We have been trained to be polite. When someone asks us a question, we are compelled to answer. Sometimes, you just need to HANG UP!
A new scam is making headlines now because they are recording your answer to use in the future. For example, when someone calls and asks you “can you hear me” and you simply say “yes”, this scammer is recording your voice. This scammer may be a live person or a robo call, some robo calls now even sound like a human and you do not realize it is a recording at first. Either way by you simply saying yes, they can edit the call and use your own voice to authorize a purchase or a contract. They may already have other personal information like your credit card number and need this additional component to carry out their scam.
Of course there are many phone scams out there, always remember to exercise caution when someone calls asking for information. ANY information! Do not even give out what type of copier or phone system you use. If they are a vendor of yours they will already have this information.
So, let’s start a new catch phrase. Instead of “just do it”, let’s “just hang up”!
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