I can’t help but feel that this is some kind of scam, but I can‘t figure how it works. I got a call on my cell the other day from some woman asking if I placed an order from some golf store in Ohio, which I didn’t. She told me the last 4 digits on the CC, which did not match any of my cards. She said it seemed suspicious, so she said she was going to cancel the transaction. No problem. A few minutes ago UPS dropped off a brand new Calloway Apex golf club. The packing list has my name and address as the ”ship to”, but the “bill to” has the Calloway address. How am I going to get screwed by this? And why couldn’t it have been a case of ammo or something I could use? I am not a golfer.
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Late2thegame
Under the UCC. Unsolicited goods sent to a consumer do not have to be paid for or returned.
Youregonna get a call that since you got it , you gotta pay for it. Hang up and block the number.
Youregonna get a call that since you got it , you gotta pay for it. Hang up and block the number.
...and never say 'yes' when you speak to them over the phone. They'll ask if you received the clubs, and if you say 'yes' at any time, they'll manipulate the call later like:
Scammers: 'Sir, did you order those golf clubs from us?'
You: 'Yes'
...and then they've got you, straight to Collections, ruin your credit rating if you don't pay up. Even when the scammers call and ask 'Is this (you)?' don't say yes.
Don't talk to them if they call back, just hang up.
It's called the "Brushing" scam.
Keep the golf club. By law you don't have to return it. You trying to return it is how the scam works. They tried that with me too. I got a $40 gun cleaning kit in the mail addressed to me that I didn't order. I kept it and put it on my gun show table last weekend.
Terry
Keep the golf club. By law you don't have to return it. You trying to return it is how the scam works. They tried that with me too. I got a $40 gun cleaning kit in the mail addressed to me that I didn't order. I kept it and put it on my gun show table last weekend.
Terry
My most recent scams were “Why didn’t you come to my daughters birthday party?”
And another one about “hey, remember me from the training thing? I was the captain of Coops team”
Delete and report as junk. Stupid crap.
And another one about “hey, remember me from the training thing? I was the captain of Coops team”
Delete and report as junk. Stupid crap.
I just don’t answer my phone if I don’t know the number. Even if it says it’s a place of business that I know. I let it go to voicemail and then look them up online and call that number if I need to.
It’s always good to have voicemails and voicemails-to-text anyway, scam or not. And NEVER click links in unknown texts.
It’s always good to have voicemails and voicemails-to-text anyway, scam or not. And NEVER click links in unknown texts.
Brushing Scam – United States Postal Inspection Service
www.uspis.gov
Report Fraud
Protect your community by reporting fraud, scams, and bad business practices
Contact your states Attorney General's Office, many have specifics for dealing with the 'brushing scam'
If you answer the phone and there is a pause and a beep, hang up. The scammers are pirating numbers so you may recognize the number.
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