Credit Card Scam
I got a text from someone calling himself Reverend Franklen Jard, and the first thing he wants to know is if I accept credit cards…
We go back and forth with several texts; he wants me to survey a vacation property, on a river, 3 hours away. I tell him a price and email him a contract. He sends me back the contract, signed, but no billing address, and now he wants me to take an additional $4,600 off his card and give it to his Architect…
At this point, he hasn’t given me any money, and I tell him I won’t be able to help him.
Then I get an email from someone else, says his name is Michael Williams, and he wants me to do a survey on a .25 acre lot, 4 hours away! He says he’s in ICU with lung cancer and wants it done before he gets out of the hospital, and oh, by the way, do you accept credit cards…
I told him I wasn’t going to be able to help him either.
Neither of these guys had a good grasp of the English language; I spoke with the first guy on the phone and couldn’t understand a word he said.
Anybody else dealing with this type of scam? I’ve talked to several people and everyone says it smells like a scam. A contractor friend said he lost $5,000 in a similar deal.
Should I contact the FBI?
Be careful out there!
Dougie
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