Unusual Security Telephone Call
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Unusual Security Telephone Call
18-01-2018 10:11 PM
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Yes we have all had them but other than a foreign accent this was different
It was in relation to a Hong Kong Visa application/check
As I explained I don't have a current Hong King visa (I haven't been there for 20 years) so after they asked if there was somebody else called Mr <my correct name including middle initial> at this address I advised I couldn't help
Lets us hope I have stopped a scam in it's tracks
Re: Unusual Security Telephone Call
19-01-2018 1:31 AM
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And while talking about scams, the newest one I heard of is an automated call that asks immediately, 'can you hear me?' DO NOT say yes, just hang up. It's a scam that uses a recording of you saying 'yes' and they tag it onto all manner of questions and plague you with calls! You have been warned...
Re: Unusual Security Telephone Call
19-01-2018 2:36 PM
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Seems highly unlikely.
https://www.snopes.com/can-you-hear-me-scam/
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Re: Unusual Security Telephone Call
14-02-2018 7:51 PM
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Hm, curious one this, we heard it on Wink News TV (about 80 miles south of Tampa, FL) and a couple of days before we left Florida, my wife took a call on her mobile and answered yes to a request of 'can you hear me?' but nothing (so far) has come of it. Maybe a copycat?
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