Missed jury duty scam

[Rookie]

My niece's husband got a phone call. Seems he missed her duty and there was a warrant for his arrest. The good news is he could clear it up by paying a $2,800 fine. He was freaking out. He called the sheriff's department and they informed him it was a scam.

My question is, why do people answer the phone when they don't recognize the number? That's what voice-mail is for!

 

[Cameramonkey]

My niece's husband got a phone call. Seems he missed her duty and there was a warrant for his arrest. The good news is he could clear it up by paying a $2,800 fine. He was freaking out. He called the sheriff's department and they informed him it was a scam.

My question is, why do people answer the phone when they don't recognize the number? That's what voice-mail is for!

Some of us have to.

Then again, some of us that have to answer all calls are also smart enough to not fall for these obvious scams.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Oh, and I got one of these "Pay up or we will throw you in jail" calls. I responded "Really? THANK GOD! Can you send an officer over now? My wife is awful and I could use a week or two away from her. I'll happily not post bond and wait for my trial in jail away from her."

 

[dieselrealtor]

On a business line, I keep getting messages from MRS to call them back at the number on the caller id, it is URGENT.

Apparently they are a shady collection agency (if it is really them). This number belonged to a different and unrelated business (not owned by me) about 15 years ago.

I get really weary with scammers.

 

[Rookie]

I have to brag about how helpful I was.

My husband has a warrant out for his arrest.
What for?
Missing jury duty.
Tell him to do some butthole stretching exercises before he turns himself in.

 

[rosejm]

I understand that they've started calling businesses pulling a similar scam implying an expired commerce or liquor license.

 

[printcraft]

Oh, and I got one of these "Pay up or we will throw you in jail" calls. I responded "Really? THANK GOD! Can you send an officer over now? My wife is awful and I could use a week or two away from her. I'll happily not post bond and wait for my trial in jail away from her."

Dang, I only get: "Send me bitcoin or I'll release your masturbation videos." emails.
I mean, really that would save me so much time sending them out...

 

[Rookie]

Dang, I only get: "Send me bitcoin or I'll release your masturbation videos." emails.
I mean, really that would save me so much time sending them out...

If I send you bitcoin, will you STOP sending them to me?

 

[Cameramonkey]

If I send you bitcoin, will you STOP sending them to me?

I believe the answer is no.

Everybody needs a hobby, you know.

 

[printcraft]

If I send you bitcoin, will you STOP sending them to me?

Once you subscribe you are on the hook, like Columbia House CD service.
You'll have to send a letter stating intent to discontinue the service, we'll get back to you in 8 weeks, maybe.

 

[rhamersley]

Once you subscribe you are on the hook, like Columbia House CD service.
You'll have to send a letter stating intent to discontinue the service, we'll get back to you in 8 weeks, maybe.

Did you send out two pennies taped to the registration for the first 10?

 

[printcraft]

Did you send out two pennies taped to the registration for the first 10?

Dimes = inflation

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Did you send out two pennies taped to the registration for the first 10?

When I worked for BMG Music Club (in IT) every so often we would have "penny parties" where they'd have a bunch of us sitting around in a conference room pulling those pennies off the reply cards! I think they donated them to charity or something IIRC.

 

[jbombelli]

Once you subscribe you are on the hook, like Columbia House CD service.
You'll have to send a letter stating intent to discontinue the service, we'll get back to you in 8 weeks, maybe.

I worked at Columbia House in the early 90s. You have no idea how much mail they got. They had their own post office on site and their own zip code. Mail came in by the truckload. So yeah, it could take a while to get through it all; every single piece of correspondence had to be read.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I have to brag about how helpful I was.

My husband has a warrant out for his arrest.
What for?
Missing jury duty.
Tell him to do some butthole stretching exercises before he turns himself in.

Telling someone to prepare their anus is excellent advice.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I worked at Columbia House in the early 90s. You have no idea how much mail they got. They had their own post office on site and their own zip code. Mail came in by the truckload. So yeah, it could take a while to get through it all; every single piece of correspondence had to be read.

In Terre Haute? We merged with Columbia House and I had to go there occasionally towards the end of my employment with BMG. When I was with BMG, we were told that we moved more mail second only to the USPS than anyone else (mid 90's). I imagine Columbia House was similar.

 

[KARP]

I remember when Columbia House sold record albums.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I do miss working for BMG. I make a lot more money now, but it was a fun place to work. We could buy CDs in the employee store for a buck apiece. Not to mention deals on the merchandise we sold (customer returns). And since I supported our warehouse down in South Carolina, I got to go down there occasionally. And they would let me go out into the warehouse and pick out some "freebies" each time I would go.

 

[dprimm]

Oh, and I got one of these "Pay up or we will throw you in jail" calls. I responded "Really? THANK GOD! Can you send an officer over now? My wife is awful and I could use a week or two away from her. I'll happily not post bond and wait for my trial in jail away from her."

Be sure to ask them to remind the chief he owe you $20 and to bring it with him.

 

[jbombelli]

In Terre Haute? We merged with Columbia House and I had to go there occasionally towards the end of my employment with BMG. When I was with BMG, we were told that we moved more mail second only to the USPS than anyone else (mid 90's). I imagine Columbia House was similar.

Yup. In Terrible Haute. I left there in '96 and moved to Chicago with my girlfriend (wife now). I was there for a little over a year before moving back to Indiana.