Feb 12, 2016
The problem you're experiencing is that your phone number is on a sell sheet. Scammers compile lists of phone numbers. A list of working phone numbers can be worth $5 to $7 U.S. Right now, your number is being bought & sold here-and-there. This doesn't apply to you, but that's why we tell people to never call these numbers back. All you're doing is verifying the information. The scammer didn't scam you, but they get something anyway. The fact that your number can now be sold as 'good'.