'Say Yes' phone scam is back warns Better Business Bureau

[@tomfinn6579]

You can set your phone to only ring if the caller is in your contacts. Otherwise it goes direct to voicemail. Don’t answer unless you know who is calling.

[@k283]

This is not really an option. You can be called by a delivery guy for a stuff you ordered, from HR departments of various companies if you're in the job seeking process, from the new employees in the company you work for (while you don't yet have their number because they're new), from an army if you've served, etc. Lots of calls from unknown numbers are 100% legit, and many of them won't go through the trouble of leaving you a message in the voice mail (a recruiter will just skip you and move on to the other candidate, he has tens or hundreds of them to call) - so you are missing out by not answering. I mean sure, you cut off the scammers, but you are potentially hurting yourself too. It would be ideal if authorities were doing something about scammers, but alas, they won't bother.

[@BeccaHetrick]

My do not disturb has been permanently on for years now... I get the voicemails, but my phone doesn't ring unless it's a saved contact

[@BeccaHetrick]

​@@k283it IS an option. Delivery people don't really call anymore. And if you order something big like furniture, YOU KNOW THEY'LL BE CALLING, SO YOU CAN TURN OFF "DO NOT DISTURB". it's literally just that simple... Only people scared of technology would say this is a bad idea...

[@Stanley-px3bt]

Exactly this. Even if you don't set this setting, don't answer the call, if you don't know the caller.

[@scriptles]

Doesnt work when they are spoofing a number in your contacts tho. Also, spoofed number so how would you know? Scammers are 1 step ahead of you it appears.

[@ifgstop5630]

If you're not in my contacts, I don't pick up.

[@jamesreid3954]

@ifgstop5630 agreed!! I can't understand why people have not grasped this concept. If the phone number is not pre-programmed in your phone don't answer it lol. If its important they will leave a message.

[@M4tTh3w909]

You have maybe a total of 3 contacts.

[@Wft-bu5zc]

Yup, if important they'll leave a voicemail and I can listen and decide if I need to call them back. Otherwise F off

[@Tad-For-Global-Peace]

Spoofs copy contact numbers

[@jamesreid3954]

@@M4tTh3w909 if you say so.

[@terratorment2940]

I hate that these scammers are so abundant that they have made telephone calls useless as a medium of contact. I get nine times more scam calls than I get calls from people I need to actually talk to. There might be a business or government organization that does need to contact me by phone but there's just so many scammers.

[@johngaffigan3003]

The number of scammer maggots is growing…stay vigilant everyone.

[@Adelicows]

So when you need to talk to someone, and you talk to that person via telephone, that telephone call was useless... because you also get scam calls. Got it. I know you're trying to sound wise and insightful, but...

[@rotwiler7674]

#1 don't answer unknown numbers.

[@nadiasilvershine4630]

But now they can spoof numbers, like your bank for example. In the future, I bet hackers will figure out how to spoof our friends numbers.

[@SimSwapHero]

@@nadiasilvershine4630 already been done

[@babybirdhome]

@@nadiasilvershine4630Easy solution to that one. Don't have any friends. :D

[@JakeStewart1343]

​@@nadiasilvershine4630 Get rid of all your friends and phones. 👍

[@mittiejackson3427]

​@@nadiasilvershine4630I never answer my phone never it might be a bill collector.

[@dh2392]

Simply put, if I don't know who's calling, I don't answer.

[@Adelicows]

Thanks for keeping it simple for us.

[@taxusbaccata9200]

I got a call a while back that just said, "say yes or no." I said "hog intestines." I like to mess with scammers.

[@angelaprivette8810]

If I do answer, isally expecting a call from food delivery, find it's not i will meas with them. It used to be the ones from India and Africa. Was called once and was told my friend lost her purse with everything inside, needed to get back to US but needed money. Laughed and told the she lives there now. My friend who is also my coworker was actually sitting beside me. And these AI scams coming up are a doozy. We have always had a certain code in our family to know if it's real. The fact that so many people are still falling for these says a lot.

[@albertcarello619]

😂

[@johngaffigan3003]

That is outstanding…nicely done!

[@mathematician1234]

So, "hog intestines" is is, from now on. Thank you.

