A while back a guy online wanted me to buy cell phones for him....?
I didnt. I actually asked my local police staion about it cuz something sounded kinda wierd about it.....the guy had made up some story about how he had to have a bunch of cell phoens bought but he wanted to kown if i could buy them and ship them to him...does that sound wierd to anyone else???or am i over reacting when i wonder if i should've informed someone other than the local police??
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10 minutes ago
through convos he said he was not from this country but i dotn remember which country he was from....he was definalty ESL though...and it's not so much scamming me i ws worried abou tcuz he wanted to send me mmoney to do it...and i wasnot intersted in helpinghim out
10 minutes ago
through convos he said he was not from this country but i dotn remember which country he was from....he was definalty ESL though...and it's not so much scamming me i ws worried abou tcuz he wanted to send me mmoney to do it...and i wasnot intersted in helpinghim out
26 minutes ago - 3 days left to answer. - 11 answers
2007-05-08 17:03:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
It's not so much the scam aspect that's troubling, but the security aspect.
Plenty of people use throw-away cell phones for fear that the CIA or the NSA, or INTERPOL, or somebody is trying to listen to their calls. Perhaps with good reason....
It might have been good to have alerted somebody like the FBI, and I'm not one who usually advocates such things, though I have had occasion to call them myself, once.
2007-05-08 18:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by oimwoomwio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is probably just trying to cash in. Cell phones can be a lot more expensive in many countries than they are in the States. I wouldn't be too worried about the security issue. If AQ wanted cell phones I don't think they would have to randomly search the internet for people to buy them.
2007-05-08 20:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by Sageandscholar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've done the right thing and notified the authorities. Thank you. Follow up with the officers to see if they've made any progress with the investigation. If they laugh at you, call the FBI. Could be dangerous. Especially when people are desperate.
Take care,
Jen
2007-05-08 17:15:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You made the right call. I wouldn't have trusted him at all. I wouldn't trust that he was going to send the money, and I wouldn't have given him any bank info so he could 'wire the money', he probably would have cleaned out my account.
2007-05-08 17:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did the right thing. It was probably some kind of scam.
2007-05-08 17:14:18 · answer #5 · answered by PEGGY S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girl , turn him in to the FBI, he is a scam artist. beware!
2007-05-08 17:13:53 · answer #6 · answered by srstephens 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not only weird, but highly suspicious. I would have contacted the FBI.
2007-05-08 17:24:52 · answer #7 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good job. My hats off to you.
2007-05-08 18:21:29 · answer #8 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