Mariusvatanen
Confused about dryer sheets
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So sad. I actually received a call like this a month ago.
I know this is an old thread, but I saw a good article on CNN this morning about this very scam. The article includes details about how scammers use social engineering to get your personal information, for example, from small companies:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/27/business/phishing-bank-scam-trnd/index.html
"A small company could easily be tricked into giving up personal customer information over the phone if a clever hacker has just enough information to seem credible.
Small banks and companies have been known to put out member newsletters or even hold member appreciation events where it's posted on social media and people are invited to accept or decline the invitation, according to Ron Schlecht, managing partner of security firm BTB Security.
A savvy hacker could've used that information to find members of that bank and use social engineering to find information such as their home addresses and phone numbers in order to phish them."
Saw a story the other day on the morning news about the scammers being more sneaky by posing as the bank fraud department and faking a one time pin during the scam.
https://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_this_...scam-targets-bank-customers-via-text-message/
I know this is an old thread, but I saw a good article on CNN this morning about this very scam. The article includes details about how scammers use social engineering to get your personal information, for example, from small companies:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/27/business/phishing-bank-scam-trnd/index.html
"A small company could easily be tricked into giving up personal customer information over the phone if a clever hacker has just enough information to seem credible.
Small banks and companies have been known to put out member newsletters or even hold member appreciation events where it's posted on social media and people are invited to accept or decline the invitation, according to Ron Schlecht, managing partner of security firm BTB Security.
A savvy hacker could've used that information to find members of that bank and use social engineering to find information such as their home addresses and phone numbers in order to phish them."
I once got a call from a solicitor and I asked if I could think about it and call him back. He stated they didn't give out phone numbers so I had to decide right then. I declined and hung up. Then, since he had said his company's name; I looked up their headquarters phone number, called them, said I had been chatting with 'Bob' from their Los Angeles office and got cut off. Could they give me his number so I can call him back.
They did - I called him back and he freaked out. Thought I was now stalking him. Made him nervous as hell and gave me a big laugh.
A good reminder to thank the 'helpful' caller for the information and letting them know that you will call your bank/credit card/brokerage directly to verify the issue.