[@lindamercantini5731]

I've answered " I do" , never yes.

[@roachtoasties]

Of course, every TV reporter said the word "yes" with no need for a scammer to even call them. I get a call several times a month where an automated voice says "Eric?" I haven't figured what that is about, but they want you to say "no." Then there are automated calls saying this is a message "from your financial institution" asking if you authorized a transfer to some remote area of the planet. Press 1 for yes or 2 for no. Just hang up. Pressing 1 or 2 means the same, and you're connected to a live scammer.

[@yellowbird5411]

I get one all the time asking, "Carol?" Must have had that one two dozen times. Creepy. I don't pick up on numbers I don't recognize. If it's someone who needs me to call back they will leave a message. For others who say, "Is this Ms. (so-and-so)? I ask, "Who is calling?" Usually it's house flippers or solar companies.

[@Thefluffytutu]

Sue them. Robocalls’s are illegal. If it’s a telemarketer they can be sued

[@yellowbird5411]

@@Thefluffytutu The same tape is played from different numbers. This is how they avoid detection and tracking.

[@garyowen9044]

I got this one years ago: crash, bang, bump, noises “Oops I dropped my headset! Can you hear me?”

[@Lunafalls]

I think with AI now, someone can create a tape of "you" saying anything they want, just from a sample of your voice saying any words at all. Maybe we should start disguising our voices when answering unidentified calls? 🤔

[@thomasschwarting5108]

Why are people answering unknown numbers? Simple solution to this problem, don't answer an unknown number!!

[@karicewillis]

​@@thomasschwarting5108Simple. It's because people often don't have access to their phones and have to ask complete Strangers to use their phones to contact loved ones. For example, I left my phone in a public place and had to ask a complete Stranger to use their phone to make a VERY important call. The complete Stranger let me use his phone and I soon found my own phone. A Staff Member found it and turned it in for me. 😀

[@pineapplesauce7499]

@@thomasschwarting5108 Job hunting. It sucks. 😑

[@westbccoast]

@@thomasschwarting5108 exactly. stop answering the phone people

[@ChristianSchu]

I have a KZbin channel, so with recent AI deepfake technology, I am quite concerned. I take my privacy seriously. I don’t have any social media apps, so they can’t steal my personal data, but now AI is creating privacy threats in new ways so quickly. People need to be careful.

[@michaelspaargaren5595]

My response is always anything but YES. "'Can you hear me ok?" I reply ''I can... or...Loud and clear" or "'I am calling for Chris. Do I have the wrong number?" My response is ''Nobody here by that name, or Chris no longer has this number."

[@shaggydawg5419]

"So you have heard and accepted the $100/month introductory subscription offer and understand this is legally binding, sir?" You: Loud and clear!

[@nathanb7281]

I see two opportunities to record “no” in the last example. 🙂

[@ivanleterror9158]

Or, "you have the wrong number but have a nice day". click

[@HeavyInstinct]

I don't talk to them at all. If you don't recognize the number, don't answer.

[@emms443]

"Chris, who?"

[@DarkSim712]

Our entire phone system is completely compromised. ANY number can be spoofed. We need a new phone system that can't be spoofed and that has a traceable record off who the owner of the phone number is and for how long they had that number.

[@hangten1904]

Back in the early 2000s, I like to mess with telemarketers using the Arnold Schwarzenegger Soundboard. It's basically a website that has soundbites you can click to trigger Arnold's movie lines like "Who is your daddy and what does he do?" Those soundboard websites are still active.

[@graceparikh1535]

There are some hilarious clips of people using the Dr. Phil soundboard for a similar effect.

[@B.H.56]

My favorite is the "man who needs cookies" soundboard. Look it up.

[@angelaprivette8810]

My daughter told me about that many years ago. I just ask them who is calling? I ask them questions with any question they ask me and they get annoyed and hang up. Also letting them know that they are also being recorded geta a quick hangup. Block then delete.

[@IsmailAliScammerbuster]

I mess with scammers.

[@asdfbill8020]

This isnt a new scam..whenever I get a spam call and they ask if I can hear them I say, "who"?? They ask me again if I can hear them I say, " what"?? They usually hang up.

