My latest scam email.

@TheHorse (217838)
Walnut Creek, California
August 15, 2022 8:38pm CST
Something about "Thank your for your $249 monthly payment to "Geek Squad." It gives a number I can call if I want to..whatever. It's an 805 number. Santa Barbara area. Where I went to Graduate School. Let me know (JJ and others) if you want the number. I'm too scared to mess with these kinds of people. Have you heard of the Geek Squad?. They are bad drivers, I've noticed.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (176652)
• United States
16 Aug 22
There is a Geek Squad at Best Buy.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
There's one here too, a black from my house. I've noticed that they tend to be bad drivers. I wonder whats up with that.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (176652)
• United States
16 Aug 22
@TheHorse lol I don't know!
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rsa101
@rsa101 (38126)
• Philippines
16 Aug 22
How does it work? These people are getting crafty, and sometimes you would assume they were very legitimate at first glance, but when you check their email, you can find some signs that they were simply playing about, such as errors in syntax and spelling and even in the email address they used.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (38126)
• Philippines
16 Aug 22
@TheHorse That just it. It was the email that made them suspicious. Those areas are the ones that these scammers are not able to solve.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
@rsa101 They can't actually capture the emails of the companies they're trying to "be."
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
In this case the return email was some Gmail address. Just some wahoo.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
16 Aug 22
I would surely not call that number, they have a way to get money through your call.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
16 Aug 22
@TheHorse - It is possible they wanted to collect information to cancel your order. But, you may also be charged a flat fee to call some phone numbers and in some cases there is a charge for every minute they keep you online.
The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
I wonder how the scam works. I haven't pursued it. I assume they want "information" so they can "cancel" your order.
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Greg
@xander6464 (43825)
• Wapello, Iowa
16 Aug 22
The Geek Squad are the people at Best Buy who will take care of your computer problems for you. Why did you pay them $249?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
Because I am a sucker and an idiot and someone who has no friends who know about computers. And a midget with a conjoined fetus growing out of my head. But at least I have high self-esteem.
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Greg
@xander6464 (43825)
• Wapello, Iowa
19 Aug 22
@TheHorse That's all you need. Because when you have high self-esteem, you have everything. Health is important, too, but not as much as high self-esteem.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Aug 22
@xander6464 Feeding the fetus is a pain.
DE
@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
16 Aug 22
Yes, I'm aware of the Geek Squad. Most of them couldn't help you with an electronics problem if they had the reference manuals open in front of them. I always felt sorry for people who came into Walmart seeking help and the first things they told me was "I took my "electronic item" to the Geek Squad and now it doesn't work." I wasn't allowed to help them fix their stuff. The most I was allowed to do was give them the name and address of a repair place I trusted.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
The Geek Squad was not involved in this scam email. But interesting information nonetheless.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Aug 22
I wouldn’t call. It’s a scam. I delete all that junk.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
I wonder where thy came up with my old area code. I do not respond to that kind of thing.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Aug 22
@TheHorse Our information is spread everywhere . I get spam emails with my address of twenty years ago.
Four Walls
@FourWalls (67356)
• United States
16 Aug 22
Yeah that’s a scam, Geek Squad is only $199.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (67356)
• United States
16 Aug 22
@TheHorse — they have a scam, I mean, product where you can purchase the use of Geek Squad for $199 a year.
The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
They don't really try to charge that much, do they? And their drivers can't even drive!
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (105230)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Aug 22
Call them and see what they want.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
I'll leave that for guys and gals with bigger huevos or cajones than mine.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (79333)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Aug 22
Thank heavens no one from the Geek Squad ever gets in rough with me,
Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19855)
• United States
16 Aug 22
I have heard of the Geek Squad at Best Buy. Yeah that's a scam. The latest scam that popped on in my email was about wining something at Costco. I have only been to Costco once and haven't been there since. It's not even close to where I live.
****DANIELLE****
@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
16 Aug 22
@TheHorse I've not heard about it before. I'm sure JJ would have a lot of fun with them. I love listening / watching him take care of these annoying people! The scammers out there are becoming so much worse I swear!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (217838)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Aug 22
They are just...always there. Who are their victims? Old people? Uneducated people? I do not know.
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****DANIELLE****
@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
16 Aug 22
@TheHorse I know what you mean. They truly are everywhere. I'd have to say that anyone and everyone are their victims. Old, young, vulnerable, smart, healthy, sick, rich, poor. Just everyone.
Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
19 Aug 22
No comment for no idea what's this Geek Squad all about.