A lady called and said she was my mom's cousins daughter and she needed my dad's address from me. She told me she had just called my mom to get the address but she was sleeping. I asked the caller for her name and she said "Paulette, you know Kay's daughter". Then I asked her to tell me my mom and dads names and she hung up.... I will note that she knew my name. Not sure what this was all about and what she would have done had I been silly enough to give her my dads address. But it was definitely some sort of scam. I'm sure she would have asked further information.
Sounds like phishing for information. They can then look up more and even get relatives names off the internet, there are a lot of internet data bases with peoples info. Google your name & number, any place that shows up such as Spokeo, you need to make them remove this information.
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-9b593c6d671798c/ ... sed-to-scammers
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/04/u-s-states ... ch-at-experian/
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-a55d53405a192ce/ ... alware-campaign
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/technology/ ... tials.html?_r=1
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One important thing to remember if these losers have any of your personal information such as your social security number, date of birth or drivers license make sure you register with identity protection notify the credit agencies as well as your banks!!
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credit reports: Experian, Equifax, TransUnion
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0155-free-credit-reports
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http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F
go to the IRS.gov site and fill out the forms on this page that pertain to them, most likely form 14039
Consider getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $40.00 or so. If its a cell phone, some already have call blocking, if not, there are free apps on the web that will work for some. You can google this. If you have a smart phone, there is a free app called call control. Iphones appear to have apps also. Another one is called Mr. Number.