The same lady with an indian accent called, saying that she works for a diamond company and she will need our address to send us information. Come on ! This is for all scammers, do you think someone will be that stupid to give you his address
This person, a lady with Indian tone called me and asked is if am Shepard, when I answered to confirm my name she hung up. I have just bought this new South African cellphone line and am wondering who has known my new contact number and name.
I got an unsolicited call from this number this morning at 08:30, in South Africa.
The caller was a man with an Indian accent. He claimed to be from "Mackie Research" and asked if I knew anything about "Share Markets" (an unusual, generic term - VERY suspicious).
He claimed that they have an office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
He stated something to the effect that the market has done well, and the offer a service where they send you market tips 3 times a year, and would it be OK for them to call me back.
He asked for my e-mail address so he could send me information. I agreed so I could learn more about this SCAM. 1 minute later I received a blank e-mail with the subject "t". VERY suspicious. I flagged it as phishing.
He asked for my occupation and whether, if I was given a tip in the next few months, I would have 10,000 Dollars (presumably USD) to invest. Why would he use this currency if I am based in South Africa? I told him it was "unlikely".