Posted on 03/20/2017 1:47:53 PM PDT by Eva
I hope someone can help me.
My husband just received one of those scam calls that asks a question and gets you to answer yes. The caller records your yes and disconnects. Then they use that yes to agree to some contract.
Did she have to adjust her headset? I've gotten that one twice (at least when a message was left). I've never stayed at a resort. The other one I get is a middle-aged lady telling me I qualify for an interest rate reduction. All go to voicemail, as I don't answer anything I don't recognize.
They used a fake number that doesn’t show up on caller ID. It just said that it was from Bremerton. My husband does get calls from Bremerton, so he answered.
The key is not say anything unless the caller identifies themself. All you have to do is hang up. The person will call back if they really want to talk to you.
Recently I inadvertently answered a call from a number I didn’t recognize, and the caller did ask me, right off the bat, if I could hear him ok.
Fortunately I was in a contrary mood and said no. :)
So it may be a hoax that they use a “yes” to access your credit — but these calls certainly happen.
The FCC said that they are aware of the scam and are monitoring it but that they haven’t used to recordings for anything yet. They did ask if my husband was former military. He did get a notice from the government awhile back, telling him that his ID had been part of a theft. So, maybe they are watching to see if there is any correlation.
Just went through this. The credit freeze is free for up to 5 years if you have a police report of fraud that you can send them. If not, it also free for the first 90 days. After that, it will cost a nominal amount ($2 or $3) for each 90 day extension. They do NOT automatically extend the freeze and bill you. You have to re-apply each 90 days. There are basically 3 companies you have to contact. Each has its own rules that MUST be followed exactly, or they will not put on a freeze. They don’t make it easy.
Recently Ive been getting a lot of calls from the same 3 or 4 numbers at 800, 801 and 809 area codes. Either the first or second question is “What is your Social Security Number?”
I used to try to engage them in conversation to find out who they were. They would give a name like “John” and “National” followed by jibberish. Now I have them stored in caller ID physh phish etc.
Never answer unidentified calls. You have voicemail for a reason
Thanks for the input. I only answer everything because I’m unemployed and think it’s a job prospect. But even so, they would leave a message.
One of my reasons for visiting FR is learning from you all. Thanks.
Somehow I get the impression that "Emily" wouldn't be able to tell you which resort. ;-)
So you didn’t give them a credit card number or anything?
If not, if they send you something, send it back with delivery notification. When/if you are sent a bill don’t pay it but file a complaint with your Attorney General.
It would help if you said how much info besides the yes was given.
Yep. She was also calling from a presumably spoofed local number.
I’ve received these calls several times a week for the past several weeks. They come all from different numbers, many of the numbers appear to be in my area code with local exchanges.
Then there are the robo calls from ‘Brooke’ who tells me that my car warranty (I don’t have one) has expired and that I need to make a payment to keep it ongoing.
Then there is the South Asian named Nancy or Bruce that want to sell me medical equipment (back brace). It usually gets as far as my retort “ You fraud; get off my f’ing phone.
It does no good to put a block on those numbers; they keep using different numbers every time they call.
I think you missed the entire point of the post.
If there is a stupid system, it would be the ability to set up an monetary account over the phone using voice recognition.
That is exactly how it works. Worry is warranted.
But they already tricked you into saying yes...
So we don't pick up the landline except rarely, but now they're calling the (listed on do not call list) cell numbers. Because I sometimes receive calls out of the blue from past clients or from new prospects that they refer to me, I can't just ignore all unidentified calls.
You are correct and it’s exactly why I take all calls, especially from calls identified as from my area code.
And I just had one a couple of minutes ago, a recording claiming to be from my insurance company stating my name and asking me to say "yes' or "no" to an is-this-you question. I hung up on it.
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