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Indian Telephone Scam!!

by Simon Farmer
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Hey guys,

Just wanted to give you a heads up. I have been called from two separate people with Indian accents in the last week trying this scam on me.

Luckily I'm internet savvy so didn't fall for it but just wanted to warn you guys.

Here's a video I found from someone who recorded the whole thing.

Indian telephone scam - YouTube

I hope this saves someone from a lot of trouble.

- Simon
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    WOW!!!!!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
    I've gotten calls from all sort of people claiming to be from insurance companies, telecom operators etc.

    Welcome to living in India - globalized!
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  • Profile picture of the author twister85
    I'am getting calls from some Forex websites to trade with them whom I even don't know. I check their site and realize I'am visiting them the first time. As I'am a Forex trader and only trade with the Named websites is there undercover scam going on to sell Forex mobile numbers?

    Although the chicks on the phone talk beautifully but when I ask them how they got my number they just say "Sir your number is on my calling list and I'am just an customer executive asked to call the peoples on this sort of list" WTF! Who told you to do so, My competitors?

    Its not much now so don't prefer taking any serious actions.
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    • Profile picture of the author Simon Farmer
      Yeah man I agree, where the heck are these Peoria getting our numbers from?

      Mine is even a new phone number, only had it three weeks!!
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      • Profile picture of the author Simon Farmer
        *people ...please excuse the spelling error, I'm on the iPhone!
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
    Banned
    Caller ID, Voice mail. Done.
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    • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Caller ID, Voice mail. Done.
      ^ This ^

      I never, ever answer a number I do not recognize. Period. If it's truly important, they will leave a message with a number to call back.
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  • Profile picture of the author MrsRosendaFlynn
    I wonder. Did the caller know your name? I heard from the news that scammers investigate on their victim first before they make the call. And if so, where do these callers get the information?
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    • Profile picture of the author MrsRosendaFlynn
      I sure hope you reported the call to Callercenter.com and posted the caller's phone number there. Raising a warning can be very helpful.
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  • Profile picture of the author allegandro
    First time I hever hear of it, but O my God I can imagine how many people will fall for it.
    I will mention for sure in the office.

    Thanks for sharing it.
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  • Profile picture of the author laurencewins
    They get numbers from the phone book, online versions. They don't wash their lists against the do not call register. They operate illegally but don't care because they catch some people out every time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aravind Murthy
    I get missed calls from Nigeria and Pakistan a lot of times. I searched on the net and found some blogs mentioning that these are the companies that charge you money even if you receive those calls.

    Just search your phone number on google and you will see that it is indexed by lot of websites. Many scammers use some kind of bots to scrape phone numbers and email IDs from such websites.

    So,

    1. Do not leave your phone numbers on websites that display your phone numbers online. For example Social networking sites, blogs, forums etc (this allows unscrupolous bots to simply scrape your phone numbers)

    2. Never pick a call from an unknown number (especially if it's an international call)
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    • Profile picture of the author allegandro
      Originally Posted by Aravind Murthy View Post

      Never pick a call from an unknown number (especially if it's an international call)
      Well that is a bit harsh, what if you have international clients, what if the other person uses Skype to call, or a friend in need is calling you from abroad, because he got robbed.

      Being careful yes, but I take all calls, because each call can be a potential new client.
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  • Profile picture of the author couponmart
    i also heared about this
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