The most critical thing is to buy time. I got a very convincing call from a guy saying my insurance has lapsed and I need to pay Rs 50,000 to revive it. The language that the guy spoke indicated that he has worked for a few years in the industry. I refused to pay immediately online and asked for the details. After the call, I immediately checked with the insurance company call center and they said no such policy number exists and confirmed that this is a scam that is going around.
Another caller said, since I recently purchased a car, I will get two hotel nights free if I come for a presentation that evening. I said I will check with my wife and get back. I checked online for the reviews of this company and those were pretty nasty. Blocked the number. Just buy time. Never respond immediately. Venky On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 10:50 AM Venkat Mangudi - Silk via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, whether it is phishing, SMSishing or spams… everything is getting > better by the day. > > How do you guys protect yourself from getting scammed? Has anyone else on > our list been scammed? I’d love to hear about it. > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/style/scams-identity-theft.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare > > —Cheers, > Venkat > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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