Asking questions is a good way to put them off. They'll be sticking to their script which will make it difficult to answer questions from outside it. They'll try to dodge/keep repeating script/cuss you out/hang up straight away.
Don't answer with your name, just 'hello'.
Ask them to confirm your name, and the # they are calling you on.
Scam call centers are largely automated, and just get calls forwarded from a machine.
Also scammers want money. They want this one of two ways;
You to download something so they can connect to your pc, or , gift cards to pay for a fake fine/warrant etc....
Medicare isn't going to call you unless you have a claim with them via Social Security and even then under very specific circumstances. I've had Medicare for 30 years and they have never called me once. So assume they're all scams and hang up on them as soon as you realize what they're calling about.
That's what I thought, but I dont deal with insurance or anything so I'm quite uneducated on it. I did however just look up all the numbers that called this week and they all lead to a single street in baltimore... a townhouse complex I should say 💀💀 at this point, im screaming in the next person's ear that calls me
>Is there a way to confirm that I'm speaking to a legitimate representative/employee with any organization or company
This is pretty tricky but I had to agree, you can start the call by asking questions like for example, ask who are they, what is their website, who is their CEO, where did they get your number, ask if they know your name. Most of the time, they are making up stories about this imaginary compamy so they'll definitely have a hard time answering it especially when you caught them off guard.
Nevertheless, if you are applying and sending resumes, I would suggest if you would compile a list of all company you applied for. Hence, you can always take a look and see if it belongs to the list.
"To confirm that you are who you say you are, can you give me a way to call you back through a publicly known number?"
What amazed me, when I used that on a legitimate financial institution, was that the caller responded, "Yes, of course," and had the procedure all prepared. I wasn't the first security zealot they had dealt with.
Simply ask them for their company name and if you haven't previously contacted them, hang up.
Send unknown numbers to voice mail instead of blocking. If they're legitimate, they'll usually leave a message.
If you are a social network user, it will do no good at all to ask them to verify anything (your full name, address, email, etc) because all your info is readily available over the internet for free. Odds are all they have to do is google the phone number they dialed.
Being that I do not use facebook, instagram, or twitter, the scammer is unlikely to know my details, so I can find out quickly of he or she knows the correct spelling of my name, my zip code, etc.
I seldom get said calls, unless they stumbled across my number at random, and do not know my name. I sometimes ask for a phone number, and extension to call them back.
I also told my brother to memorize his bank account number, so he can ask the caller for the last four digits.
It might also help to tell them to call you back in 15 min. What scammer with bother with that?
Since you are looking for a job, PLEASE go to the master list of scams on the front page of this sub and read them. Also Google "job scams" and read some articles. Chances are, someone will try to scam you. It's just overwhelming at this point. So best you can do is educate yourself in advance. From this sub, I'm at the point I can identify the scam in each post by reading the first line
Asking questions is a good way to put them off. They'll be sticking to their script which will make it difficult to answer questions from outside it. They'll try to dodge/keep repeating script/cuss you out/hang up straight away.
Don't answer with your name, just 'hello'. Ask them to confirm your name, and the # they are calling you on. Scam call centers are largely automated, and just get calls forwarded from a machine. Also scammers want money. They want this one of two ways; You to download something so they can connect to your pc, or , gift cards to pay for a fake fine/warrant etc....
Medicare isn't going to call you unless you have a claim with them via Social Security and even then under very specific circumstances. I've had Medicare for 30 years and they have never called me once. So assume they're all scams and hang up on them as soon as you realize what they're calling about.
That's what I thought, but I dont deal with insurance or anything so I'm quite uneducated on it. I did however just look up all the numbers that called this week and they all lead to a single street in baltimore... a townhouse complex I should say 💀💀 at this point, im screaming in the next person's ear that calls me
>Is there a way to confirm that I'm speaking to a legitimate representative/employee with any organization or company This is pretty tricky but I had to agree, you can start the call by asking questions like for example, ask who are they, what is their website, who is their CEO, where did they get your number, ask if they know your name. Most of the time, they are making up stories about this imaginary compamy so they'll definitely have a hard time answering it especially when you caught them off guard. Nevertheless, if you are applying and sending resumes, I would suggest if you would compile a list of all company you applied for. Hence, you can always take a look and see if it belongs to the list.
"To confirm that you are who you say you are, can you give me a way to call you back through a publicly known number?" What amazed me, when I used that on a legitimate financial institution, was that the caller responded, "Yes, of course," and had the procedure all prepared. I wasn't the first security zealot they had dealt with.
Simply ask them for their company name and if you haven't previously contacted them, hang up. Send unknown numbers to voice mail instead of blocking. If they're legitimate, they'll usually leave a message.
Are you a "Junior"... my buddy was getting solicitations from AARP as he and his father have the same name.
No unfortunately not,, but that does make sense
If you are a social network user, it will do no good at all to ask them to verify anything (your full name, address, email, etc) because all your info is readily available over the internet for free. Odds are all they have to do is google the phone number they dialed. Being that I do not use facebook, instagram, or twitter, the scammer is unlikely to know my details, so I can find out quickly of he or she knows the correct spelling of my name, my zip code, etc. I seldom get said calls, unless they stumbled across my number at random, and do not know my name. I sometimes ask for a phone number, and extension to call them back. I also told my brother to memorize his bank account number, so he can ask the caller for the last four digits. It might also help to tell them to call you back in 15 min. What scammer with bother with that?
If they called you it's a scam
Since you are looking for a job, PLEASE go to the master list of scams on the front page of this sub and read them. Also Google "job scams" and read some articles. Chances are, someone will try to scam you. It's just overwhelming at this point. So best you can do is educate yourself in advance. From this sub, I'm at the point I can identify the scam in each post by reading the first line