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I remember many years ago getting a random phone call from someone who claimed they were a detective investigating a case. The detective sensed my skepticism ri
by localhost 5y ago
I remember many years ago getting a random phone call from someone who claimed they were a detective investigating a case. The detective sensed my skepticism right away over the phone and suggested that I look up the phone number for his police department, and to ask for badge number ZZZ when I call. I called back, everything was above board, they came and interviewed me (they wanted to see if I still had something in my possession which I thankfully did), they made a mark on the item to indicate that they had seen it already and I never heard from them again. Though I wonder if they ever caught whoever it was that was using that item ...
- glenneroo 5y agoYou can't drop a story like that on us and not tell us what "the item" was ;)
- sweetbitter 5y agoI found a video of the GP: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3VlyZIywY9c https://youtube.com/watch?v=3VlyZIywY9c
- xwdv 5y agoAll this could be faked, this could have been an elaborate scam.
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- gojomo 5y agoYes, if the stakes were large enough, & the adversary sufficiently skilled/resourced, it is possible an impersonator could also intercept & redirect your call to "the police" – for example by compromising phone network systems or the police-department's switchboard. (Or, somehow corrupt your usual means of looking up that police number.)
- folkrav 5y agoHow could they fake the receiving end of the call of a legit precinct number without some massive resources lol?