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I had something similar. One time I got a phone call from a "Scam Likely" and decided to answer it. And it was an automated message from my bank asking if some
by aceazzameen 5y ago
I had something similar. One time I got a phone call from a "Scam Likely" and decided to answer it. And it was an automated message from my bank asking if some purchases in another state were real or fraudulent. At this point I began to second guess if it was a scam or not, but had to assume it still was. I ended up logging into my account and seeing the same fraudulent purchases that it listed over the phone. So I called the number on my card and had it all settled. I found it weird that the original call was a false positive though.
- MerelyMortal 5y agoProbably because the phone number is calling about a scam (fradulant charge), and then when they hang up, people report the phone number as a scam because they don't understand the difference.
- underwater 5y agoNo, it's because caller ID can be easily faked. So both spam calls and real calls come from the same number.
- Handytinge 5y agoSTIR/SHAKEN has been the law in NA (where the GP) is for a year or two, so it should no longer be easy. It's a problem a lot of countries are tackling.
- ceejayoz 5y agoSome scammers are making fraudulent charges, then calling victims as the bank to “fix” them. Skips over a bunch of red flags because the bank has every reason to be calling.