Cell phone scam ?!

[turkeyfeathers]

So I just received the second one ring and hangup phone call on my cell phone. Someone told me that they try and get you to call back and somehow whack you with charges. Not sure how it works or the truth to this matter but just throwing this out there in case it's truly a scam. A minute ago was VT on caller ID and the other day TX. Generally if a name associated with # doesn't come up on caller ID I'm not answering anyhow. 

 

Just googled and found this:

http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVu6X39ZT5T8AY20PxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMG04Z2o2BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--/RV=2/RE=1406619672/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.consumer.ftc.gov%2fblog%2fone-ring-cell-phone-scam-can-ding-your-wallet/RK=0/RS=M2o4b82m07D7UxaxU_0cKU7UgsI-

Edited July 28, 2014 by turkeyfeathers

[Lawdwaz]

It's only a computer based calling rig. If you don't answer fast enough or some other blokes answer quicker, it hangs up on you.

I get 6-8 a day as I have three numbers call forwarded to my cell.

Trust me........

[Cabin Fever]

So I just received the second one ring and hangup phone call on my cell phone. Someone told me that they try and get you to call back and somehow whack you with charges. Not sure how it works or the truth to this matter but just throwing this out there in case it's truly a scam. A minute ago was VT on caller ID and the other day TX. Generally if a name associated with # doesn't come up on caller ID I'm not answering anyhow. 

 

Just googled and found this:

http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVu6X39ZT5T8AY20PxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMG04Z2o2BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--/RV=2/RE=1406619672/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.consumer.ftc.gov%2fblog%2fone-ring-cell-phone-scam-can-ding-your-wallet/RK=0/RS=M2o4b82m07D7UxaxU_0cKU7UgsI-

Interesting... Thanks for the heads up and link! What scumbags won't do to make a buck!

[fasteddie]

If you GOOGLE some of these numbers you will see that some have been reported as nuisance callers ................

[Lawdwaz]

If you GOOGLE some of these numbers you will see that some have been reported as nuisance callers ................

No way?

[Cabin Fever]

Lawdwaz, on 28 Jul 2014 - 10:43 PM, said:

No way?

[fasteddie]

No way?

 

Yeah , I just GOOGLEd your phone number ...............

[ruthsimmons]

It's only a computer based calling rig. If you don't answer fast enough or some other blokes answer quicker, it hangs up on you.

I get 6-8 a day as I have three numbers call forwarded to my cell.

Trust me........

 

That's what I thought, too. And their location changing from TX to VT, it looks like the caller was spoofing caller IDs. The phone number is probably fake.

[ruthsimmons]

So I just received the second one ring and hangup phone call on my cell phone. Someone told me that they try and get you to call back and somehow whack you with charges. Not sure how it works or the truth to this matter but just throwing this out there in case it's truly a scam. A minute ago was VT on caller ID and the other day TX. Generally if a name associated with # doesn't come up on caller ID I'm not answering anyhow. 

 

Just googled and found this:

http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVu6X39ZT5T8AY20PxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMG04Z2o2BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--/RV=2/RE=1406619672/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.consumer.ftc.gov%2fblog%2fone-ring-cell-phone-scam-can-ding-your-wallet/RK=0/RS=M2o4b82m07D7UxaxU_0cKU7UgsI-

 

This article on caller ID spoofing at Callercenter should help you understand how nuisance callers are able to change or fake their phone numbers and location. 

Edited July 29, 2014 by ruthsimmons

[Lawdwaz]

Funny thing though, I've gotten HUNDREDS of these calls in the past two years and I've called some back; not many but due to my business obligations I have to and I have YET to be scammed.........yet.

 

I'm sue most of these things are computers randomly dialing numbers.  Sometimes they hang up if all their operators are busy trying to peddle their ares to some other sap.