PSA - Stay Away From The Card Signup Farms Who Offer $5000 In One Month

[thaber]

Its not the magazines job to vet the advertiser. Just like they don't vet the ticket fighter who promises to get rid of your ticket & they don't check the validity of a hechsher on a restaurant. Every person has to use his own brain not to get fooled into these scams.

I would venture that all publications vet advertisers. They wouldn't accept an ad from someone who clearly had a business that ran counter to Torah values, or was clearly illegal. It should be pointed out to the publisher that this is clearly both.

[htg123]

Bkitzur....this story and Dan's scam story need to go public..

[TimT]

I would venture that all publications vet advertisers. They wouldn't accept an ad from someone who clearly had a business that ran counter to Torah values, or was clearly illegal. It should be pointed out to the publisher that this is clearly both.

The ad doesn't say "we will lie & cheat". It says "you could make thousands". Other ads say that they will save you hundreds or thousands. It's not the salesmans job to interrogate him on how he'll do it.

[TimT]

Bkitzur....this story and Dan's scam story need to go public..

This story is public.

[thaber]

The ad doesn't say "we will lie & cheat". It says "you could make thousands". Other ads say that they will save you hundreds or thousands. It's not the salesmans job to interrogate him on how he'll do it.

Maybe.  What if it's pointed out to the salesman?

[TimT]

  What if it's pointed out to the salesman?

100%. Although he'll lose his commission.

[thaber]

100%. Although he'll lose his commission.

So that's why I asked for the email address of the publisher.  To let him know,  and help out innocent readers.  I'm Dan lkaf zchus that he is not aware.

[D93]

I feel bad for you people that fell into this scam. I wouldn't give anybody my SSN and info no matter how much money they offered me.
On the other hand, I've been wondering for a while how these scam artists have such an easy time opening up cc's for people. I have close friends who asked me to help them out to open up a credit or 2 so they can get some points and money. Together we sat in front of my computer and filled out the apps. And had to call recon once and I called with phone on speaker and him sitting next to me to help me with the answers. Sometimes they ask such weird questions - previous addresses, siblings names, car colors, etc, how in the world can these scammers answer all these questions?!

[D93]

I have an idea if you want to try to shut them down. In the same magazines that they advertise in, you put an add with the kol koreh that went out a few months ago bashing these people.

[TimT]

I have an idea if you want to try to shut them down. In the same magazines that they advertise in, you put an add with the kol koreh that went out a few months ago bashing these people.

Good idea.

[D93]

Good idea.

if you need help with money for the adds, make a campaign, I'm sure people will donate.

[shimino1]

I feel bad for you people that fell into this scam. I wouldn't give anybody my SSN and info no matter how much money they offered me.
On the other hand, I've been wondering for a while how these scam artists have such an easy time opening up cc's for people. I have close friends who asked me to help them out to open up a credit or 2 so they can get some points and money. Together we sat in front of my computer and filled out the apps. And had to call recon once and I called with phone on speaker and him sitting next to me to help me with the answers. Sometimes they ask such weird questions - previous addresses, siblings names, car colors, etc, how in the world can these scammers answer all these questions?!

+1
I ounce tried to help a friend by calling recon for him with his info.
They smelled somthing funny and started asking the strangest qoustions like what streets intersect with the one I put on file as my address so I had to hang up and he didint get approved.
How are they oppening so meny cards for people with no amex history without raising red flags?

[dunoff88]

Come to think of it, I havnt seen those ads in a while in the local lakewood papers.

[D93]

It's still in the zman, ami, and mishpacha

[Emkay]

(perhaps its considered "Hagobav Min Haganav Puter...)

sonething belongs where those dots are

[cozmohoot]

Front page of the fjj in Brooklyn last week. Editor@thefjj.com

[lubaby]

Front page of the fjj in Brooklyn last week. Editor@thefjj.com

http://www.flipdocs.com/showbook.aspx?ID=10002477_286702#2

[VacationLover]

Forgo the points.  Call him and tell him you changed your mind and are closing the cards.  Then close all the accounts.  Get a credit monitoring service.

Is it worth to drop out now after getting some credit pulls, When i can make 2k just to avoid a FR?

[D93]

Is it worth to drop out now after getting some credit pulls

YES! the pulls wont even be noticed in a few months and will eventually fall off your report entirely.

just to avoid a FR?

you call a FR a "JUST"?!

[VacationLover]

YES! the pulls wont even be noticed in a few months and will eventually fall off your report entirely. you call a FR a "JUST"?!

Whats the big issue of a FR they will see how much i filed by the IRS and they usually let it open. The only thing that bothers me is the Chilul Hashem.