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FYI. Laurie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Vogler Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 2:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [slm] Phone Scams This is from Julie Todaro. I don't know if this affects public libraries or not, but thought I would pass it on just in case. These "go around" every few months and today's post to a listserv identified a recent rash of these. A librarian posted: "I just received a call from Michelle Farmer at Microtek Solutions. When the library aid answered the phone, she said she just needed to get the model # from our printer real quick. When I took the phone I asked her if I could call her back. She would not give a number, she said she was in the middle of inventory and could not receive calls. I asked her for the name of her boss. She said Bill O'Neal and then hung up. I am sure that she is calling other libraries. Please be aware of the scam and do not give them any information." If people answering the phone are unaware of the scam, if you/we give the company the serial/model number from our printer we begin receiving invoices and sometimes products. It's typically a mess and certainly a scam. Just tell them "no thanks" and hang up. Dawn Vogler Library Management Consultant Texas State Library & Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 (512) 936-4449 phone (512) 463-8800 fax _______________________________________________ slm mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/slm
