[IP] more on Caller ID scammers plan to do a number on you
Begin forwarded message:
From: Adam Fields <ip20398470293845@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 9, 2006 5:21:23 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] Caller ID scammers plan to do a number on you
For IP, if you wish.
On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 05:05:50PM -0400, David Farber wrote:
[...]
The AARP Bulletin recently reported a scam in which people received
fraudulent calls claiming they missed jury duty and asking for their
Social Security number. The calls seemed legitimate because the
telephone number of the local courthouse showed up on caller ID.
In Pennsylvania, constituents of Republican Rep. Tim Murphy were
flooded with bogus calls from someone purporting to be from Murphy's
office.
The primary worry for consumers is that if a call appears to be
coming from their bank, credit card company or a government agency,
they could be persuaded to give up financial data a thief could use
to open new bank accounts or apply for loans and credit cards.
...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-07-06-caller-id-scam_x.htm
It seems appropriate to mention this again, since the phone system is
basically part of the internet now:
http://www.internetrules.info/
Rule number 1 starts with "Do not ever give out any information to
anyone who contacts you first, no matter how inconspicuous it seems.".
Nearly all scams fall down if you follow this rule, and with most
legitimate contacts, the only downside is a little inconvenience.
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