Re: Identity Theft
On Tuesday, December 21, 2021 10:52:56 AM Curt wrote:
> On 2021-12-21, rhkramer@gmail.com <rhkramer@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I used my eyes to read the number off the screen and then dial my
> > separate phone (not attached to a computer (well, other than the ObiHai
> > VOIP device).
>
> I called a major international financial institution the other day with
> a telephone number memorized by my cell phone that I've used conceivably
> a hundred times previously over the years (I telephone monthly). I call
> a specific department in offices located on the East Coast of the United
> States. When the other end picked up, I heard a recorded message that
> gave me the impression that the Bristol Furniture Company might have
> moved in (a female voice spoke in a distinctly English accent about
> something unrelated to anything). I was so surprised I forgot exactly
> what she said. At any rate, it was neither my financial institutional
> nor the phone company. I found an 877 number on the WWW and finally
> reached my party (internal transfers still worked to this specific
> line). I asked the employee over the phone what was up; he told me they
> were aware of the issue and having "trouble with their phones."
Ahh, thank you -- maybe some confirmation that I'm not crazy. ;-)
What kind of phone did you use to make the call -- I mean cell phone, POTS,
VOIP phone, or maybe something else?
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