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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by prawn on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @05:07PM (#45268061)
“never answering my phone when someone calls unless I'm expecting a call”

Friend’s mother got scammed. She’d contacted tech support and they said they’d call back. Then a scammer just happened to call her within that next hour…

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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by everybodyknows on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @12:24PM (#45277902)
Call center worker with a sideline business?
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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by prawn on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @08:28PM (#45283296)
Tech support scam calls are common enough that I'd believe it just being coincidental timing.
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