Posted on 10/16/2024 9:43:46 AM PDT by Leaning Right
I recently received a call from CVS pharmacy. The caller wanted to update my information (full name, date of birth, etc.).
Except that I have never once dealt with CVS pharmacy. And the caller had the typical Indian scammer accent. So I suppose they’re just calling random people, hoping to eventually reach an actual CVS customer.
Just a heads up, especially for your older (and often trusting) relatives.
I will have to remember that. I usually refer to their goat and their mother.
Nem tudom, mit akarsz
> By answering, the scammer knows that your phone is active. <
I’ve thought about that. In general, it’s best to just hang up. But my Hungarian chit-chat has often been quite effective. So far I’ve had three scammers tell me, “I don’t understand you. I’m taking you off my list.”
DO NOT ANSWER!!!!
You just gave the world your phone number!
YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED
DO NOT REPLY to any unknown emails or texts either!
I’ve set my phone to send any caller not in my contacts list to voicemail. A scammer won’t take the time to leave a message. A legitimate caller will. Contacts like my physician will ring through as normal.
Please see my post #23.
Yes, it’s always best to hang up. And maybe so far I’ve just been lucky. But it’s worth noting that since I’ve gone into my old Hungarian man phone mode, scam calls to my house have greatly decreased.
I really should apply for a federal grant to study this phenomenon in detail.
I get phone calls and texts all the time. UPS can’t deliver my package because of address directions. Chase Bank needs to verify my info (I’ve never did business with them. I’ve won money and they just need some bank info to deposit it. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Or, nem is tudom.
(My mother’s favorite saying when she wanted to end a discussion with me, her very polite way of saying the matter is closed.)
Good idea if you are retired like me. That said, scammers do leave voice mail messages when set to this mode. I got a voicemail yesterday from someone claiming to be from Amazon that my my MacBook order for $1400 had problems and I needed to call the number to straighten it out..
Nope, its not a game.
By answering you let them in, opened the door for more advanced attacks and phishing for information.
LOL, wife got the same vm.
Simple Rule: If you did not initiate a call to a known number of a known entity, the never give out any information whatsoever. Not even to verify your name or anything else.
I bet he said his name was Mike Johnson or Jim Martin or some such.
EVO X wrote: “Good idea if you are retired like me. That said, scammers do leave voice mail messages when set to this mode. I got a voicemail yesterday from someone claiming to be from Amazon that my my MacBook order for $1400 had problems and I needed to call the number to straighten it out..”
That happens but infrequently. My spam calls, ie, car warranty, medicare supplementals, life insurance, etc., have gone from 10 a day to less than one a month. Maybe once in three months, they’ll leave a message.
BTW, I used to get that Amazon problems caller at least once a week. I also used to get notifications that I needed to call because my credit card had been suspended (not amazon).
Good tip. I’ll add that to my repertoire of inverse-obscene-phone calls detailed above.
“I think I know your sister. Man, she’s good in bed.”
Ah, I love harassing them.
It's a numbers game, cold calling until you get a hit. Then for the CVS customers, it seems real.....if you don't have scam training.
My friend actually likes to play them. She provides false info and on and on...
😂
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