Phone scammers find new ways to trick Aussies
One in 10 Australians are being bombarded with an avalanche of nuisance calls from potential scammers, a new survey has found.
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One in 10 Australians are being bombarded with an avalanche of nuisance calls from potential scammers, a new survey has found.
If you get a phone call and the caller asks if you can hear her, what would you say? Most people would answer the question. But these kinds recorded calls are still making the rounds, targeting unsuspecting victims who don't know any better and give an answer. That's all the crooks want so they can later use a…
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I got a call from this number, on the caller ID it came up as Telecom Cstsrvc. The guys tried pitching a sell for a security system. When I told him I wasn't the home owner he hung up on me; for that reason and because I'm I'm on the National DNC list, I filed a complaint with the FCC. I encourage anyone getting a call from these people to do the same.
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