strange phone calls
I noted a few minutes ago that the "Tech" forum has a thread revolving around getting a call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft to tell you your computer has a problem, and I thought I ought t...
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If you answer the scammers and interact with them IN ANY WAY*, you at a minimum have confirmed that yours is a live number. While this particular scam may not have bitten you today, they get ancillary value off list-scrubbing for numbers that have real people on the other end and selling that data to other scammers.
2oldman's advice to just not pick up unidentified numbers is best.
*Telling scammers who are already violating the DNC (or other laws) does nothing but confirm your live status. They care nothing about laws.
2oldman's advice to just not pick up unidentified numbers is best.
*Telling scammers who are already violating the DNC (or other laws) does nothing but confirm your live status. They care nothing about laws.