[@EddieLeal]

I like to answer in a foreign language or just made up gibberish. Gets most of them to hang up fairly quickly. 😉🤣

[@shaggydawg5419]

@@EddieLeal I'm bilingual and I have done that one time while I was having dinner with my wife. Caller just continue to do his sales pitch. I just put the phone on speaker and continue to finish my dinner without saying anymore words. At some point the caller stops and asks "hello... are you still there?" he then continues to talk and repeats his question, are you still there? He finally hung up.

[@TK.000]

I had a three minute conversation with a recording because they're getting so real now. I can't believe I fell for it.

[@yellowbird5411]

I've done that. There are solicitor recordings for the police benevolent associations and volunteer firefighters. They are very aggressive, and sound very "military-like" when they call. To find out whether you are talking to a recording, ask an off-the wall question the computer is not programmed to answer, like, "Are you having a busy day?" Or, my favorite, "Are you are a real person, or a computer?" If it's a computer, you will get long silences before they answer, as the system is searching for the most appropriate answer. With AI coming online more every day, there is no telling what or who is calling. We cannot assume it's a "WHO" any more.

[@TK.000]

@@yellowbird5411 Yeah that's how I finally figured it out too was by asking off the wall questions. The AI giggled, actually giggled! Then I realized it would giggle every time it didn't have an answer to my off the wall questions.

[@karicewillis]

i believe you. I had a random woman ask me something like,"How are you?" I responded,"I'm fine, how are you?" She responded,"I'm fine, thanks for asking." But out of nowhere, a creepy AI voice droned,"Would you like to sign up for Medicare?" I replied,"You're not real, you're AI!" And the phone hung up. 💡

[@TK.000]

@@karicewillis That's freaky. There wil come a day when we won't be able to tell at all🤦‍♀️

[@David-p7z9n]

Ask the realistic recordings “what is today’s date?” They cannot answer it and will either deflect or hang up.

[@michaelspaargaren5595]

The YES scam is usually just a YES is just to see if the phone number is an active phone number vs signing you up for something.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

just 😂

[@EddieLeal]

Why is this an issue? If you don't recognize the number...simply don't answer it. Let your answering service take the call, listen to it, then decide whether it's someone you need to talk to.

[@Jamboy-Lou]

Not everyone uses a VM system

[@rugershooter5268]

If a call comes to me that is not in my contact list my phone doesn't ring There's one with a Florida number claiming to be a publisher wanting to publish my book, they leave messages and text.....text from non-contact doesn't ring and is put in a separate folder.......one time they said this will be the last time we attempt to contact you.......they waited a week before starting again

[@becky5937]

I fell for this but it wasn’t a computer. It was a live person. They hung up once I responded. Said they were from my bank.

[@lostsoul1813]

The phone companies are in cahoots with the scammers, since it is one of the ways for them to make money. I believe whenever someone gets scammed, the phone companies also have to be held partially responsible, for they have all the tools for, for example, identifying spoofed numbers.

[@lynday]

Quite a few times I've received a call and my phone lists it at "Suspected Scam or Fraud'. So I don't believe your theory.

[@angelaprivette8810]

One that is surfacing now is from your bank or aany bank saying by text that your debit card is going to be inactive. Call them and give your CVV #. Nope. I do call my bank and let them know what occured. I never ever call the number they want you to call.

[@musicoldies83]

Yup, precisely. Always do that EVEN IF IT TURNS OUT IN THE END TO BE TOTALLY LEGITIMATE. I had a situation occur a couple of years ago where my bank texted me stating that there appeared to be an unauthorized charge on my credit card which hadn't officially posted yet to alert me on my end. They gave me the direct phone number to their fraud department which of course I was totally unfamiliar with because I never used them before, so instead of calling that number I contacted my bank directly thru their main line - which then proceeded to give me the total runaround because none of the agents there seemed to know the correct phone number of the department I was trying to reach. Finally, I got hold of a supervisor who eventually got me to the right person who was very helpful and immediately confirmed that there indeed was a false $500.00 entry for a gift card that somebody charged on my account. Out of curiosity, I then asked him to confirm that the phone number I received on the text was indeed the correct number for his department which I was now in contact with, and he stated absolutely, and that they provided it for convenience purposes so I didn't have to go thru the hassle that I had just experienced. I told him thanks anyway, but for safety concerns I would follow the same exact procedure all over again should this situation ever reoccur in the future. The agent then agreed with me stating "yeah, you definitely can never be too careful these days". And this was 2 years ago where the scamming impersonations weren't as prevalent & sophisticated as they are today.

