SCAM ALERT: ‘Can You Hear Me?’ Scam Has Police Urging People To Hang Up Immediately
By Space Coast Daily // January 31, 2017
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ABOVE VIDEO: If someone calls you on the phone and asks, “Can you hear me?” do not answer! Police say just one word can make you a victim of this scam. When you answer “yes” to that question, scammers record your answer and use that recording for their advantage.
(FOX NEWS) “Can you hear me?” Police in several states are urging people to avoid answering this simple question from a phone number they do not know.
Authorities in Virginia say the question is aimed at getting unsuspecting victims to say “yes” — an answer the frauster then records as a way to authorize charges on a phone, utility or credit card bill.
The scam is a variation of one that began late last year, according to law enforcement.
“You say ‘yes,’ it gets recorded and they say that you have agreed to something,” Susan Grant, director of consumer protection and privacy for the Consumer Federation of America, told CBS News.
“I know that people think it’s impolite to hang up, but it’s a good strategy.”
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