There is some 'agency' which is trying to take advantage of us seniors with > the fond hope of cashing in on our memory lapses or naivety or requirement > of additional funds. > > On May 3 I got a call from a person who said his name was MANISH from an > Insurance Agency in Mumbai. He "verified" my identity, and he had *ALL* my > details rank, name, date of birth, address, wife's name and my phone > numbers. This he very obviously got from some data base which had an *old > land line no*, and of course he had my cell no. > > He then asked me about my Life Insurance policy which had matured, and > whether i was in touch with my *LIC *agent. I gave him an affirmative re > the insurance, and a negative about the agent, who has since passed on. He > asked me how much i was paying the LIC monthly, or quarterly or annually. i > told him that i did not remember. He kept on asking me to try and remember. > He then told me that there was a sizable amount of money which was due to > me and that his superior would call me "tomorrow" (May 04) and give me all > the details. I said 'great' and additional money was most welcome. > > Then he queried if my wife (took her name correctly) had an insurance > policy so that he could check up if she had some arrears or dues coming to > her. I said she didn't have any. > > Then he went on to state that in order to enable the transfer, i would > have to make a small *investment*. That's when i goofed. I told him > "which sensible man will give some money to get what is his due - would you > do it?" soon as the words were out of my mouth i realized the goof up, and > then corrected myself told him, "never mind, i'll deal with that when your > boss calls me tomorrow morning". The call ended. > > Some time later i called him three times at hourly intervals. On the first > two attempts i got a 'line busy' response. On the third attempt it rang, > and i was pleasantly surprised when the person at the other end said his > name was MANISH. I called off. > > *Today i await his 'Superior's call !!* > > This is PHISHING in progress. My LIC policy was paid up in 1981 and those > guys at the LIC won't be able to 'suo moto' find records of last year let > alone so many decades ago. Now i await his call today to see where it takes > me. > > I also see frequent warnings on the TV regarding this type of Insurance > scam and that the insurance companies do not process on phone. SO PLEASE > BEWARE AND DO NOT FALL INTO THEIR TRAP. > > If that "superior" calls today I shall inform you all of what transpired. > If you don't hear from me, it means that the call did not materialize and > that one can definitely conclude that it was a phishing expedition gone > wrong. >
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