Called this morning. Obviously a scam call. Wanted to send me information about Medicare extra benefits. I let it go to answering machine. The call was just bizarre. The guy obviously was reading from a script. When I let it go to answering machine, he just kept on talking like I was there. I don't know why these scammers think all old people suddenly get stupid.
Called this morning. Obviously a scam call. Wanted to send me information about Medicare extra benefits. I let it go to answering machine. The call was just bizarre. The guy obviously was reading from a script. When I let it go to answering machine, he just kept on talking like I was there. I don't know why these scammers think all old people suddenly get stupid.
He was reading from a script, but everything he states has been long recorded. There is no way of knowing that is the actual person who called you. Just remember when you receive such phone calls is never to say the word "yes" to them. Because many of them are recording your voice for much more deviant reasons. From what I've read over the years, some have actually had the gall to take people to court and them claim you said yes to something totally different. Should you answer a phone call you are not sure of and your phone has the ability to record the conversation, do it and keep it!
Quote:The 'Yes Scam' or 'Can you hear me?' scam says they record you saying yes and hang up afterwards. Then use the recording to charge you or open accounts anywhere.Its a rumor!Could you open an account or charge something to a phone number by simply saying yes and nothing else? Try it and see for yourself how that goes!
I think it is very irresponsible for anyone to help spread this "yes" Rumor, without first investigating and understanding any possibilities towards its validity.
Ask yourself this:
What scam scenario wouldn't work with a simple yes from the scammer them self, that could only work with a recording of your voice?How would a caller know who answered, it could be your wife/husband/mom/dad or anyone who answered your phone and said 'yes' that gets recorded.What legitimate company would allow anyone to charge a client's phone or open an account with only a recording of someone saying yes?Why would scammers spend the extra time and effort on something that is simply pointless and a waste of time? Scammers could simply record voices from the internet or even passing on the street of anyone saying yes, if they really had a scam that required a recorded 'yes', as that would be much more efficient than making hundreds of calls everyday for a simple yes.
The Yes Scam is merely a rumor and unproven to have any validity that it could work. There may be scams where you agreed to something unwittingly and got recorded, but they need much more than a simple recording of a voice saying yes.
Saying 'yes' alone has no impact on pulling a scam, since a scammer could just as easily say 'yes' themselves. They wouldn't know its you or some family member who answered your phone, so recording a 'yes' is pretty redundant.