Not all scammers are on the internet....

[poltr1]

I had a call from a scammer last night.


The first giveaway was "Unknown Caller" on my caller ID. I picked it up anyway and heard a recorded message about lowering the interest on all my credit cards to 6.9%.

The second giveaway was that they didn't specify the bank or agency they were calling from. Big mistake. Big! Huge!

The third giveaway was that their voicemail system didn't allow me to remove myself from further calls. Their instructions were "To remove yourself from further calls, press 8", which turned out to be an invalid entry.

So I pressed "9" to "speak with a representative". A man of color spoke to me. (I can tell these things based on vocal timbre, enunciation, and accent.) He asked me if I wanted to lower my rates, to which I responded "OK. Go on." (I probably should have said "Tell me more.", which is what I intended.)

The next thing I heard was a click. I think he hung up.

I already know to not give credit card information over the phone, unless I'm the one making the call. So I was on to him. If he had stayed on the line, I was going to ask him for my credit card information. And that's when I would have busted him.


There are still crooks out there trying to do business the old-fashioned way. Don't fall for their tricks.

Comments

[singlemaltsilk.livejournal.com]

I no longer answer if ID reads 'unknown' or 'private'.

[poltr1]

I've thought about doing that. But if I don't answer, I think they'll keep calling and calling and calling for weeks. I just want them to leave me alone.

I could have these calls blocked for a small monthly fee, but my phone bill is high enough as it is.