[@dh2392]

Yep. If I get a phone call claiming to be my bank, I tell the caller I have no way of knowing you're who you claim to be, and so I'm going to hang up and call my bank myself, and then I look up the number on my phone. If they're legit, they don't mind this.

[@AI_MIT_71]

Usually I don’t answer any phone calls. Doctor’s office, insurance…they leave a message then I call them back with known numbers.

[@davidhoward4715]

Yes.

[@Serenov.a]

See, my phone blocks unknown suspected soam. And I used to ignore unknown calls until having a son with a disability and a million different doctors, appointments, and people from the state checking up on various things. So I answer now no matter what. But once my phone was blocking calls from a medical bill I never knew went to collections and almost had my credit screwed up becuase it went on ao long🙃

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

Just let the unknown number go straight to voicemail. If it's legit, they will leave message.

[@ptnsmuls9393]

Scammer: *Calls my phone* Me: *Answers the phone call* Scammer: Can you hear me? Me: I hear you fine, what are you calling about? Scammer: *Angirly hangs up cause his scam attempt to make me say "yes" failed* Me: *Speechless*

[@mistervo8185]

Just renewed my driver license, 2 minutes later Unknown caller: in a thick Indian accent " This is the Highway Patrol authority, we have a warrant out for your arrest, stay on the line to speak with our legal department." Me in a sarcastic tone" GASP! OH NO" Unknown caller: "Immediately hang up" Me: hey, what about my arrest warrant?".........😢😢

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

You may think you are clever being a smartass, but soon you will regret even saying a single word to these jokers. :( Using just a few spoken words from you, they can now run it through AI software any reproduce your voice so that even your friends can't detect it. So, don't be so clever, because they WILL get you. They are counting on overconfident people like you to slip up.

[@anonymouspatriotnetwork2740]

The simplest answer is you don't answer unknown callers and then the second they are done ringing you you block them

[@DebSherr]

I got one of those calls today. The bot tried to get me to say yes but I have known about this scam for a while. I asked the bot if I was speaking to a human and it response was, " Awesome ". I hung up and blocked the number. NEVER SAY YES!

[@JesusGarcia-en3pj]

Last time i didn’t say yes, life spiraled put of control. I ripped a shirt fell down some stairs and almost got bit by a dog. And also my love interest didn’t want to be my love interest anymore. Then I had to chase her down the Griffith park observatory

[@gangstaberry2496]

Holy sh*t dude are things getting better for you

[@JaneTheDoe-id2vx]

is that why people call and don’t answer when you pick up the phone?

[@daneenmurf1043]

No, thats because your husband is having an affair 😁

[@BoltRM]

Also be aware they can "spoof" any # 👈, even the one on back of your credit card or someone on your Contacts (if they get access to it).

[@dieseldragon6756]

If you speak multiple languages but only use one of them for legal functions, getting in the habit of using that other language for answers of that nature can avoid the inevitable slip-ups. Not only can it prevent a scammer from exploiting a recorded response (Hard to assert an authority with « Oui » if you don't perform contractual functions in French) but can also help your card issuer to recognise such a scam and alert you to it. 👍

[@ronhat-nx6yq]

I recently had my credit card scammed for the first time. Over 400.00 was charged to my account at a place in new york. I do not know how they did this. But when I spoke to others about this, I discovered lots of other people have been scammed. My bank covered the loss and I think mostly this is what happens. How can the banks afford such loses?

[@power4things]

Have you seen the fees and interest rate on your card? Plus, the 3% to Visa/MC (6% for AMEX) ... that's how ...

[@JMcMillen]

Your credit card company goes after the bank the scammer was using to transfer the money into. Then it becomes the other banks problem as they were the ones that gave the scammer an account.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

A portion of the interest rate is insurance. That is why you should NEVER use a Debit card to make online purchases - your bank will NEVER reimburse you when it's YOUR money that's been stolen.

