New Dirtbag Phone Phishing Technique
Well, it seems the phone-spammers have learned a new trick. I guess enough people stopped answering their phones when the caller ID said “Out of Area” or “Toll Free Call” with what turns out to be a bogus phone number, so they’ve gone one step further.
Now they’re putting bogus names in the caller ID. For instance, today’s “Do not be alarmed, but this is your last chance for lower interest rates” call. One “Anderson, James” at (863) 467-8918 called me at 1038 to offer me just that. To be helpful, I pressed ‘1 to talk to a live agent’. I asked for James Anderson, and after getting silence in reply, I added that if there is no James Anderson, there is a federal felony being committed.
He promised to not call me. As if. Alas, judging by his accent, I’d say he and his entire call center are out of the reach of the federal government.
There’s got to be something we can do to stop this crap. Oh, I’ve got an idea, HOW ABOUT EVERYONE HANG UP ON THE FUCKERS.
If they aren’t getting what they want (credit card numbers), they’ll find a new tactic that doesn’t involve wasting my time with telephone calls.