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November 19, 2003
Scam!
So, I just got a call. The voice was pleasant enough. A sort of Indian with a nice English overlay. And female, which never hurts. The voice informed me that she had just sent
me an invitation to some resort (no, not like that. All business!). And as part of it, they entered me into a drawing for a Cadillac...
Of course, I knew that this was fishy. I thought it was just a telemarketer, though. the accent was a tip off; lots of call centers in India these days. Without taking much of a breath, the pleasant voice asked me if I would please update my information...
Warning!
Warning!
Warning!
The trick here is to not say "yes". Or even grunt in a way that indicates any sort of agreement. If you do, they can splice the sound together and bill you for whatever they are "selling". Sure, it can be fought. But it is a pain in the posterior.
"no" *click* Not even a chance at me. Go find some other victim...
Posted by Andrew at November 19, 2003 08:46 PM
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Why even bother saying no? Why not just hang up?
Posted by: Dazed_and_Confucius at November 21, 2003 09:58 PM