Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Heads up -- likely scam

In the last couple of weeks, I have been receiving repeated phone calls from 520-548-2486 on my work cell phone.  Seeing that I do not have clients in that area code, I always let it go to voice mail.  This is very strange for a couple of reasons.
  1. The only people who have that number are my clients, my mentors in that business, and my spouse.
  2. There is never a voice mail message.
  3. That number is registered to a cell phone in Arizona.
Web searches indicate many people are receiving calls from that number, and quite a number on their cell phones.  For those who actually answer the call, they apparently get a recorded message to the extent of "contact immediately to get lower interest rates on credit cards... Press 1 for a live person".  When they do get a live person, some were smart enough to ask them what company, location, etc. and they were hung up on.

So folks, based on all the above-mentioned details, this is most likely a scam and I would advise you to not answer your phone if you see the number.  If you do, I would strongly advise you not give any information out.  It also appears that the fastest way to get out of the call is to ask them for their information.

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