[@ronhat-nx6yq]

You are wrong because they did reimburse me immediately.@@AlphaGeekgirl

[@leosheppard8517]

Probably checking if your phone number is real … then porting it away from your phone carrier to a new SIM card.

[@rotwiler7674]

Some phone companies allow charges on your phone number and add charges to your phone bill. Years ago my phone company let someone put a $8 subscription on my phone bill. Was a hassle to remove it. Was for a antivirus, which i never had.

[@B.H.56]

And when you asked to remove it, did the phone company believe you, or did they pull up some bogus recording of you saying yes?

[@rotwiler7674]

@B.H.56 they just said they could only refund me think it was 6 months, so I changed phone companies. There was no recording as far as I know.

[@tsquared4831]

Why should any one answer a phone number not on their contact list... I dont. If its not on my contact list it gets blocked

[@iowndvc]

I like the ones saying that there is a $1200 phone and computer order, and my credit card company want to verify it, then they ask for your credit card number so they can pull the order up on their screen. Really? If they are calling you about an order on your credit card, they would logically already have your credit card number, and the info should already be on their screen BEFORE they call, right?

[@scottstempmail9045]

Perhaps Congress could get off it's ass and do something?

[@pwnyou2295]

These scammers are located overseas. US law doesn't apply there.

[@KerryScottCooke7402]

I remain silent when this happens. It also rarely happens because I don’t answer calls to numbers I don’t know of

[@TheEnigmaProductions]

I never pick up a call from an “Unknown Caller”

[@JakeStewart1343]

I only do if it's a Nigerian #. One of their princess owes me millions of dollars for saving his life, and I have yet to hear back. 🙄

[@tigerguy1013]

If they leave a message, then it’s important, if they don’t, screw them

[@kvndreamteam]

I stopped answering those bs calls completely. Rude, huh? As if it is not rude of them to have NEVER ever left any voicemails; so, why aren't I supposed to be rude in return, huh?

[@RobbieBobbie98]

I changed my voicemail recording to the recording that you hear when you dial a dislocated number. The robo calls and waits for to see if it’s answered. You say hello and there’s nothing, computer hangs up. Then a real person who is the scammer calls you but this time it goes to your voicemail and that’s the dislocated number recording. The scammer scratches your number off the list and they never call you back

[@mistervacation23]

got one the other day that went like this. They called didnt say anything, then heard sounds of a pipe striking an object, “A woman screams” more blows, “a woman screams again” then silence. Then sounds of someone going down stairs. Then a man hollers real loud "Mark Hansen". After that sounds like someone digging. Then a man said does the name Hernandez mean anything to you? Then something was banging, and the connection was lost or they hung up. This was very odd.

[@southwestsearch]

This is really a sad world that we live in now. On cell phones, at least mine, it asks me if it's a spam call. I can also report it as spam even if it's an honest dialed wrong number..

[@aes0p895]

Simple solution: make it illegal to use a person's voice as the sole identifier of contract agreement. But of course they won't do that because that would cost businesses a few dollars more per month.

[@patrickchubey3127]

I still have a landline with an answering machine which screens all of my calls. A legitimate caller will leave a message. My cell is for road emergencies only and I don't answer calls on my cellphone.

[@hellfire0332]

This isn't a real scam. They even said so at the end basically 2:27. Think about it for a minute - does your bank use a recording of your voice for verification purposes? Most use a pin number sent to your phone or email. Anyone could answer "Yes" and just pretend to be you if that's how your bank did it. It's difficult to exactly match a voice - especially over a phone line. The truth is, whether you answer yes or no, the purpose for most these robocalls is just to establish that the line is active.

[@bc5441]

“Is this Ralph?” “Who’s calling?”

[@BertieW0oster]

But how can a recording of my voice saying "yes" do anything mentioned in this video??? It's just a voice, nobody even knows what my voice sounds like, so a recording specifically of me saying "yes" means absolutely nothing. A scammer could just use their own voice saying "yes" while claiming to be me, and do whatever they were already planning.

[@frankrosenbaum3471]

They also have your phone # to verify they did contact you and you responded.

