Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 1936565)

received a phone call today from a very believable and articulate American sounding male voice saying that Amazon security is alerting me to a questionable charge against the credit card I use on my Amazon account to the tune of $1,499.50.

And that if this wasn't anything I had authorized I should press 1 now for more information or press 2 to dispute

so I figured I'd play along and pressed 1

sure enough someone with a heavy accent came on the line asking a series of questions all designed to get me to say the word "Yes"

after a few questions I told her that my toast had just popped up and I needed to go butter them.....

be careful, they're out there and they're getting slicker and more devious every day

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1936576)

Amazon will NEVER call you to alert you of anything. They do all of that in writing via your e-mail, or you can log into your account online and check it out in person.

Your CREDIT card company might ping you with a text message, if you have opted in to receive them, to warn you of a potentially fraudulent transaction.

Originally Posted by Byte1 (Post 1936709)

Just do NOT say "yes" to any question.
When I get a live person, I like to string them on. If they call for my spouse, I say that they are deceased and they apologize and quit asking for her by name. If they ask for me, I find out what they want and then if I know they are a scam, I like to ask them what they are wearing and that they have a sexy voice. No kidding, it really flusters them.
But, if it is an automated call, most of them disconnect if you only say "hello" once.
Microsoft support loves to call. Same funny Indian every time.
The IRS calls some times. NOT!.............
Social Security is a favorite scam recently.
Amazon seems to catch some folks, and I wonder why. All you have to do is check your Amazon orders record.
The other day, the VA clinic called me and I almost hung up on them because I have never had a call from them before. They were legit,...........ha,ha.

Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 1936565)

received a phone call today from a very believable and articulate American sounding male voice saying that Amazon security is alerting me to a questionable charge against the credit card I use on my Amazon account to the tune of $1,499.50.

And that if this wasn't anything I had authorized I should press 1 now for more information or press 2 to dispute

so I figured I'd play along and pressed 1

sure enough someone with a heavy accent came on the line asking a series of questions all designed to get me to say the word "Yes"

after a few questions I told her that my toast had just popped up and I needed to go butter them.....

be careful, they're out there and they're getting slicker and more devious every day

Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 1936565)

received a phone call today from a very believable and articulate American sounding male voice saying that Amazon security is alerting me to a questionable charge against the credit card I use on my Amazon account to the tune of $1,499.50.

And that if this wasn't anything I had authorized I should press 1 now for more information or press 2 to dispute

so I figured I'd play along and pressed 1

sure enough someone with a heavy accent came on the line asking a series of questions all designed to get me to say the word "Yes"

after a few questions I told her that my toast had just popped up and I needed to go butter them.....

be careful, they're out there and they're getting slicker and more devious every day

Originally Posted by Girlcopper (Post 1936915)

Someone started this “yes” theory and it took off like wildfire. No one needs a yes answer to scam you. They can use any voice saying yes n say its you. Hard to distinguish anyones voice with a one word answer

Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 1936565)

received a phone call today from a very believable and articulate American sounding male voice saying that Amazon security is alerting me to a questionable charge against the credit card I use on my Amazon account to the tune of $1,499.50.

And that if this wasn't anything I had authorized I should press 1 now for more information or press 2 to dispute

so I figured I'd play along and pressed 1

sure enough someone with a heavy accent came on the line asking a series of questions all designed to get me to say the word "Yes"

after a few questions I told her that my toast had just popped up and I needed to go butter them.....

be careful, they're out there and they're getting slicker and more devious every day

Originally Posted by Malsua (Post 1936585)

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.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1936965)

All they really need is to know that someone on the other side of the phone call has picked up the phone and chosen to engage in conversation.

That qualifies you to be put on a list, which is then sold for a profit to other scammers. The more scammers that know "that phone number is VALID" the more likely one of them is to get through and turn you from a target into a victim.

The BEST thing you can do, if a scammer calls, is to simply hang up and block their number so THAT number can no longer call you back. You're basically playing their game in reverse. The more people who block those numbers, the fewer numbers available to call out, until eventually, the scammers have no numbers left they can use to call out.