more on Caller ID scammers plan to do a number on you

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Adam Fields <ip20398470293845 () aquick org>
Date: July 9, 2006 5:21:23 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Cc: ip () v2 listbox com
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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