[@gayesthusky2177]

And this is why I show scammers no mercy when I call them over and over and over and over and over again until they are cursing at me in several languages and then I call them more over and over again.

[@saturnstorm85]

If you aren't already, Use something like Google voice numbers to keep them away from your real #. Plus you can use several numbers so if they block one, use a different one lol

[@mariatorres9789]

Just say Bueno when you answer the phone. They always hang up. Lol

[@veronicabell6652]

In order for scammers to use your voice doesn’t the credit card company have to have you signed up for voice recognition access and have previously granted permission to do so?

[@rotwiler7674]

You would think so, how does any credit card know any consumers voice. They could use anyone's voice and say it's you.

[@Lilshywolfswag]

I don't answer unknown/unlabeled numbers anyway & usually block them too. The other day i got a number with the caller ID spoofed as my tv provider... i know their actual number, didn't answer & blocked that one too 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cjrddic3548]

But ....... When. You say. No 😊 they HANG - UP.

[@pepethepatriot7524]

This hit my uncle's company back in the 90's and the scammers took the recording of "yes" and pasted it into another recording that made it sound like my uncle wanted to switch phone carriers (Back then it was referred to as "Slamming" or if they added extra phone services "Cramming"). Needless to say, I got the issue cleared up as I was the only one familiar with the steps to take with the FTC, etc to get it resolved and get a complaint filed. It was a pain in the ass and those scammers rely on the fact people are "lazy" and won't take the steps necessary to fix or resolve the problem once it occurs.

[@JosephineLiam-r7r]

Holy shit.... it was really an emotional roller coaster. such a long journey, glad to see the recovery complete and *Grind techiei* even broke down that scammer to the point where he admitted to the scam, got his son involved, and really made him reflect on his actions...just 🎉

[@johnscott2746]

Simple answer is don’t answer the phone unless you know who is calling. I don’t usually answer AT ALL. I text back to the person who called.

[@debwoods3831]

They’ve been up to this at least since the 80’s.

[@user9b2]

Now with *live voicemail*, all unknown callers goes to voicemail, no need to enable "block unknown caller" so now when my dentist calls I can pick up when I know it is them. *live voicemail* cuts down of spam calls by 95%, easy.

[@elizabethcbrady28]

I'm getting these type calls but they're asking me do I need help on pay my electric My electric bill. Whatever you do do do not say yes or on anything hang up it's a scam.

[@acer4237]

Crap, I had one of these yesterday from a local number thinking it was my dr office. Couldn’t make out what they were say and said yes then was transferred to another person and they asked if I was so and so, I said you have the wrong number. Won’t answer anymore unknown number.

[@nicholasbussiere250]

I don't answer the phone unless it's someone I know. However in the past when I would answer and someone asked me "can you hear me", I would just respond "I hear you just fine."

[@Sutterjack]

I always let unknown callers go to voicemail -if they're legit, they'll leave a message. If I accidentally accept a spam call while driving or not paying attention and the person asks "is this MR....." I do as they say here - I ask who are you? or Identify yourself. It's OK to be rude - I didn't invite you into my space to waste my time or scam me. Unless you're legit we have nothing to talk about.

[@kaylewis4589]

I don’t answer any phone calls from numbers that I don’t know

[@caj1119]

How can they charge you if they don't have a credit card number? Even if they do, you can just file a dispute

[@tonyvn5817]

scammer: I'm calling for Chris, do I have the wrong number? You: (just hang up).

[@randomquentin]

The real question is why is a recording of someone saying a word, enough to make any kind of purchase, yet alone ones of a lot of money, in the year 2024?? Why was this ever allowed? There is zero security in that. We have cards for a reason, there is no absolutely reason for recordings to make payments

[@Crismodin]

1990 FTC: We are taking down the phreakers abusing phone systems. 2000 FTC: Nothing to see here, folks. 2010 FTC: We're starting to see an uptick in phone scams and automated telemarketing. 2020 FTC: We're doing absolutely nothing to address the automated robocalling issues plaguing the nation. 2024 FTC: We're issuing lots of public service announcements, we've decided to stop enforcement of the law. Dealing with annoying robocallers? Use our automated complaint process form to never receive any follow up on action taken.

