Flatbush Cats (rescue org) update video!
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Reblong to give someone an ice cream sanditch.
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I asked a few people about this and they all said this was weird so now I must create a Very Important Poll.
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i’m not into movies/tv that center on cancer. most feel cheap and false in sentimentality especially when they go the dramedy route. but dying for sex is so invigorating and beautifully composed in all the tones and intimacy it set out to show that when the sentimentality is portrayed, it feels earned. the direction, writing and performances were masterful. it’s on hulu/disney+ and i fully recommend it!
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My mom got phished in an EXTREMELY refined scam that pretty much anyone could fall for-- basically her account was already pre-hacked and they spoofed the bank's number exactly, called her pretending there was fraud, and read back legitimate and fake transactions and personal info so she wouldn't suspect they weren't the bank. Then discouraged her from logging in claiming the account was locked so they could investigate the fraud-- all so she wouldnt catch them making massive purchases using her stolen info.
We have the same boss and when she told him what happened he recommended she call the bank directly, so she did and they managed to catch it in time before $20k of transactions went through. Very scary
I guess the lesson here is never ever answer your phone, I love that fraud is so rampant an entire form of mass communication is now useless
ANYONE can fall for phishing scams- my mom is extremely smart and we discuss common scams that target her age demographic and she still fell for this. If it happened to me I may have fallen for it too. Always be careful!
that's EXACTLY what happened to me last spring. it's dire out there....
that’s EXACTLY what
happened to me last spring.
it’s dire out there….
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.
If you EVER get ANY call from ANYONE claiming to be a bank or other important group asking you for anything, tell them you will call them back and call them yourself. Do not call a number they give you, look it up yourself.
Banks don't call people, IME. They send emails and texts and put notices on your online account. Credit cards sometimes do I believe, but in that case, just call the number on your card back.
Never take a call from anyone and assume they are who they say. Period. These people are skilled at social manipulation. They will always tell you there is a crisis.
And don't just google the number, use your bank's official site! A lot of search engines are now providing phone numbers of scams instead of legit ones. Also make sure the url of the site matches the one available on cards and other papers you've been given by your bank because fake sites can look VERY convincing.
FYI: the U.S. government will not call you. Is someone calls and says they're the IRS? They're lying. They say they're the sheriff? Lying. ICE? Lying.
The United States will mail you information. If the government needs to reach you, check your mailbox.
The IRS are generally pretty forgiving and will accept that humans make errors. They will never demand immediate payment for back taxes, ever. They know that's not feasible for most people, so they'll usually make a payment plan and help you out. (This is, of course, assuming you're an individual who fucked up their taxes, not someone running a massive tax fraud scheme.)
There’s also a scam going around right now for folks in the USA who use toll roads. NONE of the texts are real, the EZPass website has a huge banner on the site saying they’re all scams.
I think I've reblogged this a few times because I work in bank fraud. And the thing is, sometimes the bank does call! I have personally called tons of customers. And while it makes my job harder, I would STILL prefer if every one of them told me, "I can't prove you're really my bank," hung up, and called the number on their card. Don't worry about being rude by accusing a real bank agent of being a scammer. It's fine. Hang up, and call back.
The only way to know who you're talking to is if you make the call. And before sending a lot of money somewhere, run it by someone you trust--no one is immune to a good scam, but a friend will be in a different headspace, and more likely to recognize emotional manipulation.
Your bank, the IRS, and any legitimate person calling for non-scam reasons will NEVER EVER throw a fit about you hanging up and calling back. Scams don't work because people are stupid, they work because they stress you out, put you on edge, and prime you to not trust people who can actually help. People do not make smart decisions when they think they're in trouble, and above all else what they need to do is keep you on the line with them, so they will try to convince you that you are in trouble, you cannot trust the cops or your bank/credit union/ect., and if you hang up something really bad will happen to you. If you suspect you're being scammed, just say that they caught you at a bad time, or something came up, and ask if it's okay to call them back later. A legit employee will be understanding and agree, a scammer will immediately start doing everything they can to make you way too scared and stressed to hang up.
My fiance worked at a credit union for 8 years and they were trained to notice and intervene if they suspected someone was being scammed, and he told me the number one thing that signals a scam is a member coming in looking fucking terrified while on the phone with someone who is essentially screaming at them that the credit union staff cannot be trusted and that if they hang up the world will end.
It's a scam, every single time. They work by trapping you with fear. Just tell them you need a minute and will call them back, and then contact the bank/credit union/ect. yourself with the number on your card or their website. If they respond to you saying you need a minute and will call back with hostility or by upping the stakes, especially if they say you can't trust the authorities and that hanging up will cause something bad to happen, you're talking to a scammer, and you can safely ignore anything and everything they have to say.
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i am SO curious about the universal language cast and crew q & a!! how was it? when my friends and i watched it we were all really curious about how the people who made it would talk about it.
Okay, to preface this, the Q&A was in late January, so I don't remember everything. So the people who were there were the 3 writers, Matthew Rankin (also the director and actor for Matthew), Ila Firouzabadi, and Pirouz Nemati, as well as the actresses for the sisters. Rankin talked about how he discovered his love for Iranian cinema and wanted to create a film that combined Winnipeg surrealism, Persian realism, and Montreal melancholy. I think he also talked about the film as an exploration of his own identity and how these 3 places connected to his life. Firouzabadi and Nemati talked about the cultural meanings of a turkey in Iran and how it's considered a bird with many different faces since, like, its neck or something can change color. They also talked about easter eggs in the film that people from Winnipeg would get, like the sign on the bench and references to Esperatu (which was interesting for me since I don't know much about either of those things). The story was partially inspired by Rankin's grandma finding money in a block of ice she found during the Great Depression. A lot of the people cast in the film were apparently the writer's friends, but the two girls were found at a Persian language weekend school in Canada. And the turkey guy singing the song at the end was apparently not originally planned.
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I first heard of Universal Language from your LB review and I was delighted to finally see it today! It's really cool you got to see the Q&A with the director too! Any interesting or unexpected tidbits from that event you could share? (I know kind of an unfair question since it was a while ago) I'm so glad I went to see it in the theater bc I know my own bad habits, I wouldn't have paid attention as much at home, and it deserves one's full attention. Anyway thanks again for hipping me to the movie! I really enjoyed it.
OHHHH this makes me so happy!!! I saw your Letterboxd review and I’m glad it resonated with audiences elsewhere, it really is such a charming little film. I don’t remember much from the Q&A but I do recall the filmmakers say how interesting it was that audiences in Winnipeg and Tehran both felt it perfectly captured the essence of each of their cities. We all have more in common than we realize.
I hope more people check out this gem, I need to find a copy so I can share it with more people - but I’m so glad to hear you liked it!
EDIT: Ooh this person remembered much more than I did from the Q&A they attended!
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Universal Language (2024) dir. Matthew Rankin
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My captain and his newly adopted grown adult child
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Vegas. I need you to commit a murder.
VGK pretend Deborah Vance gave you the speech she gave her MMA fighter SIL at the octagon of horror