Re: Identity Theft

[Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de>]

Am Sonntag, 26. Dezember 2021, 14:38:04 CET schrieb rhkramer@gmail.com:
Hi there,

I think, the more important is not, how the attacker got into the phone 
connection, the more important IMHO is that he said: "They asked me a lot of 
questions, very personbal questions about me and my family and so on."

This should be the most important thing to all people, to give away the only 
necessary informations thea need and they already should have: name, address, 
maybe birthdate, sometimes mail-address (for the last one keep a "spammail-
address available). 

If they ask for more, be alarmed and ask, why they need that special 
information(s). In doubt, disconnect and call again later. There is a big 
chance, you get another person on the phone, whom you can ask, if he or she 
knows your last voicepartner.

Remember: Alaways, and really always(!) give as few informations away as 
possible! All datas are like arrows: If one is shot, you never know, who finds 
it and what he does with it. Copies it, collects it and misuse it, when ever 
there is an opportunity.

So, again: The most important statement was: They asked me a lot of personal 
questions and wanted to know many peronal data!

Keep alarmed!

Best 

Hans


 
> Intentionally top posting:
> 
> Just in an effort to keep my warning on target, I (and I think the consensus
> of others on this list) is that the problem that occurred was not an XSS
> attack).
> 
> Remember that the incident was that I dialed a known good number of a
> financial institution 3 times, 2 times I got the financial institution, one
> time I got a scammer.
> 
> (And further, the Google Voice logs show that I dialed the same number all
> three times.)
>