[@lucycan6363]

How about if these calls come to your phone, either don't answer the phone or hang up if the first thing they say is can you hear me.

[@kimannepark4709]

Don't ever pick up calls from numbers that you don't know of. NEVER!

[@David-p7z9n]

When a robot calls you, simply ask it: “what is today’s date?” they cannot compute that and then they try to deflect.

[@bluebonbon22]

I need to answer my phone because I do get calls from numbers NOT stored in my phone, doctors office, a friend whose number I forgot to save or a friend who changes phones more often then underwear. My latest trick for scammers is to wait on them to say something first, then when they don't I say, ok, I'm drinking my coffee, and surfing the net, when you get tired of wasting your minutes you can never get back, start talking. then I get a quick click

[@freezer8530]

I once got scammed over the phone by simply answering the following music trivia question: What is the name of the progressive rock band that topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 with the song, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"?

[@MoonlightSonata214]

Same scam... they got you to say "Yes"!

[@Jopo1226]

A simple yes shouldn't be enough to sign up for anything. You should have to have a full conversation and be asked about things way before you get to these are the terms and agreements say yes if you agree to them. Anyway when someone asks me can you hear me I reply I can hear you.

[@fredworthmn]

I always pick up. If I don’t know who is calling I say nothing. I just wait. Gives me something to do in my old age.

[@davidrumbelow]

I have a brother ink jet printer we use as a copier bought it in 2013, it didn't work with windows 10 so i bought a Brother ink tank in 2018 do about 100 pages a month, still using the original ink that cane with it. I also have a HP 1132 laser from my business bought 2013 connected to a windowd 7 desktop. It use to be able to print emails when i used an LTE modem now it wont work on 5 G. Then i have a HP 4 in one to send faxes, its sitting there waiting to be scrapped and parts used either to build model railroad trucks or model shipd

[@Bhooteshwar]

Why does the inter-coursing FBI & NSA do something about this? Use the public tax money to do something useful.

[@birdgirl2623]

A lot of scammers are based overseas where the FBI, NSA, etc., have no jurisdiction. Sometimes scammers will work with locals as money mules or something, and they can be arrested. There is also the very sad situation where an elderly or otherwise vulnerable person doesn't realize they have been scammed, or refuse to believe it, even when told by others. Sometimes people are too embarrassed to report it. There are a lot of KZbin videos where people deliberately talk to scammers to waste their time, and try to get information that can be turned over to local authorities. But in certain places, the scammers pay off the police to look the other way.

[@cowboy7271]

No name no answer.

[@th3etruth270]

Funny how this popped up in my recommended. I receive unknown calls weekly from the same number with the last two digits different. Today I decided to answer, i was prompted with “this call is monitored and recorded”(literally) after I hear what seems to be Ai voice but it sounds distant as if someone was holding a device near the phone. I stayed silent the entire time and suddenly I get “ due to client unresponsive, our policy gives authorization to end this call goodbye” call ends. 2:08

[@David-p7z9n]

When I get a robocall asking if I can hear them?, I say “loud and clear”

[@loriwoloshyn7266]

🇨🇦 here. I received a text in this manner. The text said "tried to reach you, are you there, press yes". Did not recognise the # so deleted the msg.These people are sly like a FOX.

[@madisonstone3258]

Probably a dumb question but I'll ask anyways. Are corded phones safer than smartphones as far as scams go?

[@badbeatbilly8997]

I reported a scammer that was harassing me and I was told by law enforcement that there was nothing they could do about it. 😮

[@davidhoward4715]

Because the scammer was in another country.

[@brianlubeck4184]

A few years back this can you hear me scam featured "Emily the headset girl" remember her? That's the one who claimed to be having problems with her headset and then went into a scam sales pitch about a free vacation in the Bahamas

[@dont6441]

Never engage in conversation with an unknown caller. Best way is simply don't answer the call.

[@popcorn5130]

Fearmongering. "The BBB has not yet confirmed that anyone has lost money from this type of call." 🙄 This myth has been around for years, but still no evidence of it actually having any impact.

[@pwnyou2295]

Very true. Think about how bad a bank's security would be if all it took to access an account was saying "yes". There are NO confirmed cases of this happening. As prevalent as scams are, this is not one to worry about.

