As a matter of course I/we politely say "No!" and immediately hang up We regard such and similar unsolicited calls as an invasion of privacy. The well meaning lady who phones regularly to help with security issues on my Windows computer does not even get the polite response! We are on the do not call list and that certainly reduced the random calls. Are we intolerant rednecks on this?! Severin Crisp
Sent from Sev's iPhone > On 13 Oct. 2016, at 11:12 am, gdorn@me <gd...@me.com> wrote: > > HI Ronnie > I appreciate this advice, - we get phone calls like this rather regularly. > They certainly make it difficult to discern who are legitimate phone calls. > > gary dorn > gd...@mac.com > > > >> On 13/10/2016, at 10:55 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >> Hi Tony, >> >> Yes, your wife's IT Specialist is correct in warning about survey scams. >> >> Beware of scam phone surveys which lead to other scam calls: >> How the scam works >> >> You receive a call out of the blue from a scammer who pretends to be >> conducting a legitimate telephone survey. >> The scammer may claim to be from a genuine research or survey company or >> calling on behalf of a bank/financial institution. >> Scammers often only ask a small number of questions, usually two or three. >> Questions may focus on the bank or financial institution you use, whether >> you are happy with their service, and if you would consider changing banks. >> You may also be asked which branch you opened your account at. Once the >> scammer knows your branch they can use it to find the BSB number which will >> often make up the starting digits of your bank account number. >> Within a few weeks you may get a second scam call. >> The second scam caller may try to convince you that they are legitimate by >> using the personal details you gave them during the telephone survey. They >> may seem convincing because they know which bank you are with, which branch >> you bank at, and the starting digits of your bank account number. >> Scammers may quote the starting digits of your bank account number and then >> ask you to provide the remaining numbers. >> The call may be an overcharged bank fee reclaim scam or any other scam which >> tries to steal your money and your personal and financial details. >> Protect yourself >> >> Whilst telephone surveys are often conducted as part of legitimate research >> exercises, it is important to remember that scammers sometimes pose as >> surveyors in order to win your trust. >> Remember that you can still receive scam calls even if you have a private >> number or have listed your number on the Australian Government’s Do Not Call >> Register(link is external). Scammers can obtain your number fraudulently or >> from anywhere it has bee publicly listed such as in a phone book. >> If you are asked to participate in a telephone survey and are interested in >> participating, you don’t have to answer their questions straight away. If >> you are in any doubt at all, ask the caller which organisation they are from >> and arrange a time for them to call you back. >> In the meantime call the organisation’s official contact number to ask if >> the survey is legitimate. If they answer no, or if you can’t find any >> mention of the organisation or their contact details, it is most likely a >> scam. >> Never use the contact details provided by the person who called you - try to >> find official contact details through a phonebook or an online search. >> Don’t give your personal, credit card or account details over the phone >> unless you made the call and the phone number came from a trusted source. >> If you think you have provided your account details to a scammer, contact >> your bank or financial institution immediately. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> >>> On 13 Oct. 2016, at 10:35 am, Anthony (Tony) Francis <antne...@icloud.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello fellow Wamugers >>> >>> A question for our experts. >>> >>> I recently received a phone call from a “Survey Company”, in regards to >>> Insurance, which Company I was with, how would I rate them etc. Whilst on >>> the phone my Wife tried to get me to hang up as she had been informed by an >>> IT Specialist at work that some of these so called Survey Companies are >>> actually a front for hackers that can access all of your personal details >>> on your phone whilst conducting their Survey. I can’t find anything on line >>> to show me that this is possible?? 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