On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 11:45:04AM -0700, David Margolis wrote: > My wife and I talked about how tragic it would be if an elderly > person answered, or a mentally disabled person, or anybody else who > otherwise might be a bit easier to take advantage of. They were very good > at the scam.
We just received a call ('unknown' on caller ID, so the ans. mach. got it) with a messaging saying "Yeah, we've been trying to reach you, but I guess we'll go ahead and leave a message. Since you've been paying your mortgage on time..." That's when I said "hang up on 'em". :) We rent an apartment. :) > The lady (it seemed like the same lady everytime) even left a phone > number. When you called the number, it would be her on an answering > machine telling you to _go ahead and leave your name and social security > number_ at the tone. Okay, that's just desparate, on their (the scammers') part. :^) <snip> > For what it's worth, from an HTTP/URI and JavaScript point of view, this > scam is clever, especially when it redirects the parent window back to the > REAL citibank site (that is just an excellent touch). I gotta admit, I agree. -bill! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Got kids? Get Tux Paint! http://newbreedsoftware.com/bill/ http://newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/ _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech