At 8:02 PM yesterday my phone rang. I didn't answer it. They left a voicemail ..., well, my voicemail recorded a portion of an automated schpiel. "... dot com. Simply log in to your account to redeem your thirty one dollars. At Verizon we care about you? Thank you and have a nice day." I put the question mark there because that's the inflection. Appropriate?
Of course, I'm not a Verizon customer. So I knew it was a scam. I am actually thinking about BECOMING a Verizon customer when I retire, but this has me rethinking that. Why? Here's my RANT:
This is a known scam. It is not the only one. How many of you have not had a similar call or email over the last year? What bothers me is that they have a phone number: 800-922-5555. I googled it:
Of course, I'm not a Verizon customer. So I knew it was a scam. I am actually thinking about BECOMING a Verizon customer when I retire, but this has me rethinking that. Why? Here's my RANT:
This is a known scam. It is not the only one. How many of you have not had a similar call or email over the last year? What bothers me is that they have a phone number: 800-922-5555. I googled it:
http://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/article/2013/6/5/bogus-verizon-automated-phone-calls-and-phishing-website-mybonus130-com/
Anyone who operates a telephone scam has a commercial account with a telephone carrier. They have a number. It's not like they can't find them. I'm sure they pay their phone bill. Perhaps that is why the phone companies don't do anything about this.
"Oh, we can't do anything about this." "This sort of thing is impossible to track." BULL! They know exactly who is behind these scams, and what they're doing. They CHOOSE not to put a stop to it. The article above has been online for over a year.
I have much more to gripe about but I'm already late posting this.
I can retire in 163 days, so as soon as that guy in Nigeria puts that money in my account I'm outta here. But until then....
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!
Anyone who operates a telephone scam has a commercial account with a telephone carrier. They have a number. It's not like they can't find them. I'm sure they pay their phone bill. Perhaps that is why the phone companies don't do anything about this.
"Oh, we can't do anything about this." "This sort of thing is impossible to track." BULL! They know exactly who is behind these scams, and what they're doing. They CHOOSE not to put a stop to it. The article above has been online for over a year.
I have much more to gripe about but I'm already late posting this.
I can retire in 163 days, so as soon as that guy in Nigeria puts that money in my account I'm outta here. But until then....
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!
