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Re: Not exactly phishing, but...
From: Robert Meyers <remeyers () MAIL WVU EDU>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:49:49 -0500
I always advise folks to use caller ID as their built-in phone SPAM filter. If you do not recognize the number, or if it is marked "private," toll free, etc., let it go to voice mail. 9 calls in 10 like this are cold sales calls and rarely leave a message. If it is an important call from an unrecognized number, they'll leave voice mail and it can be returned ASAP. If your phones don't have caller ID function, then you are challenged to listen to the spiel and hang up with a polite "no thank you" as soon as the call goes bad. Unsolicited phone calls from sales groups or phone phishing/social engineers deserve no human courtesy IMHO. Bob
On Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Geoffrey Steven Nathan
<geoffnathan () WAYNE EDU> wrote: One of my colleagues received a phone call-- claiming to represent *internet radio* and wanting me (as a WSU faculty member) to participate in some project that was not clearly identified. When I suggested that he send a copy of the proposal so that the WSU legal people could have a look at it, he hung up. It might be useful to circulate a note to the faculty to the effect that offers of this sort might need to be checked out. Although this is not electronic, exactly, I've been asked by University Counsel whether this seems to be a one-off or whether this is a more general phishing campaign. Has anyone else seen this? Geoff Geoffrey S. Nathan Faculty Liaison, C&IT and Professor, Linguistics Program http://blogs.wayne.edu/proftech/ +1 (313) 577-1259 (C&IT) +1 (313) 577-8621 (English/Linguistics)
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