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Scammers Calling Claiming to be Victim of Parking Lot “Hit and Run”

28 Aug 2018
Marc Summers
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Parking Lot Scam, Public Safety
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Scams are nothing new.  We’ve reported on them time and time again and it’s almost gotten to the point that if you haven’t received a call from one of these con artists you’re one of the very few able to say you haven’t.

Most of these are basically the same, but we received a call recently reporting a scam with a slightly different (sorta’ dumb) twist.  In this one, the caller told us she received a call from a man stating that she hit his car in the Centre Walmart parking lot, and she left a note on the car promising to pay for the repairs – and he said that’s how he got her name and number.  

Okay, let’s stop and think for a minute.  #1 – I’m gonna know if I hit someone’s car in the lot at Walmart.  #2 – I’m gonna know if I left a note.  #3 – I also know that I can go to Walmart and have surveillance footage pulled from the security cameras for a court case proving my point, if necessary.

So you’re not a very good scammer are you?

The caller told us the person on the phone knew her phone number and her name, and they also “spoofed” the number they using – making it appear as though they were calling from a reputable local business.  This was the case each time we received a report.   Okay this does prove they’re very advanced when it comes to technology – other than that – not so much.

The only angle we can figure, is the target is someone who may think that they accidentally “tapped” a vehicle in the parking lot without knowing it.  That bit about the note – we really have no idea.  Doesn’t matter.  It’s a scam just the same.  Hang up.  End of conversation.

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