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Old 01-09-2025, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by alwann View Post
Just because your caller-id shows a local number, it may not be. Phone numbers can be cloned. I had a call the other day from a 352 number that seemed familiar. A reverse number look-up showed the number was assigned to a private residence in Ocala. I answered when a call from that same number came again. The background noise sounded like the caller was in a telemarketer/scammer boiler room. The caller had a thick foreign accent and simply wanted to confirm the name and number on my new Medicare card. Yeah, sure. Then what do you think would happen?
I seem to get those kind of calls. I usually just let the answering machine get all the calls.