Three Card Monte

I was just about to tell @TripleSix he told that story last year.....then I realized it was his ZOMBIE THREAD from 5 yrs ago.

 

I did not realize how old this was for the first 2 pages.
I saw this Monty scam 2 years ago. In St. Paul, Indiana. I went to get $20 but then they were gone.

 

Okay, here is a new scam, at least for me. Last month I renewed my Hazmat and applied for my TWIC card...

...last week I get a phone call while I am driving, from a woman that speaks good American English. She says she is from the TSA. She says that my TWIC application is held up, because my payment "didn't go through". She wants to take payment over the phone. I tell her I am driving and can't pay right now, but can she send me an e-mail with contact information so I can make payment when I am safely parked?

Sure enough, when I take a break, I have that e-mail. Everything looks legit, BUT when I see her e-mail address it isn't a ".gov" address at all. I check my bank and there isn't any "refused payment". I call the TSA authorized service that took my fingerprints and payment. THEY want me to forward the e-mail to them.

Apparently there's a TWIC scam making the rounds. My TWIC card is waiting at home.

 

That's scary getting a scam email, that quick and convincing, from a secure government entity.

 

Got educated on all that when the TA at paulsboro nj was union 76 ..been a few days ago .

 

Holy thread revival Batman!!!

I was still in diapers I MEAN HIGH SCHOOL when Six started this.

 

Did the TSA service offer any information as to how the scam artist knew you were expecting a TWIC card

 

No, but they were highly curious. I figure this has been kicked up to an investigation.

 

It should be an investigation. There's a serious leak somewhere.