Strange Phone Call

patbea · ‎03-23-2010

Just answered the phone, said Hello, a few second pause then a lady says Sally & I replied Yes, then she hung up . I have read about scamers wanting you to say yes so they can use it to prove you wanted to purchase an item. Does anyone know what I should do to protect our accounts? Thank You So Much

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

My recommendation is to not answer if you don't know who is calling. Everything that is a number I don't know, I just block and never EVER pick up.

qvcfreak · ‎03-10-2010

next time someone says Sally and it's not a number you recognize just say who's calling. They'll hang up or it may be someone you hadn't talked to. Don't know what you can do to protect your accounts

ROMARY · ‎04-28-2010

I keep my landline off the hook all day, all night. Too many telemarketers, and I'm through running or almost tripping just to answer their calls. It works!

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shoppersince1989 · ‎02-05-2011

When I don't recognize the caller ID phone #, I answer with "No!",

not hello, and not yes.

Have no idea what they are trying to trap you into.

I have been asking lately, even today with our phone co.

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

Like @chickenbutt I never answer landline or cells without knowing who is calling. If important to make contact, I know the caller will leave a message. 95% of the time no message left and, if I check, I frequently discover they are crank calls. I've become aggressive about blocking numbers and it has resulted in a decrease of these scammers. I'm usually away from the phones (a captive in the car, so I never answer the car calls unless I recognize the number) so I might check phones every couple of days. I don't sweat it...just accept it as a reality and deal with it.

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

If you still have the number google it and sometimes you can see it is a scammer. Don't answer anymore. If they don't know who they are calling then ask who are you calling. I just posted on these scammer phone calls. It is getting bad.

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

I don't know how they do it but to be secure in them not abusing your information, I would alert any credit card companies I have, maybe even ask for a new card, also my bank, any other's that could use my voice to purchase something. Also you could place a fraud alert with the 3 credit reporting companies.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

truffle · ‎01-04-2016

I received a call from Mississippi today and the guy on the other end yawned while I was picking up. I then asked him who is this and without answering my question said I just won MegaBucks. I told him to send me the check and hung up. About 20 minutes later I got a call from Alabama....didn't answer it and blocked it and then blocked the first one.. not that it does any good they just keep spoofing or whatever it's called. I don't know why I answer calls from areas I don't know anyone.