the following is basically what happened during the call i just received
from 276-757-7033. (i said nothing and hung up when the guy with a heavy east indian accent - it was hard to understand him - asked me if my business name was correct.)
it's #7 on the 16 ways you can be phone scammed list found on this
800notes website.
Free Listing at Yellow Pages: This scam targets businesses. The caller says that he is from Yellow Pages and is calling to update their records. He proceeds by asking to confirm some basic information such as owner’s name, business phone number, address, and company name. Then they start billing the victim and only then the business owner realizes that it’s not a free listing and it was not Yellow Pages directory that called.
The victims report that when they call to complain, the company plays the recorded conversation with the victim saying 'Yes' except that the caller is reading from a completely different script. The scammers replace one side of the conversation, making it sound as if the business owner agreed to a paid listing and a monthly fee.
the following is basically what happened during the call i just received
from 276-757-7033. (i said nothing and hung up when the guy with a heavy east indian accent - it was hard to understand him - asked me if my business name was correct.)
it's #7 on the 16 ways you can be phone scammed list found on this
800notes website.
Free Listing at Yellow Pages: This scam targets businesses. The caller says that he is from Yellow Pages and is calling to update their records. He proceeds by asking to confirm some basic information such as owner’s name, business phone number, address, and company name. Then they start billing the victim and only then the business owner realizes that it’s not a free listing and it was not Yellow Pages directory that called.
The victims report that when they call to complain, the company plays the recorded conversation with the victim saying 'Yes' except that the caller is reading from a completely different script. The scammers replace one side of the conversation, making it sound as if the business owner agreed to a paid listing and a monthly fee.
I say nothing and hang up when they begin asking if my business information is correct. I advise everyone to do the same to avoid being billed for service you didn't order.
Yes they are very pushy and I hung up on them and they called me back 6 times. I told them I was going to turn them in for harassment and they didn't call back..