people call me.
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aka ron
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aka ron
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Now that their stupid holiday movies are over, you might expect a return to normal programming. But, NO!!! Nothing but program length infomercials! I was warned by facebook after I made a comment about the shows they run...Something about gay fags in charge of programming. |
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aka ron
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Looks like another freaking repeat on Escape, I'll see what's on ION. 3 calls today already! I didn't get to the phone fast enough the first one. Double goddammit on me! The second was a call from BCBS. How can these mother f*ckers violate the national 'do not call' list? The third was for or about hip and knee braces. I doubt they can help me with my problem. I'm going to start asking these idiots more personal questions. "When you are out with your friends, do you brag about being a telemarketer?" For the olive skinned idiots from Credit Card Services..."Have you heard of Mohamed Atta?" I'm going to fly a jet into your Mama's house!
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aka ron
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As much as I hate these a-holes who call me every day, sometimes I get a good laugh, like today. I don't usually pick up when I'm driving. I'm already out of town, not much traffic and I want to tell these f*ckers off! The young lady was very polite and asked for my name. It was difficult to notice any speech pattern that might ID her race or location. I asked her...What gives you the right to violate the national do not call list? Then, this southern black woman suddenly takes over the call. "Well, with the government shut down, nobody's gonna give a sh*t!" The wife thought this was pretty funny too. I didn't get a chance to ask her (or anyone who dares to call me). Do you brag to your friends about your job as a telemarketer?
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PaWolf
Revolutionary Hoary Ol' Chestnut... doncha know.... Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Location: GreatWhiteNorth Status: Offline Points: 40769 |
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The barely-not-bankrupt company that goes by the name of Sears.
My folks have been die-hard Sears fans...until their new stove lasted 4 months (my Dad didn't last that long) which has left me ripping their 'Extended Warranty' folks new butt holes over their lemon-law adherence. Only been about 8 or 9 calls, but now we get a new stove tomorrow.
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aka ron
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Every 6 months Allstate sends this big pack of paper, probably 25 to 30 pages, explaining these subtle changes (that they make without our consent) changes to our home and auto policies. Grrr! I guess if I have trouble falling asleep later on this might be some good reading material.
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aka ron
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Besides the 3 freaking phone scammers that have called me today... The dog was telling me she wanted to go out, I DO MY PART! I promised her last night, (Mama) 5 hours of un-interrupted sleep in the small hours of the morning. Just now, I thought she should take her out. The f*cking neighbor across the street has his Jack Russel Terrier running free! The f*cking dog attacks our timid little female dog who- by the way- is on a leash! WTF!!! I wanted to go out there, Mama yelled at me and told me to stay inside. F*cking neighbors, most of them just suck! |
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