Sucker list
A sucker list is a list of people who have previously fallen for a scam such as a telemarketing fraud, lottery scam, high-yield investment program, get-rich-quick scheme, or work-at-home schemes, or, as used by charities, someone who made a donation. The lists are usually sold to scammers or charities.[1][2][3]
After the list is sold, the victims may be called by scammers promising to recover the money they lost or the prize or merchandise they never received, in an advance-fee scam.[4][5]
An early example of sucker lists is mentioned an 18 November 1929 article in lobbyist fund.[6]
Yet another usage was described in the movie Sucker List, a part of the 1941 United States series
See also
References
- ^ Brenoff, Ann (July 27, 2017). "How A Billion-Dollar Internet Scam Is Breaking Hearts And Bank Accounts". HuffPost.
- ^ Palmer, Kate (May 16, 2015). "Are you on a charity sucker list?". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Reloading Scams: Double Trouble for Consumers". Federal Trade Commission.
- ^ Holdren, Wendy (April 7, 2019). "BBB warns of "sucker list" scams". The Register-Herald.
- ^ "Refund and Recovery Scams". Federal Trade Commission.
- ^ "Sucker List". Time. November 18, 1929.
- ^ "Sucker List (1941)". IMDb.