Really, did they think I'd fall for this ...
Last night I got a phone call:
Voice: Do you have a [wireless carrier] phone?
Me: Yes.[I figure that's safe to answer, it's public record who services a number and since they called, they should be able to figure out what number theycalled. I you know my number, you can look it up too.]
Voice: The [wireless-carrier] store calls up your number phone when I give them my social security number. They have the wrong number for you.
Me: Say that again.
Voice: [Repeats her story]
Me: I'll call [wireless-carrier] and have them fix it if something is wrong
Voice: I'm upset, you're using my social security number
Me: I'll call [wireless-carrier] and have them fix it if something is wrong
Voice: The [wireless-carrier] has your phone on my social.
Me: I'll call [wireless-carrier] and have them fix it if something is wrong
Voice: Who are you?
Me: I'll call customer service and fix the problem if there is one.
Voice: I'm in Missouri, where are you? [At least, the location actually matches the area code on the caller ID. I've seen cases where they can't even get that right -- though it this day and age or portable phone numbers there is less mapping between area code and location.]
Me: I'll call customer service and fix the problem if there is one.
Voice (sounding more desperate): Where are you?
Me: I don't know you and I'm not going to tell you that?
Voice: I don't know you either.
Me: I'll call customer service and fix the problem if there is one.
Voice: this needs to get fixed
Me: I'll call customer service and get this fixed.
Voice: where are you?
Me: I'll call customer service and get this fixed.
Voice: Well okay.
Me: I'll have [wireless carrier] fix the problem.
Voice: Well okay. You better do that.
[She hangs up]
Can you say identiy theft, as in an attempt to commit it.
This call came in at 2:02am. Really, who calls a stranger at 2 am hoping to get a real resolution to a problem. I suspect part of the play here is to wake people up and catch them when they aren't thinking straight so they are more likely to cough up their SSN and contact information.
Voice: Do you have a [wireless carrier] phone?
Me: Yes.[I figure that's safe to answer, it's public record who services a number and since they called, they should be able to figure out what number theycalled. I you know my number, you can look it up too.]
Voice: The [wireless-carrier] store calls up your number phone when I give them my social security number. They have the wrong number for you.
Me: Say that again.
Voice: [Repeats her story]
Me: I'll call [wireless-carrier] and have them fix it if something is wrong
Voice: I'm upset, you're using my social security number
Me: I'll call [wireless-carrier] and have them fix it if something is wrong
Voice: The [wireless-carrier] has your phone on my social.
Me: I'll call [wireless-carrier] and have them fix it if something is wrong
Voice: Who are you?
Me: I'll call customer service and fix the problem if there is one.
Voice: I'm in Missouri, where are you? [At least, the location actually matches the area code on the caller ID. I've seen cases where they can't even get that right -- though it this day and age or portable phone numbers there is less mapping between area code and location.]
Me: I'll call customer service and fix the problem if there is one.
Voice (sounding more desperate): Where are you?
Me: I don't know you and I'm not going to tell you that?
Voice: I don't know you either.
Me: I'll call customer service and fix the problem if there is one.
Voice: this needs to get fixed
Me: I'll call customer service and get this fixed.
Voice: where are you?
Me: I'll call customer service and get this fixed.
Voice: Well okay.
Me: I'll have [wireless carrier] fix the problem.
Voice: Well okay. You better do that.
[She hangs up]
Can you say identiy theft, as in an attempt to commit it.
This call came in at 2:02am. Really, who calls a stranger at 2 am hoping to get a real resolution to a problem. I suspect part of the play here is to wake people up and catch them when they aren't thinking straight so they are more likely to cough up their SSN and contact information.