{"id":1494,"date":"2009-07-31T09:47:20","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T14:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2009-07-31T09:47:20","modified_gmt":"2009-07-31T14:47:20","slug":"please-explain-this-scam-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/please-explain-this-scam-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Explain This Scam to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know that this is a scam of some sort, I just can’t figure out what the angle is.<\/p>\n

Kristian and I got a business card on our windshield this morning. It looks like it is from some law enforcement agency, but it’s definitely not. \u0010Here’s the card:<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Googling the phone number yielded a few sites saying “they put a card on my windshield” and nothing more. A reverse lookup on whitepages.com had zero results. I tried calling the number and all I got was a message saying “the person you are trying to reach is not available. Please leave a message with your name and number.” I tried a few extensions and it was the same for all of them.<\/p>\n

There is clearly something sketchy going on here, but I have no idea what exactly that is. Kristian, perhaps feeling a bit alarmist, suggested that I call the police non-emergency number to let them know what was going on. So, I did and they’re going to keep an eye on our house. I’m supposed to give them a call when I get home so that they can look at the card. I feel a bit silly about all of this. But not silly enough to not call tonight.<\/p>\n

If it was just a random card, I wouldn’t care so much. But these people are clearly trying to come off as law enforcement. Based on a few minutes of googling, SIU means “Special Investigative Unit.” Which they’re not. Very obviously so. That raises my alarm bells.<\/p>\n

What do you think their angle is?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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