VintageMusclecar
04-14-2012, 07:01 PM
Just a heads-up to hopefully prevent someone from falling victim to a phone phishing scam.
Early this morning we got a phone call from someone claiming to be a representative of the bank where I have a joint account with my father. Rachel answered the phone as I was busy at the time. The caller asked to speak to my father by name, and Rachel asked him what the call was in regards to. The caller was evasive and wouldn't give her a straight answer.
Rachel asked if they could talk to me instead as I am joint account-holder. The caller said dad was the only person he had listed on the account and again insisted to speak with dad. (Those who know the situation with my father know why we weren't about to put him on the phone).
After several failed attempts at getting the caller to state what they were calling about, Rachel hung up on them.
I called out local bank branch and informed them of what happened, and gave them the # where the call originated from. They informed me that several customers had called them to inform them of receiving similar calls from the same phone #, and the bank confirmed the call was not from anyone authorized as a representative of the bank. Had dad been allowed to take that call, God knows what could've happened.
If anyone else gets a call from (three zero four)-four six one-one one seven one, do <span style="font-weight: bold">NOT</span> give them any information and let your bank know about the call.
Early this morning we got a phone call from someone claiming to be a representative of the bank where I have a joint account with my father. Rachel answered the phone as I was busy at the time. The caller asked to speak to my father by name, and Rachel asked him what the call was in regards to. The caller was evasive and wouldn't give her a straight answer.
Rachel asked if they could talk to me instead as I am joint account-holder. The caller said dad was the only person he had listed on the account and again insisted to speak with dad. (Those who know the situation with my father know why we weren't about to put him on the phone).
After several failed attempts at getting the caller to state what they were calling about, Rachel hung up on them.
I called out local bank branch and informed them of what happened, and gave them the # where the call originated from. They informed me that several customers had called them to inform them of receiving similar calls from the same phone #, and the bank confirmed the call was not from anyone authorized as a representative of the bank. Had dad been allowed to take that call, God knows what could've happened.
If anyone else gets a call from (three zero four)-four six one-one one seven one, do <span style="font-weight: bold">NOT</span> give them any information and let your bank know about the call.