SENIORS -Are you getting these SCAM phone calls?

These type people are sly and even being on do not calls list with fines scare them because they can be mobile. Get an answering machine and don't answer. My daughter received a odd call on her cell phone when she was in high school and she did not pick up because she did not recognize the number. She typed the number in on google and many people had complaints about this same number. It was some credit card scam, ah-ha she did not even have a credit card at that age. They get in these type scam rings and call like robo or sometime live people, but they call from different places to help stop from being caught. They have even been know to hack phone numbers and call using innocent peoples numbers. Any way they hope enough people take the bait. NEVER, NEVER give out any info what so ever. ''IF your bank, credit union etc. call with ''A PROBLEM'' you go to your bank in person, never deal over the phone. If your home is with an out of state lender. You hang up AND CALL THEM to verify a problem. Here is where you can get help. Any questions you can type in or contact them if you don't see it on the list. Thank you for warning people

http://www.usa.gov/topics/consumer/scams-fraud.sht...

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I don't have an answerphone or caller ID so I answer the phone every time it rings. If the caller hangs up immediately I answer I dial 1471 which, here in U.K tells me the number of the caller- unless they withheld it. Some scam calls don't withhold the number, they hang up when we answer in hopes that we will ring them back - at our expense - and it's when we get the bill that we have a shock - £30 per minute or part thereof in some cases. I never ring a number back unless it belongs to a family member or a number I recognise as genuine.

Some scam calls are obvious from the way the caller starts their conversation. I just say "No thank you" and hang up. Sometimes as I'm replacing the receiver I hear a voice saying "But you haven't hear me out yet" or words to that effect.

However, we all need to be permanently on our guard because these criminals are improving their technique on a daily basis and some people will fall for their lies.

These scammers DO sleep at night because they have absolutely no conscience.

That one and many other ones. Every now and then, "The FBI has reported a rise in crime---- from a security company! Sometimes I let it drone on until they offer the option to be placed on the do not call list. I have found that doesn't really end the calls.

I defer to the answering machine if I don't know who is calling, and those times when I answer, it is with an unpleasant WHAT?

I also am a senior citizen myself.

Next time they call tell them that this call is being recorded see how fast they stay around.

or like I do it I use a whistle its a cure all thing that does work ok.

Finally if they call again say Frankenmuth Police see how fast they hang up on you.

but never fall for these pranks I just laugh at them hang up they get message real fast they never call you back.

I never heard of that one but thanks for the heads up.

Last year I got a call from someone who said they were working with Microsoft and they got an alert that my computer was slow because it had a virus so they wanted me to let them remotely log in and fix it. Boy they were convincing but thank God I saw through it and hung up, googled the name of their company and found out they were scammers. They called me back and I told them I knew what was up and they hung up on me.

We never got that one, but we were constantly getting calls from India, China so one. We had the same number for 14 yrs. and had to change it back in March. It was outrageous. My husband was very ill at the time and these people were relentless.

Here is how to avoid such calls.

Get an answering machine. NEVER answer the phone.

When the phone rings, see who is calling.

Don't recognize the number?

DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE.

So simple...

Why do you answer the phone every time it rings?

If you have a land line get caller ID and let it go to the answering machine. I never answer unless I know exactly who is on the other end. I don't give out my cell phone number except to close family and friends.

No I haven't gotten those yet, but when i get robot called I just hang up on them after listening for 3 seconds..they will go away once they know you will not answered to them. I am on the no call list but it seems like we still get some calls we don't want. I just ignore them..if I want something I will order if online etc not from someone on the phone. Remember NEVER give out any info to these robot calls!