Thursday, September 10, 2020

DID YOU GET ONE OF THESE? WELL, IT AIN'T JOHN

The Google Card Scam:
How to know if you're being scammed

JOHN WOOD
Wed, Sep 9, 11:50 AM (18 hours ago)
to: jmon

I hope you are good? I can't call for now, that's the reason why i emailed you. Actually, I need a favor from you. I'd appreciate if you could email me back when you get this ASAP.

Thank you!
John Wood, Commissioner
Brownsville Navigation District


jmon Wed, Sep 9, 2:48 PM (15 hours ago)
Got it. Are you well too? I hope so. How can I help?



JOHN WOOD
Wed, Sep 9, 3:21 PM (14 hours ago)
to me

So happy i got your response. am so sorry to bother you with this message but i got no choice, I need to get Google play gift card for my niece, it's her birthday today, but i can't do that due to the pain am having on my knees now, even find it hard to walk properly. I am going up and down one step at a time. Honestly this method is neither graceful! or fast!, the stores around here are out of stock and i tried purchasing online but got no luck on that. Could you please get them from any store around you? I'll pay back. Kindly let me know if you can handle this?

Thank you!
John Wood, Commissioner
Brownsville Navigation District

(Called Mr. Wood. Found out it wan't him and he told me he has been receiving scores of calls from people asking if it was him texting them asking for them to buy a Google card. Scammers gave up after they got no answer.)

From Google:
Someone might be trying to scam you if they ask you to use a Google Play gift card to buy and share the code to pay for something outside Google Play.
A scammer claims to be a family member in trouble, an attorney, or other representative of your family member. The scammer tells you that they need to be paid in gift cards in order to remedy the situation and may deter you from contacting the family member to verify the claim. Don’t believe them and never buy gift cards for them or provide them with any gift card codes.

These examples only cover some types of scams. Scammers are always changing the ways they trick people. If anyone asks you for a code, it could be a scam.

8 comments:

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BobbyWC said...

Juan, this is not the first one. At least once a month I get something similar from John Wood's alleged company email. Either his email has been scammed or this is a fake email. Mine was his nieces B-Day, But for some reason someone is using John's good name to try and scam people. Why not other elected officials? John unfortunately is a target.

Bobby WC

Anonymous said...

Mexicans will always for scams. Especially if you offer them something for free. Fact.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, got one from a local pastor. I emailed him directly to let him know. They were requesting a iTunes card for his niece. Scam!

Anonymous said...

Maybe its true!!!

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Anonymous said...

BobbyWC always sticks his nose in your stories, Juan. What a LOSER!

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