A local Democratic Party Scam?

Beware of anyone asking for donations over the telephone.

Woven cautiously,
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.

Dear CCDC members and friends,

Please see forwarded message below.

Sincerely,
Karen Solheim
CCDC Vice Chair for Communications


Karen,

Please share this story with our mailing list. We do not want them to be victims of a scam.

Cordially,

MaC

Wanted to share this with CCDC folks. Suppose someone IS doing this scam? Scary! Wanda


I just fell for what I think was a well-plotted phone scam, and hereby issue a warning.

This involved a very eloquent and polite young man who said he represented the local Democratic Party. We chatted
about politics for several minutes before he got to his wonderful spiel, which included the reason why I couldn't send
a donation by check in the mail. Fool that I think I be, I happily gave him my credit card number to make a donation.
As I hung up, it dawned on me what I had done without an ounce of suspicion; so I called the number he had
called from, hoping I'd get assurance by reaching the GDP. When a very sleepy-sounding woman with
no background sound of phones ringing and people talking, a la the first call, I jumped to cancel our cards.
Done, before the GA Democratic Party could get online and shop.

I am amazed by how easily I was fooled, having read a long article about such only yesterday.
This guy was really good.

Or he really was representing the GDP, and is feeling fooled by a crazy woman who was big time ObamaMama
on the phone, took up fifteen minutes of his time chatting, and then made a fake donation with a cancelled card number....



__._,_.___

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Jeff Dantzler's arrests may be the best thing that ever happened to him

THis has next to nothing to do with Oconee County with the possible exception of the location of his former office, but a former colleague of mine on the radio got popped today for four counts. Any one who has listened to 960 the Ref AM sports talk radio or heard the UGA Lady Dawgs or men's baseball team has surely heard the encyclopedic knowledge of one Jeff Dantzler. Jeff and I are pretty much diametrically opposed poltically, but today he was arrested on four counts including DUI. I hope he gets the help he needs following his incarceration. I work for a lawyer who could help him out if he does not having someone already representing him. This man is a great broadcaster and I hope this arrest serves as a wake-up call for him and his rock and roll lifestyle. I live a far from perfect life myself but long ago and far away I learned how and when not to drink. Now we will be without he dulcet tones on Lady Bulldog broadcasts as well as on Georgia baseball games and also on the after
Read more

James Whipple of Bogart bonded out on child porn, pot, and possession of a firearm during commission of crime charges

Image
The booking photo is not to be placed on any web page that charges a fee for booking photo removal. Sheriff Scott Berry announces the arrest of Ian James Whipple (23) of Jefferson Avenue in Bogart on one count of Computer Pornography (child pornography), one count of Violation of Georgia Controlled Substances Act, and one count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime. Bond was set by the court at $50,000. Whipple has bonded out of jail. The arrest st ems from an investigation that began when the OCSO received information from the Athens Clarke County Police leading to the obtaining of a search warrant for Whipple's residence and computers. That warrant was executed on July 1st. Upon entering the residence, it was discovered that Whipple also was cultivating marijuana plants. Whipple was not at the residence at the time the warrant was executed. He was arrested on July 3rd when he was located by OCSO deputies.
Read more