A Scam That Costs New Yorkers Tens of Thousands of Dollars Is Growing

[martinjsxx]

Originally Posted by randomperson2

"Not sure what you mean by no actual evidence of it happening but you can say that about a lot of things."

You have to understand that in the world of scams, there are scams, and then there are moral-panic scams, because people lose all ability to judge what makes sense in a criminal context. The "yes" one is the latter. Look at the wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_Yo...telephone_scam)

From your own link (which has to be fixed) the FCC must be easy to fool.

On March 27, 2017, the FCC issued an official warning about the telephone scam.[7]

Snopes says it’s unproven, not that it is false, but Snopes consists of two old people writing from their kitchen and is not a credible source.

[Aeran]

https://www.amny.com/health/state-at...related-scams/

State Attorney General offers guidance for New Yorkers to be aware of coronavirus-related scams...

[Kefir King]

Are any of you using the Free NOMOROBO? It works like a charm

[Kefir King]

Originally Posted by martinjsxx

I used to get robocalls from ‘Microsoft’ that they were going out of business and they owed me a refund.

Just hit 1 and type in your mother's maiden name and your social security number.

[Kefir King]

Originally Posted by martinjsxx

I’ve heard of a scam where the caller will ask you "can you hear me ok?" to get you to say "yes" on a recording which they will then edit into a tape of you accepting a credit card charge or a charge to your phone bill. Then when you dispute it they will use the recording with your voice as proof that you authorized the charge. Never say yes to an unknown caller regardless of what they ask.

Thanks for that tip, Martin.

[Mightyqueen801]

I was at my mother's house last week. She was in the bathroom, and a "Wireless caller" number popped up. I picked up the phone. Nobody there, so I hung up. Same number calls back a minute later. Same thing. Nobody there, so I just hung up. Rings again. This time I pick up and say "DIE!" into the phone and hang up.

Meanwhile my mother has come out and is standing there with her walker. I told her this number keeps calling and no one says anything. She says "You have to push the speaker button." Because she's going deaf, my sister bought her some type of new phone with amplified sound.

Same number calls again. I answer and push the right button, and it turns out it's the phlebotomist calling to say he will be there the next morning to draw my mother's blood.

I apologized.