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Meowmee

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45. So what does the bank do if they say a celebrity needs money, refuse to give them their own money?
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:02 AM
Apr 4

Is that legal?

My father was scammed by a contractor while I was asleep. We called the bank and they immediately stopped a check. But the credit card he also used said they needed proof of fraud to stop payment!

I called the company at 2 am and told them if they did not return the money on the card I would be calling the police to report them for fraud. Even though the scammer from company showed up again to work the next morning, (after I had told him not to and made them stop work and leave), and harassed my father on the phone, I was still able to get all the money back. Someone senior in the company came to arrange it all a day later and the scammer got some sort of reprimand suspension. I should have reported it to the police anyway.

I did write a review about what they did and that it was all planned in advance after an estimate visit. The senior person told me they lost work after the review, and asked me to update it. A few months later he called me asking for forgiveness etc. I said if all the scammer got was a reprimand and you lost 2 jobs that was nothing compared to me ending up in the hospital not long after due to stress and our house being torn to shreds when all you were supposed to do was fix a door. We ended up having to do new siding and a new roof, they also left the roof exposed. I woke up to them tearing up the roof and tiles on the house and banging, with multiple people there and they were throwing tiles off the roof everywhere. I went out in my pajamas screaming at them to stop after my father told me what happened.

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i thought new car prices were gonna plunge thanks to tariffs....lol nt msongs Apr 3 #1
Nope and the used ones BlueKota Apr 3 #11
Depends on who you're listening to. dchill Apr 3 #12
And gas was going to be $1/gallon, and... COL Mustard Apr 3 #26
First I ever heard of give a car dealer a SS number. Historic NY Apr 3 #2
Yes. underpants Apr 3 #5
I will not be financing so they will never get mine at a car dealer 😁 Meowmee Apr 3 #7
As long as you... Chemical Bill Apr 3 #25
Yes probably but they don't have my bank accounts because Meowmee Apr 3 #44
My friend mailed a paper check to the IRS last week central scrutinizer Apr 4 #48
Yes me too Meowmee Apr 4 #50
We opened a separate account for direct deposits. n/t Chemical Bill Apr 4 #53
That is what we will do and not attached to the other accounts. Meowmee Apr 4 #54
I think you also have to give it when checks BlueKota Apr 3 #8
You are correct dflprincess Apr 3 #16
They also need it for certain cash or cash and check transactions. For IRS reporting Hassin Bin Sober Apr 4 #52
They required mine when I paid cash for a car iemanja Apr 3 #34
I would have told him no on the SS. Take it or leave it. Bengus81 Apr 3 #3
I agree. It's ridiculous. About a month ago, I went to my bank... Mark.b2 Apr 3 #10
Heh, over $10k means exactly $10k is under the limit. eggplant Apr 3 #18
Dang! I could have gotten one more dollar. Mark.b2 Apr 3 #20
Not sure, but DENVERPOPS Apr 3 #31
They are definitely supposed to report people who try to skirt the rules. eggplant Apr 3 #32
Drug dealers Magilla Apr 3 #38
As I understand it, the $10k limit for withdrawl was a bank policy to protect... Mark.b2 Apr 3 #36
The Bank Secrecy Act Cirsium Apr 4 #51
Years ago Magilla Apr 3 #37
Still probably was reported to the IRS even though it was $9,999 MichMan Apr 3 #29
I was just an old man wanting to buy a new tractor... Mark.b2 Apr 3 #39
You showed her ! MichMan Apr 3 #41
Good to know. Thanks! Mark.b2 Apr 3 #42
What's funny is that we live in a rural area, so people buying tractors happens regularly. MichMan Apr 3 #43
So what does the bank do if they say a celebrity needs money, refuse to give them their own money? Meowmee Apr 4 #45
They counsel them that they are being scammed, but can't ultimately refuse them MichMan Apr 4 #46
That's been the law for ages. iemanja Apr 3 #35
Know Your Customer laws radius777 Apr 4 #47
I've never had any issues with my credit union central scrutinizer Apr 4 #49
It's permeating underpants Apr 3 #4
Definitely BlueKota Apr 3 #15
Yep, wish I had bought my car in September before the election or even January before Meowmee Apr 3 #6
It just sucks that we are all going to pay because BlueKota Apr 3 #14
Really glad your sis got in under the wire. Funny about the salesman & his coffee! Hekate Apr 3 #9
Thank you. She's been really nervous about it. BlueKota Apr 3 #13
Thine GM should be an EV. the Equinox / EUV wow. swampthingdc Apr 3 #17
Welcome to DU ... aggiesal Apr 3 #23
It used to say NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION on the Emile Apr 3 #19
I'm not giving my social security number to buy a car. That is all n/t aggiesal Apr 3 #21
Chevy Blazer is made in Mexico and China of Chinese parts IronLionZion Apr 3 #22
The Traverse was what she just traded in. BlueKota Apr 3 #33
Gonna be a least a decade before I look at cars. roamer65 Apr 3 #24
Got my Chevy Trax DownriverDem Apr 3 #27
If there were tariffs coming, it would have been made in South Korea MichMan Apr 3 #30
That's reality folks. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 3 #28
The only people who need your SSN is your work and the IRS. Mosby Apr 3 #40
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