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    On the phone...

    Spartanburg couple tricked into giving money, gift cards to person claiming to know President Biden

    William Wren Williams, 78, lost $55,000
    Oct 27, 2021

    BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. —

    William Wren Williams, 78 years old, says he and his wife started lending money to a former neighbor starting in May, because they thought she needed help.

    And, he said, through text messages, the scammer claimed a close connection to President Joe Biden.

    “What I heard was the fact that they were involved with the president, Mike Pompeo, Harris all them,” said Melinda Garner, his daughter, “A bunch of people that they were communicating with on a daily basis, on their phone.”

    Over three months, Williams said he and his wife gave the scammer cash, gift cards, cryptocurrency…

    A total of $55,000 — their life savings.

    “He wanted Walmart cards. And I heard that Walmart cards — they’re bad. So we went down and got the cards that he wanted, and sent ‘em,” Williams said.

    Eventually, they figured something was wrong and filed a police report.

    But they say the scammer is still out there.

    Now they’re dealing with what they believe is identity theft, after Williams gave personal banking information to the scammer.

    “If someone’s in need of food, buy them the food. Don’t buy gift cards, don’t put money into bitcoin, it’s untraceable,” Garner said. “Don’t get involved in a scam because you’re not going to get the money back — it’s gone.”

    Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office tells WYFF News 4 the case is currently inactive.

    https://www.wyff4.com/article/scamme...s-say/38073078

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    Spartanturd, enough said…
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    claiming to know biden should have been the tip

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    Scamming old folks out of their savings should be a capital offense. The victims have no way to recover and spend their remaining years in poverty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duck cutter View Post
    Spartanturd, enough said…
    I don’t think people from Greenwood are allowed to say that.

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    Sounds like they got an education in socialism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by huntinghagen#12 View Post
    I don’t think people from Greenwood are allowed to say that.
    About what I was thinking.
    "George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British, he shot them."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Palmetto Bug View Post
    Scamming old folks out of their savings should be a capital offense. The victims have no way to recover and spend their remaining years in poverty.
    Agreed. Talked to a guy the other day whose mother got taken for a touch over $100K, and didn't believe her son when he was explaining that she'd been duped.

    The absolute worst scammers are the ones who follow up after the money stops, claiming to be someone who can help the victim get their money back from the original scammer. They just need some money to get the process started...
    Last edited by wob; 10-27-2021 at 09:20 AM.

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    I'm sure a gofundme account will be set up and they'll parlay their $55,000 "life savings" loss into some obscenely stupid amount of money.
    Listen to your elders. Not because they are always right but because they have more experiences of being wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duck cutter View Post
    Spartanturd, enough said…
    Emerald City

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    There are a lot of elderly who are lonely and desperate for attention. I’m watching my dad pretty closely to make sure he doesn’t get scammed by strangers, certain friends, and believe it or not, family.

    Stealing from vulnerable adults is prevalent and the vast majority of law enforcement won’t deal with it and they don’t know to refer financial abuse to the attorney general.
    Last edited by Fish; 10-27-2021 at 10:37 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fish View Post
    There are a lot of elderly who are lonely and desperate for attention. I’m watching my dad pretty closely to make sure he doesn’t get scammed by strangers, certain friends, and believe it or not, family.

    Stealing from vulnerable adults is prevalent and the vast majority of law enforcement won’t deal with it and they don’t know to refer financial abuse to the attorney general.
    Let their bank know that elderly financial abuse has occurred, and they will fill a SAR. A SAR gets taken pretty seriously.

    https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-rel...titutions-help
    Last edited by wob; 10-27-2021 at 10:48 AM.

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    Biden don't gotta sneak around to do nothin'; we're letting him do it right in front of our faces.

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