I have been scammed before from a new york/canadian based company about 3 years ago. I did report it to the ftc, local authorities, etc. I was out almost $1,000.00. As unfortunate as it was, it was a learning lesson. Now, the laws have changed about companies being allowed to have your cell phone numbers. With that, a new scam, great! Thankfully I am in a much better financial position. I do not owe anyone right now, so when I started getting phone calls from (408) 215 3856, (813) 283 4343 ext. 1085, and (312) 962 5282 I knew it was a scam. They give such names as "donna Jetson, " I believe that truly came from a cartoon. I also know that debt collection companies cannot threaten that you will be arrested, which they did. The accents they have can be intimidating, they speak slowly, etc. I am not sure from what country they are calling. Yes, the area codes are from florida, illinois, etc. Please don't be fooled folks, these people are not physically here in the U.S. What I learned from the other scam I was involved in three years ago was that although the phone number was affiliated with a New York address, when the police in New York went to the location it was an abandoned building.
Obviosly, there were no people or phones in that bulding. The fact of the matter is, somehow, these people are calling from different countries but are able to access U.S. Phone numbers. Think about it, with today's technology anything is possible. Where do we place the blame? I don't really know, unfortunately the law that allowed anyone to have our phone numbers was a serious mistake. I wish someone would have had the insight at the time to prevent this, but it is too late now. What I am concerned about now is, is this scam funding terrorism? Does that seem too off the wall to pose the question? I don't think it is because the reality is that these people have the ability to get phone numbers attached to addresses that are bad addresses all while sitting in another country. So how do you stop that from happening? Well, you really can't. When I was scammed a few years ago the people were finally traced back to canada. That's where the investigation halts. The U. S has a good relationship with Canada, but what U.S. Authorities will pursue and Canadian authorities will pursue at least at that time was drastically different. Well, if these people are hiding in such safe havens as Pakistan, India, or wherever they are the U.S. Authorites have no authority in these places and that is obvious. What I want to know is are American's funding terrorism? I think it is quite possible and that is terrifying!
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