[@mychellevanschaick4321]

folks should take full advantage of voice-mail... I do not answer the phone for no one who's photo does not appear on my phone... I will watch my phone ring and I will do a search on the number while I am watching it ring...

[@danielx40]

I always answer unknown calls with “what the fuck do you want”.

[@nathanb7281]

Be careful. They can switch the words around to say “do you want fuck” and then you’re signed up for an escort service. 😉

[@z352kdaf8324]

What if you say no?

[@handbananaistherapist642]

They call me and say: can you hear me? I say: you are audible . They hang up

[@lorneroy]

STORES SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE SAY WORDS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE ASK THEM TO STAY 7621

[@UAa320]

I get so many scam calls every day that it's ridiculous. Is no one holding scam calls accountable?

[@davidhoward4715]

They mostly come from overseas. There is nothing a government can do about foreign scammers.

[@nippyqueen6425]

Its really getting out of hand. I started getting spam Facetime calls which i never knew was a thing but i guess these scammers will try anything. I just changed my setting to not receive phone calls or facetime calls from unknown numbers so lets see if that helps.

[@PlymouthVT]

Cant get me or my wife we don't answer any calls we do not know most come up scam anyway.

[@benjidaniel5595]

Just answer every question with “No”. Checkmate scammers

[@michaelthomasgreer4650]

I'm still amazed that a random recording of some random person saying "yes" can be used that way. Hell, if I say anything at all someone (or AI) could piece my speach together into a "yes". So... whay is it possible to sign people up to stuff this way to begin with? Seems like it ought to be easily provable fraud to me... but somehow it isn't!?

[@googleuser6875]

I don't answer calls from unknown numbers. If it's important they'll leave a message.

[@MateoCatapang]

what will happen if u.say yes?

[@webspec]

Yes to what. How can that be a scam if no CC is given. The fact that some law requires a recorded yes as enough is proof, along with the fact that scam calls have ruined the purpose of having a phone number that the people designing the system arent that smart.

[@MikeCee7]

I never understood this, “Say Yes” scam at all. I first heard of this several years ago. What contract (or purchase) in the world, is based on someone saying ”Yes”? & if that’s all it it needs to complete a contract, (is someone saying “Yes”) now with “AI”, they can take any of your other spoken communications/words, and simulate your “Yes”. & before the days of AI, what judge and jury, was the final arbitrator of that if that was your “yes” or something else as a yes? So, back then, if anyone was trying to scam you to say “yes”, then could’ve just take a similar sounding (male or female) voice and claim it was yours. I never heard of a court case, where anyone went to court, to prove that was their “yes” or not. Can someone give me an example of some sort of contract (or purchase) that just takes a verbal word “yes”?

[@davidhoward4715]

I have made legitimate contracts over the phone with power and phone companies.

[@MikeCee7]

@@davidhoward4715 Thanks for your reply. Those sound like a legitimate company’s. (your “Local” power & phone company ) But my question was: (if several years ago) if a “fraudulent” company, was trying to scam you to say “yes”, then they could’ve easily (skip that step) and just take a similar sounding (male or female) voice and “claim” it was yours. (or anybody else’s that somewhat similar sounding) (Unless the recording didn’t sound like Pee-wee, Herman, or Gilbert Gottfried’s voice, many “Native American” voices are not that drastically different, from each other) (especially for just saying one word) (Its only one word, not someone’s complete sentence) - I never heard of a court case, where a fraudulent company went to court, to prove that was your “yes” or not. - I’m sure if anyone got your first bill (from a fraudulent company) (back then) they could just cancel their subscription. & file a dispute with their credit card (that this amount was charged in error) - And that fraudulent company is not gonna spend the money to go to court and play a recording claiming that it is was you, saying “yes”, and having a jury determine if that is your “yes” or not. - (I’m talking about the days before AI # can simulate easily simulate someone’s voice) If if these fraudulent companies just needed someone to say one word, yes then there would of been A LOT of court cases (making the local TV news) where a juror you would have to determine if that was your “yes” or not. They the mostly they could fraud get away with his, would be for one month

[@carolyncoder2178]

So how do they get your credit card number