This number called today. Left no message. Caller ID said "Dollar Expr Inc". Odd, but nothing special, right? Except... a web search on the number led me to http://www.allthenewjersey.com/Local/New_Jers ... +Construction/C which says the number belongs to Yassa Construction of North Bergen, NJ. So what's up?
Another little web search on "Dollar Expr Inc" turns up a company called Dolex Dollar Express that specializes in money transfers and pre-paid debit cards, both mechanisms favored by a variety of con artists. Alarm bells ringing yet? Dolex Dollar Express seems to have a large presence in New Jersey.
Two hypotheses:
1 — The number in question no longer belongs to the construction company and now belongs to a new branch of Dolex Dollar Express, who may have just dialed a wrong number (or been given a fake number).
2 — The Caller ID was spoofed: Dolex Dollar Express has nothing to do with it and the call actually came from a scammer who wanted to use Dolex Dollar Express in part of his scheme; he faked the Caller ID name and a plausible New Jersey phone number.
This number called today. Left no message. Caller ID said "Dollar Expr Inc". Odd, but nothing special, right? Except... a web search on the number led me to http://www.allthenewjersey.com/Local/New_Jers ... +Construction/C which says the number belongs to Yassa Construction of North Bergen, NJ. So what's up?
Another little web search on "Dollar Expr Inc" turns up a company called Dolex Dollar Express that specializes in money transfers and pre-paid debit cards, both mechanisms favored by a variety of con artists. Alarm bells ringing yet? Dolex Dollar Express seems to have a large presence in New Jersey.
Two hypotheses:
1 — The number in question no longer belongs to the construction company and now belongs to a new branch of Dolex Dollar Express, who may have just dialed a wrong number (or been given a fake number).
2 — The Caller ID was spoofed: Dolex Dollar Express has nothing to do with it and the call actually came from a scammer who wanted to use Dolex Dollar Express in part of his scheme; he faked the Caller ID name and a plausible New Jersey phone number.