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Just hang up
NEW YORK — Authorities across the nation say a telephone spammer’s question “Can you hear me now” is aimed at getting unsuspecting victims to say “yes” — an answer the fraudster then records as a way to authorize charges on a phone, utility or credit card bill, Fox News reported.
“You say ‘yes,’ it gets recorded and they say that you have agreed to something,” Susan Grant, director of consumer protection and privacy for the Consumer Federation of America, told CBS News. “I know that people think it’s impolite to hang up, but it’s a good strategy.”
The Pittsburgh Better Business Bureau (BBB) reported in October that it was receiving consumer complaints, citing unsolicited automated calls from “an employee” of a home security agency, cruise line, or social security firm. In many cases, scammers will play back a person’s verbal confirmation and threaten to take legal action if they try to deny the charges.
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Thanks for the heads up Al.
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