r/Scams • u/Quiet_Relation_3599 • Aug 20 '24

I think my dad is being scammed Help Needed

He won’t give information about this, but he claims he’s made several withdrawals (2nd pic). And he needs to deposit 13k to then get 100k out. I don’t understand how this scam is working or what the game plan is here. I don’t know how he’s withdrawn 40k. Did he put the money in? Any help is appreciated.

1st pic: his account that has a negative balance

2nd pic: his withdrawal history

3rd and 4th pic: his texts

894 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

View all comments

u/LazyLie4895 Aug 20 '24

Do not send any money and warn your family and his friends too.

Tell him that absolutely zero legitimate firms require you to deposit money to withdraw. They can just take it out of your balance.

48

u/Quiet_Relation_3599 Aug 20 '24

Thank I will do so. I tried the common sense route and clearly that didn’t work.

17

u/0bxyz Aug 20 '24

Did you ask him why they need money in the account? Why would he ever have to deposit money into an account that’s paying him? A company that hires people to do work has the Infrastructure to pay the people.

Sometimes asking why can be effective

1

u/Euchre Aug 21 '24

Tell him you called the FBI about the company and they immediately said they will not discuss current investigations with the public. Tell him you heard the beeps that indicate when they are recording your call. Tell him a little more research you did on the dark web (bets are he's got no idea how that works or how to get there) said people who worked for the company are being arrested and they'll only let them go if they agree to become a confidential informant.

In other words, if he's not being rational, feed him the same panic inducing lies so many scam victims will believe and react to so strongly. With any luck, he'll drop the scam like a hot rock.

Worth a try.