Aug 29, 2014
The caller ID said "New Jersey." I figured it was another credit card scammer, but I answered it. The person told me he was with a company that cleans chimneys from the roof, and they are talking with several of my neighbors on my street. He actually gave me my street name. I have never had a telemarketer call me for a service before, so I thought this might be legitimate. He continued explaining to me the problem with sediment build-up, etc. He asked me if I had any senior citizens living at my home. I just said, "yes - several, and let me just interrupt you, as I have a maintenance company that I'll talk to about this issue." WIth that he hung up on me...no thank you, no nothing. I then called the number back to complain - well, this number is actually directory assistance in NJ. It's amazing that these scammers can fake the phone number they are calling from.