- Jul 11, 2001
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My landline rings today. My Panasonic answering system supports call blocking for up to 250 numbers. I pick up, want to be sure it's not someone I want to talk to before hitting the Call Block button. A guy is there on the line.
Most phishing calls I've gotten lately have been robocalls. Gotten several lately from the same guy, evidently using a different number each time. Guess he has some way of changing up the numbers, but I have blocked him several times but he's still getting through with a pitch about a safety system and a bogus claim I've contacted them.
Well, today it's a man, and I ask who's calling and he says "your grandson." I go, "which one," and he replies "the oldest." I snicker and say "I don't have any grandkids!" He hangs up and I hit the Call Block button.
I figure he was hoping I'd go, "Carlton, I haven't heard from you in so long!" I can imagine he'd tell me he had moved to Atlanta and was in a jam and needs $10,000 right away and to send a check made out to cash so he wouldn't have to deal with complications at the bank. Or some such ploy.
Most phishing calls I've gotten lately have been robocalls. Gotten several lately from the same guy, evidently using a different number each time. Guess he has some way of changing up the numbers, but I have blocked him several times but he's still getting through with a pitch about a safety system and a bogus claim I've contacted them.
Well, today it's a man, and I ask who's calling and he says "your grandson." I go, "which one," and he replies "the oldest." I snicker and say "I don't have any grandkids!" He hangs up and I hit the Call Block button.
I figure he was hoping I'd go, "Carlton, I haven't heard from you in so long!" I can imagine he'd tell me he had moved to Atlanta and was in a jam and needs $10,000 right away and to send a check made out to cash so he wouldn't have to deal with complications at the bank. Or some such ploy.
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