We had a secretary who got scammed by saying the word "yes" to a paper supply service who charged a LOT of money for a lot of paper and played the recording of her saying the word "yes" when challenged.
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Originally Posted by Malsua
I've heard this "Get me to say yes" scam thing a lot. I've never heard of anyone actually getting scammed with it.
If the caller is a scammer and they just need a yes, they can use any yes they'd like. They don't need you to say the words. This isn't going to a court of law with audio forensic analysis about who actually said the words. They can loop in any ole yes they like.
This does not mean they aren't fishing for other information.
It also doesn't mean you can't answer with a more direct response to "can you hear me" "I can hear you". No need to say yes.
"Are you Hugh G. Rection?" "I am Hugh"
Etc. No need to ever actually say yes.
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