“Can you hear me now?” How many of us have heard the phone ring, rushed to answer and find out it is a tele-marketer or worse, a scam artist? How do you know the difference? How can we be safe? There is a new scam being perpetrated, seemingly every day. And...
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“Can you hear me now?” How many of us have heard the phone ring, rushed to answer and find out it is a tele-marketer or worse, a scam artist? How do you know the difference? How can we be safe? There is a new scam being perpetrated, seemingly every day. And there are ways to protect ourselves and those we love from falling victim to these scam artists. One of the latest tactics on tele- phones is this: The phone rings. You answer it with your hello. The person on the other end says, “Can you hear me?” You logically respond, “Yes.” And you are caught. What this scam scheme (say that three times fast) is doing is recording you on the telephone and then using your own voice replying “yes” to show your approval of using your credit card or other personal information. Another scam seen locally is one offering you a free cruise as long as you will come back and tell all your friends how great the cruise was. They take all your information and suddenly, you have been scammed. There is no crui
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