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To: Jed Eckert

There was a recent posting about telephone scams. It seems the scammer would call a number, let it ring once, and hang up. The intent was to have the recipient call back. When that happened, the recipient was changed $39.99 and/or so many $$$dollars per minute.

Point: If you do not recognizer the caller number, ignore it. Do not return the call.

You can also check online lists. Just google the unknown number. Many such numbers have been noted by other recipients and many are labeled as fake or scams.

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10 posted on 02/11/2014 7:01:20 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: TomGuy
the recipient was changed $39.99 and/or so many $$$dollars per minute.

Uh, why would anyone call back to a number they did not know? Especially with the ability to set up GV to force the caller to give their name?

29 posted on 02/11/2014 8:13:03 AM PST by JSteff (It was ALL about SCOTUS.. We are DOOMED for several generations. . Who cares? Dem's did and voted!)
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