Mixed feelings. I just deal with a scam with a relative, what a nightmare. Luckily I got the money back working with the bank. The ability of a phone to monitor a conversation in real time can also be used for more than just anti scam. The ultimate big brother. Of course my understanding in the US all our conversations are already recorded and stored in a data warehouse that is searchable. And this includes emails and text messages. And if needed a search warrant will be processed. The theory is this is not an invasion of privacy, since it's not looked at till a court order is given, it's just stored.
Some folks warn to hang up if the 'caller' doesn't begin speaking (like a normal human!) when you say 'hello.' Was going to start hanging up when the "caller" isn't on the phone when I answer but... the VA calls about appts and such, and their 'computer' is WAY slow to speak... {shrug} I am VERY conscious of scammers, so doubly careful.
When a rep -- allegedly from my credit union -- called at 10 p.m. on a weekend to say there was a possibly fraudulent charge to my card and wanting me to confirm or deny... I (a good bit hostilely) refused and said:
1. they don't WORK on weekends (turns out their security folks do, who knew?! ) and
2. No way in HELL would I give them any information; I would call the CU on Monday (cause they don't WORK on weekends).
'Well, yes they do,' said the possible scammer.
"Okay-fine. I'll call them now. No, you DON'T need to give me their number!" (really?! How stupid can people BE?!).
Called CU from MY recorded # and reached them; it WAS them, and it turned out not to be a fraudulent charge.
Mixed feelings. I just deal with a scam with a relative, what a nightmare. Luckily I got the money back working with the bank. The ability of a phone to monitor a conversation in real time can also be used for more than just anti scam. The ultimate big brother. Of course my understanding in the US all our conversations are already recorded and stored in a data warehouse that is searchable. And this includes emails and text messages. And if needed a search warrant will be processed. The theory is this is not an invasion of privacy, since it's not looked at till a court order is given, it's just stored.
I love the dAIsy approach!
Some folks warn to hang up if the 'caller' doesn't begin speaking (like a normal human!) when you say 'hello.' Was going to start hanging up when the "caller" isn't on the phone when I answer but... the VA calls about appts and such, and their 'computer' is WAY slow to speak... {shrug} I am VERY conscious of scammers, so doubly careful.
When a rep -- allegedly from my credit union -- called at 10 p.m. on a weekend to say there was a possibly fraudulent charge to my card and wanting me to confirm or deny... I (a good bit hostilely) refused and said:
1. they don't WORK on weekends (turns out their security folks do, who knew?! ) and
2. No way in HELL would I give them any information; I would call the CU on Monday (cause they don't WORK on weekends).
'Well, yes they do,' said the possible scammer.
"Okay-fine. I'll call them now. No, you DON'T need to give me their number!" (really?! How stupid can people BE?!).
Called CU from MY recorded # and reached them; it WAS them, and it turned out not to be a fraudulent charge.
But, one cannot be security conscious enough!
Anti-scam? Seeing Jim Browning is involved is comforting.
If the interaction is too high entropy, It's probably a scam.