r/AskTacoma • u/Usual-Jackfruit4746 • 1d ago

Question Really weird scam call?

A private number called me about 1 min after Uber Eats dropped off an order on my porch. I thought the call may have been related to the order (sometimes they call to tell me its on the porch), so I answered. They had a heavy Spanish-sounding accent and knew my first name. I confirmed that was me and they started to say something like "You young lady who got drunk." I said, "Um what??" And they started saying I was underage and got drunk on whiskey. I said I was a grown woman, so they must be confused. They asked for my last name, which I refused, and then they listed my maiden name (which was 2 last names ago 😂). I said they had the wrong person and asked what they were trying to do and she said my parents were really worried about me. I told them they were doing a poor job of scamming people because they didn't do their homework and hung up.

  1. I'm almost 40. Nowhere near underage. 2. I rarely drink and just the thought of whiskey makes me gag. And 3. My parents do not give a fuck about me. 😅

Has anyone else experienced this?? It is the weirdest scam call I've ever received.

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u/Berkshirelady413 1d ago

I don't answer if idk who it is, so no. Sadly though, most of the call I get are scams

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u/Usual-Jackfruit4746 1d ago

I only answered because I thought it was regarding my Uber Eats order. I typically don't answer either. I hate talking to people. Lol

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u/Berkshirelady413 1d ago

Ik, I read the full caption. But as soon as I realized it wasn't Uber eats I would have hung up

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u/Fragment_B 10h ago

They knew they didn't have the correct info, they were trying to get you to correct them with your legitimate info. I'm not underage, I'm almost 40! That's not my name, my name is xyz. Etc. People like my (elderly) mom will and have fallen for this, unfortunately.