How the Caller ID scam works: NEVER answer this call!
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Published 2024-04-06
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All Comments (21)
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I don't answer the bank call ever. I go to my phone book and then call them back and ask if someone called me. That's how I saved myself. I hope this will help some people.
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Scams like this illuistrate why we should not become a cashless society! Convenience is no excuse for stupidity!
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I once had a scammer who somehow got hold of my number sending me OTPs and asking me what they were. I didn’t know what was happening but I knew it was fishy, so I kept just telling him made up numbers, and then insisting they were correct when he said they were wrong. He’d get so angry every time I did it 😂
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I have literally NO duty to pick up ANY call, from whoever.
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never call the number on the phone back , go to your bank's actual website , or just call the number on your own credit card that is on the back.
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Someone called me claiming to be from Medicare saying that they needed my number. I gave them the model number of my vacuum cleaner! 🤣😃
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I'd recommend being proactive and contact your bank, ask for their Fraud Dept. Ask what their procedures are AND write them down (I already did this myself). So in the event you're ever contacted by these scammers, you'll already know if the steps they're taking are different.
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The upside to being broke is that you don't have thousands of dollars to donate to scammers.
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Why is it that "we" have to pay for a service to remove our personal information from data broker sites? Why do the data brokers get our information? It should be illegal for them to possess our information. This country needs to model privacy laws of Europe!! This is exasperating!!!!
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Those caller ID and VOIP services must be outlawed! They are not as useful as they are far more harmful, and give opportunities to scammers.
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I received an email supposedly from my bank. I did NOT reply but went into my bank instead and showed them the email. They weren't 100% sure if it was from them or not but they told me not to reply which I'd already decided I was NOT going to reply to any links ever!!
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Thank you, Liron for another great Public Service Announcement.
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I do answer calls from "unknown numbers" because sometimes they are from Clinics that are calling. I don't have the number of every Doctor and Clinic stored on my phone!
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That's why, when I got the message about a fraudulent activity, I didn't respond. I called the fraud number for my bank found on the bank's website itself. I never respond to emails or text.
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Since the internet the scams are far worse. I don’t use my date of birth, nor real name on social media.
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Best advice is be HIGHLY suspicious of anything you did not initiate, because it almost certainly is.
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My standard response to these types of call is "send me a letter in writing" OR "I'll go and discuss the matter with my bank"
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One great thing about South Africa... No Bank will contact you and ask you to give your info whether it be a call or automated. You need to call them or go in to a branch. And I advise that anyone who does get a call from them to either go in or log in online to verify.
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I always log into my accounts first. I never never respond to phone messages or phone calls.
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One asked for my DOB. I refused to give them. She told me my DOB, even my password. That's where l hanged up so fast. Thanks for this info. It is helpful.
