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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
#1 tip for people who answer phones from numbers they don't recognize (or who don't have caller ID):
Do not say the word "YES" in ANY of the conversation until you are 100% satisfied that the person at the other end is someone you actually want to talk to.
There are robo-calls that will record your "yes" and then apply YOUR recorded voice to questions such as "are you authorizing ScamFraud LLC to automatically withdraw $40,000 from your savings account at CitiBank?" and "I am asking a second time, for verification. Are you authorizing ScamFraudLLC to ...."
People have been scammed out of millions, combined, around the country for this. So - you can reduce your chances of being scammed significantly if you never say the word "yes" over the phone to people you don't know.
If they say "is this Sue Smith?" and that's your name, you say "Who's asking please?"
or "I'm Sue." or "Sue's not here right now."
If they say "Can you please verify that your account at CitiBank ends in 9411?" If they ask this - tell them you have food burning on the stove and you'll call them right back. And then, call CitiBank using the phone number listed on your recent statement, and ask THEM if they called you.
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Good advice. On the last one, I would simply hang up or tell them that I will call the company and check for a problem personally because I don't deal with third party calls.
When they ask if I am Yvonne, I just ask them, "What can I do for you, or what do you need?" NEVER say YES!
As for caller ID, I cannot tell you the number of times I have called myself.
I show up on my caller ID.
How legitimate do you think THOSE calls are?