In this Episode:
- IRS warns about scam texts offering fake $1,400 rebates
- E-ZPass text scams are targeting unsuspecting drivers
- How much it costs to stay at the stunning resort featured in The White Lotus Season 3
Sources:
- IRS Rebate Scam Texts Are Going Out, So Beware
- Beware Of E-ZPass And Other Text Scams
- Elite Daily: 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Resort
IRS Rebate Scam Texts
Scammers are pretending to be the IRS, sending texts claiming you’re owed a $1,400 rebate. These messages trick taxpayers into clicking links that lead to fake websites designed to steal personal information. The IRS emphasizes they will only contact you via postal mail—never through texts or emails—so be vigilant!
E-ZPass Text Scams
Another scam making the rounds involves fake texts claiming you have unpaid E-ZPass tolls. These messages look legitimate and are catching people off guard. Always verify payment requests directly with the company, and remember: if it feels off, it probably is.
'The White Lotus' Thailand Resort Costs
Fans of The White Lotus Season 3 are buzzing about its exotic filming location: the luxurious Four Seasons Resort in Thailand. Curious about how much it costs to stay in one of those dreamy villas? Prices at this opulent getaway are steep, making it the ultimate splurge-worthy destination for fans looking to live like the characters on-screen.
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Episode Transcript
Now it's time for Nina's was trending.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Man, scammers be scamming, But you say this to yourself today,
I'm not getting scammed because I'm about to tell you
about two of the biggest ones happening right now. One
is the IRS scam and the other one is the
easy pass scam.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
The Victoria fel for about a week ago. Why you
gotta call me out? So I did.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
I got the same text message, actually, but I remember
we had the conversation, so I didn't do it. So
these are text messages, These aren't emails. They're texting out
people telling them that they can claim fourteen hundred dollars
in payment from the IRS. That's the numbers they've chosen.
And then there's a link. But don't click it because
it's not real. Nobody wants to give you that money.
It's not real.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Just don't click any links ever, right unless you know
who even if you know who it's from, just don't clickly.
I literally got an email from somebody the other day
that I know from their email that was weird language,
like it was like like they wouldn't speak like this,
and there was a link in it like hey, I
need help with this and there, I was like, what
the heck? And then I get an email two hours
later from that person saying, hey, I think I'm been hacked.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Oh good, that was smart of you. But you get
more and more believable. That's why it is actually, I
think important to remind yourself everything probably.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Is a scam. I just want to know what it is.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Well, well, just know the IRS wants everybody to know
the only way that they contact people is through the
postal service, never through text messages and never through emails.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
So now I have to check my mail also.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Yeah, that's how they get you.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Yeah, yeah, so the one with the easy pass they
are sending text messages telling people that they've got unpaid
easy passed holes. Oh but that's not the people that
it comes from, so it would come from the state. Essentially,
if you have an easy pass hole, that you messed up.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
But that's why it kind of confused me, and I
thought I messed up because I have my easy pat
my whole thing.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Whatever set to auto pay.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
It's immediately it's just come out of a bankcount and
it hadn't. So I was like, oh, no, what am
I doing wrong? Like do I have a balance, and
then I checked my account. I said I have no balance,
and I'm like, well, let's message it saying I have
a balance. So I clicked on the message.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Well, then also when you look at the number, you
can tell too.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Sometimes first their emails or whatever are scams, So please
don't click on those things.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
The advice is if you get somebody from some email
from a thing that you do have, like let's say
it's your toll thing riever, don't click on any links.
Just go log in on your own like outside of that,
and then see what's going on there.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
See, we're not getting scammed today today. Who's watching The
White Lotus Season three, episode one era last night? We
are not having any spoilers because I haven't watched it yet.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
That's your fault.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
I'm not giving any spoilers here. Somebody dies, Okay, you're lying.
They all do, so what I do want to do? So,
if you don't know, The White Lotus is a show
on HBO Max and it basically has taken vacation destinations
and turned them into interesting storylines. So season three takes
(02:44):
place in Thailand, and the four seasons resort that it
takes plays at has already started to get booked up
by fans of the show who just want to stay
in the hotel. So if you're wondering how much it
costs to stay it in that hotel for a night,
it's twenty four hundred dollars, So.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
That's for one night.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
What And people are booking it like crazy because they
love the show so much.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
These are rich people.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
Resorts all three seasons.
Speaker 1 (03:07):
It's rich. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Yeah, So save up all your money forever and then go.
I that would be cool to see, But that's too much.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
It's a lot of money I would not spend. Just
watch the show.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
This is when you become the show instead, and then
you can This is when you become a travel influencer
that watches like TV shows and talks about all your
shows and goes all the places that shows are filmed.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
How are you making money?
Speaker 2 (03:25):
They are just flying you there. Oh and then like
sponsorships and stuff.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
It was a great idea. So it's a great idea.
What he has that life. Yet that's what's s trending.
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