Posted on 07/13/2012 11:58:30 AM PDT by Red Steel
"Thousands fall victim to utility bill payment scam July 13, 2012 at 6:12 a.m.
MADISON, Wis. — As much as President Barack Obama wants your vote, he's not actually offering to pay your monthly bills.
But thousands of Americans have been persuaded otherwise, falling victim to a fast-moving scam that claims to be part of an Obama administration program to help pay utility bills in the midst of a scorching summer.
The scheme spread quickly across the nation in recent weeks with help from victims who unwittingly shared it on social media sites before realizing they had been conned out of personal information such as Social Security, credit card and checking account numbers.
"No one knows who is behind this," said Katherine Hutt, spokeswoman for the Council of Better Business Bureaus in Arlington, Va. "We're pretty concerned. It seems to have really taken off."
People from all corners of the country report being duped,
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Taneisha Morris' sister was drawn into the hoax after a friend received a text promising federal assistance with her bills. The sister sent the information to Morris, a Detroit woman who is unemployed after losing her job as a manager at a KFC restaurant.
Morris quickly took advantage, providing her Social Security number and asking for $187 toward her DirecTV bill and $800 toward what she owed DTE Energy, a Michigan utility."
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jul/13/thousands-fall-victim-utility-bill-payment-scam/
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Are any white people falling for this? “Taneisha Morris”? Not a shock.
However, according to one of his supporters, Barry will buy the gas for your car and pay your mortgage. He gets the money out of his “stash”.
“Free money,” from the G is a “scam”?
The G pays tens of millions of Americans cash money to sit around on their butts all day watching Judge Judy, smokin’ crack, and having babies.
I have an idea!
“My mama said: stupid is as stupid does.”
More black on black crime.
Awwww. No comments allowed for this story?
Posted several times on FR already,
A local tv news clip mentioned that few of the “victims” have much dough in their accounts to loot, but the perps open credit cards with the info.
Idiots.
They deserved to be scammed. Real Americans wouldn’t fall for this crap.
Sorry, I can’t help it: Hahahahahahahahahaaahahahahahhh! Bwahahhahahaha! Obamanot suckers!
Website is in Nigeria and all you have to do is send $68 in order to claim your money.
I wonder why?
Beat me by eight minutes. I should’ve know that would have already be posted. Gullible fools ... all of them.
Way too easy. I’m surprised it took someone this long to come up with it.
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