Saturday, May 20, 2017

A Scam -- Or At Least Something That Seems Fishy

There's something going on with telephones--likely a scam--but there seems to be a new twist.  It seems that someone has figured out how to configure caller ID's or something to be able to make it appear as though the call is coming from a local number--even within the exchange as the phone being called.

In just the past three days, the following numbers with my local exchange have called the phone and have left no message (since I generally don't answer phone calls unless I recognize the number and/or the name on the caller ID):

XXX-2828
XXX-3900
XXX-5952
XXX-5854
XXX-3750

People trying to take advantage of others sure can be creative.  If only they would use their skills for something positive...


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