New weird GB related scam

[Woolley Bugger]

I got a call this afternoon from a legitimate Amex number asking if I'd made an $8000 purchase on GB. I told them, I wish. They claimed that a credit card was issued 10/20 in my name and used to attempt this purchase.

Because it involved illegal firearm purchases, I was advised to report to the FBI, which they "helpfully" transferred me to. I was suspicious, so I told the officer I'd like to call their public number to ensure it was really FBI. While I was going through the menu, I got a call back from that same number. I foolishly failed to account for caller ID spoofing.

So I made the mistake of talking with the officer and showing her my driver's license. While she entered the info, it came up that my name and ID were associated with some active investigation into money laundering, and my name had been used to set up Chase accounts (where I bank).

I'll spare you all the details, but I had recently shopped on GB, which scared me a bit and got my attention. Now that I take a deep breath and think about it, I suspect there's an employee there who is selling customer information to lend credibility to this scam.

Has anything like this happened to anyone on the forum? Be careful out there. It's creepy to be selectively targeted like this.

 

[MuleyFever]

Whats GB?

 

[RockAndSage]

I got hammered for a few weeks by some pretty clever-looking GB emails that looked like the beginning of a scam ladder, but never any calls. You may be on to something with an insider. My first thought was their data had been hacked. But it might be a good idea for you to monitor your credit very closely, as someone now has some important info of yours they may be able to use to open up various types of credit.

 

[Woolley Bugger]

Sorry, Gunbroker

 

[Woolley Bugger]

I got hammered for a few weeks by some pretty clever-looking GB emails that looked like the beginning of a scam ladder, but never any calls. You may be on to something with an insider. My first thought was their data had been hacked. But it might be a good idea for you to monitor your credit very closely, as someone now has some important info of yours they may be able to use to open up various types of credit.

Yeah, I think the credit rating agencies allow you to put some kind of lock on it. I need to look into that tonight.

 

[MuleyFever]

Thats what I thought but wasn't sure.

 

[Yoder]

I get emails all the time telling me hundreds of dollars were charged to my PayPal, virus scan software, credit cards. I delete everything. I would never trust anyone on the phone about anything financial or that I'm being investigated for whatever. I got screwed one time with a fake Bank of America caller ID and I learned my lesson.

 

[Serrano]

Freeze your credit link

Annual Credit Report. Check all your credit reports regularly. Free.

I did this a few years ago when someone tried to get three new iPhones on a new account they opened for me. They had all my information including Social Security Number.

Most of us have done business with some company that got hacked and you are likely to have someone try to scam you.

It can be a little annoying to apply for a loan. You have to unfreeze it temporarily while they approve it.

 

[wapitibob]

Freeze your credit link

Annual Credit Report. Check all your credit reports regularly. Free.

I did this a few years ago when someone tried to get three new iPhones on a new account they opened for me. They had all my information including Social Security Number.

Most of us have done business with some company that got hacked and you are likely to have someone try to scam you.

It can be a little annoying to apply for a loan. You have to unfreeze it temporarily while they approve it.

this is the way ^^^^
nobody including you will get a new credit card, and all the CC solicitations will stop