Mar 14, 2009
SCAM They call in the middle of the night claiming to be a random bank in hopes that you have an account and tell you that there is someone making a large purchase on your account and you need to verify it. When you say that it is not you, they "require" the account information to ensure you are who you say you are. If the person is dumb enough to give it to them, they indicate that the purchase was stopped and they will be sending out new cards immediately. It is a nice touch to get the person to not worry until the next day. By the time the mark wakes up the next morning their account is empty. No I did not fall for it, yes they are using a wardialer/recording my neighbors number is a couple digits off from mine and he got the call a little later the same night.