Call from Houston Baptist University, supposedly verifying my email and address as I am an alumni.  However, they then go into a scripted spiel saying that the "best part of my job is talking to graduates such as yourself. Do you have any advice for a current HBU student such as myself?"  That is to develop a rapport with the recipient, so that they will then get a favorable response when they ask for money.  I advised the student not to use his script when he calls because it's obvious he is reading it, and then I hung up.

Like BigTex, I received the same type of call, with the same script, but I actually fell for it and gave the student the advice not to take on so much student loans. Afterward she did convince me to donate money, which I did for awhile until I lost my job. Now they have relentlessly called me for about a week at all hours. So I finally blocked the number.

Phishing scam with a fake sender of caporalb@hbu. The "click here" link is for http://techip.weebly.com/ for the following silly email...

We are not warning again, upgrade your AUBURN mailbox to office 2016 for better performance and more storage space, CLICK HERE to fill out your mailbox info correctly, click on sign in to complete the process. Failure to follow this instruction will lead to permanent deactivation of your mail box in the next 9 hours.

NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone (281-649-3000), and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you.

NOW HONESTLY, WHO FALLS FOR THESE THREATENING EMAIL MESSAGES?